I do not know if I consider this information simple but this is for sure a helpful book to have around if you would like your vegetable garden to reach maximum production.

This is informative but for a book about simplifying there is more science talk than I expected to find.

As an avid and fairly well-educated gardener, I am apparently not the audience for this unusual book about gardening. Perhaps I too quickly glossed over the description:
“Gain the scientific knowledge you need to achieve excellence in home food production with this unique and in-depth guide by Tony O’Neill of YouTube’s Simplify Gardening.
“If you are an intermediate or advanced gardener looking to level-up your growing skills, Simplify Vegetable Gardening is the ideal reference for meeting your goal. Your garden will flourish with the help of Tony’s growing prowess and eye-opening approach to enhancing plant health and yields that relies on a clear understanding of the interconnectedness of Earth’s many systems and how they each affect plant growth.”
The first tables classifying vegetable categories were interesting. Some of the in-garden photographs were also. But overall the “scientific” aspects of the writing seemed confusing, at odds with the goals of simplified and successful gardening.

I am a big fan of Tony O’Neill and enjoy his YouTube channel. This book is a fabulous showcase of Tony’s knowledge and the research that he has carried out, however I feel it is too in-depth and scientific to be titled “Simplify” Vegetable Gardening.
It contains some excellent information but I don’t believe the average part-time veg grower has the time to carry out the task to this advanced level.

3 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Tony O’Neill and Quarto for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I wouldn't necessarily say that this book is a way to "simplify" gardening. It's not necessarily for the beginner gardener. But the book does have some good tips.

This is a comprehensive guide, though not necessarily simple. I wish it had been available in kindle format, as my temporary file expired before I could read it all and publicly review it.

Hardly the “simplify” alluded to in the title as there is so much detail, too much for the novice gardener really. Some of the techniques might prove useful but January isn’t the best time of year to test them out.

The author goes to grea lengths to explain the connection between soil and photosynthesis, the importance of water, minerals, nutrients, microorganisms, and on and on. He also covers propagation, which is of particular interest to me as I like to get as much as I can for my hard earned euro.

I think there are better books available for novice gardeners, but nonetheless, this is a good book to dip in and out of.

I love gardening and more specifically, growing my vegetables so I thought this might be a good book to read to see what I can improve in my processes. Honestly, the title is misleading. This was by far not a simplified book to read. There was so much information provided on so many aspects. The majority of the first half of the book were just explanations to do with gardening but the actual gardening advice and methods only appear in the second part of the book.

While it's a good idea to have all this information, the average person won't be following all those instructions when starting a garden. Maybe for small farms, this would be beneficial to read, but for household use, I found myself not wanting to plant another seedling while reading this book and worrying myself about everything that could go wrong with the instructions.

As a fairly new gardener I thought I need help. Goodness, this book is all encompassing! There is so much information that as a new gardener it was overwhelming in the best way. If you are a more experienced gardener this book will be your bible to all gardening. The pictures are a fabulous addition and make the reading better. There is a science to it all and having it described in a way that is understandable for a newbie was very important, or you could have lost me in all the biome, etc talk!! There is a lot to unpack but this book will make it a journey vs a destination to get to and you will be referencing it for years to come! Can't wait to get going this spring!

An interesting and scientific approach to gardening. I'm not sure that I'm the right audience for it at the moment, as my skills run a little more simplistic, but I'd love to get to a more self-sustainable garden habitat, so I very well may get back to this guide in the future, as there is a lot of useful information in here.

Thanks to Quarto for making this title available for review through NetGalley.

I look forward to trying some of the techniques for optimizing plant health in my garden next year! There is a lot of information in this book, some more detailed than others but I'm sure Gardeners of any level can find helpful information within the pages of this book!

Simplify Vegetable Gardening includes just enough science so that you know why you should be gardening with plainly stated tips for getting started and optimizing your garden. I’ll refer to O’Neill’s book as i work to adapt my garden to be the best it can be.

Not sure what to make of this book. Tony O’Neill provides a lot of interesting information, but not sure how necessary it is here. I didn’t feel like the title includes if the work “simplify” really matched the contents of the book. I did however find it very well written and informative. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity!

Simplify Vegetable Gardening: All the botanical know-how you need to grow more food and healthier edible plants
Tony O’Neill
This isn’t your usual gardening handbook. Author Tony O’Neill goes in-depth with the scientific approach to gardening. He explains the connection between the soil which feeds the plant, the significance of photosynthesis and the importance of the water cycle.
You will learn about minerals, propagation, microorganisms and how to grow more and healthier plants.
We have raised a garden for years and found a lot of the information in this book were things we were already doing. While the author was teaching through science, we have found we don’t always need to know all the details we just need to know if it works.

This book was provided for a review by NetGalley. My reviews are always my personal opinions.

I was very surprised by this book, as it's the most complicated gardening book I've ever seen and so the title is totally wrong.
As for the content, I disagree with the author on his reasoning, as the biggest problem for our planet is the growing population, and there is no way to feed this population by going backwards to family farming. If you want to save the climate, make transportation sustainable (electric) and plastic biodegradable etc.
I would like to produce my own vegetables for the quality and as a supplement, as I know it's impossible to be self-sufficient due to time and space. And meat and eggs are important, as satiated isn't the same as being full.