I HAVE A NEW BOOK – GROWING VEGETABLES

I HAVE A NEW BOOK – GROWING VEGETABLES

I’ve been keeping a secret for the quite some time, that I’ve been dying to tell you all about but couldn’t – until now.

I have been working hard behind the scenes on my latest book Growing Vegetables, which is set to be released in all good bookstores across New Zealand on the 13^th August 2026. I was able to have my first look at the book this week when an advanced copy arrived in my letterbox! It is so much more than I could have imagined as the images pop off the pages along with a delightful waft of that new book smell.

Now you might be thinking – hold on, don’t you already have a book called Growing Vegetables? Well – yes, I do. That book was released 10 years ago and was sold in New Zealand, Australia and the UK and was well received and sold out and is no longer available.

A decade seems a really long time, although it seems like yesterday that version of the book was released with great fanfare! Skipping forward to today, I’ve changed publishers to the wonderful team at Upstart Press and with interest in growing vegetables just as strong as it ever was, it was agreed to reprint the book, but focus more on kiwi gardeners here in New Zealand, so the content has been tweaked to remove the international content, give it a local vibe and updated to include new ideas for today’s gardener.

But the premise hasn’t changed. It is a book about the basics, giving gardeners a good foundational knowledge that takes them step by step from the first inkling of an idea deciding to start a garden, right through a full gardening season, empowering them with skills, techniques and relevant information to understand what needs to be done to have a successful harvest.

There is no right or wrong way to grow a garden and if you get something to eat at the end of the day then it doesn’t matter how you got there – you are doing the right thing. However, sometimes what we want to do can often be different from what plants actually need, so it is always good to fully understand the basics before heading off into more complex gardening styles or philosophies.

This is a book I’m super proud of and was so disappointed when the last copy of the original version was sold, so I am extremely thankful to have the opportunity to re-release this fabulous gardening resource and I hope to inspire even more gardeners to grow their own food and experience the joy and benefits of gardening.

Come again soon – the start of the growing season will be here soon!

Sarah the Gardener  : o)