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Make the most of your organic garden—with this playful yet wonderfully detailed guide!
Manga artist and passionate home gardener Hideki Yoda illustrates the joy and simplicity of raising vegetables in your own small home garden. He covers everything from creating the rows and preparing the soils to building the trellises and keeping the pests and weeds away without the use of any chemicals.
Hundreds of detailed step-by-step color photos and drawings throughout the book explain the techniques and guide you through each step. This book is loaded with great advice on:
Yoda's lighthearted illustrations and cartoon "assistants" keep it all fun. They show you how to grow beautiful potatoes, peppers, taro, tomatoes, melons, edamame, turmeric and dozens of other vegetables, fruits and herbs—over 50 varieties in total.
The perfect book for beginners who like a playful, illustrated approach to information!
Manga artist and passionate home gardener Hideki Yoda illustrates the joy and simplicity of raising vegetables in your own small home garden. He covers everything from creating the rows and preparing the soils to building the trellises and keeping the pests and weeds away without the use of any chemicals.
Hundreds of detailed step-by-step color photos and drawings throughout the book explain the techniques and guide you through each step. This book is loaded with great advice on:
- What to grow, when to plant it, and how to get started
- What seedlings to purchase and how to make good compost
- Homemade organic fertilizers and chemical-free ways to keep pests and diseases at bay
- Companion planting and natural weed control techniques
- How to use your limited garden spaces more efficiently
- And so much more!
Yoda's lighthearted illustrations and cartoon "assistants" keep it all fun. They show you how to grow beautiful potatoes, peppers, taro, tomatoes, melons, edamame, turmeric and dozens of other vegetables, fruits and herbs—over 50 varieties in total.
The perfect book for beginners who like a playful, illustrated approach to information!
Price: $18.99
Pages: 144
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Date:
24 June 2025
Trim Size: 10.25 X 8.25 in
ISBN: 9784805319086
Format: Paperback
"The highly visual medium of manga is a great way to relate and digest new information. In Yoda's manga gardening guide, a family, illustrated in manga style, instructs readers on the basics of starting a garden and growing specific produce. […] Beginning gardeners as well as experienced ones will benefit from Yoda's wide range of uniquelypresented information and will learn to grow plants both common (tomatoes, carrots) and unusual (bitter melons)." —Booklist
"A unique and ideal DIY instructional guide book and 'how to' manual for beginners who like a playful, illustrated approach to solid gardening information, The Manga Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening by expert gardener Hideki Yoda has a great deal of value for even the more experienced family gardener." —Midwest Book Review
"I picked up The Manga Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening for my kids, and it was such a hit! They loved following the characters' gardening adventures while learning about soil, composting, and growing vegetables the organic way.…It's educational, entertaining, and perfect for getting kids excited about gardening and healthy eating. Definitely one I'll be keeping on our bookshelf for rainy days or weekend projects!" —KidsRus Blog
"I love how it gives information for the novice gardener. It does not assume you know something about plants which also makes it great for kids! For each vegetable it shares a photo, information about it and where it grows and when to plant depending on your region. […] The book truly covers everything you need for growing your own vegetables!" —Crafty Moms Share blog
"A unique and ideal DIY instructional guide book and 'how to' manual for beginners who like a playful, illustrated approach to solid gardening information, The Manga Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening by expert gardener Hideki Yoda has a great deal of value for even the more experienced family gardener." —Midwest Book Review
"I picked up The Manga Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening for my kids, and it was such a hit! They loved following the characters' gardening adventures while learning about soil, composting, and growing vegetables the organic way.…It's educational, entertaining, and perfect for getting kids excited about gardening and healthy eating. Definitely one I'll be keeping on our bookshelf for rainy days or weekend projects!" —KidsRus Blog
"I love how it gives information for the novice gardener. It does not assume you know something about plants which also makes it great for kids! For each vegetable it shares a photo, information about it and where it grows and when to plant depending on your region. […] The book truly covers everything you need for growing your own vegetables!" —Crafty Moms Share blog
Hideki Yoda describes himself as a part-time farmer and part-time manga artist. He draws wonderful manga and illustrations for newspapers and magazines, and also conducts lectures on gardening and small-scale farming for diverse groups from farming organizations to PTA meetings. He is the author of several manga gardening books like this one.