Nancy Bubel (1933–2009)
Author of The New Seed Starter's Handbook
Works by Nancy Bubel
Associated Works
Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables (1979) — some editions — 892 copies, 11 reviews
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- Other names
- Wilkes, Nancy (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1933-10-22
- Date of death
- 2009-06-20
- Gender
- female
- Short biography
- Nancy's career began in nursing, working for the Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia, as a staff nurse and then assistant supervisor. Later she taught home health aides in adult education in Lewisburg, PA. As a mother of young children, Nancy's work ambition led her to try freelance writing, with her first article published in 1965. Combining her passion for gardening with her gift for writing, Nancy's writing career flourished. She became an authority on gardening and over four decades published more than 200 articles and 8 books.
- Cause of death
- cancer
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
Nancy Bubel's book is very helpful and very practical. The information she provides is accurate and she's always concerned to save money and achieve the best balance between economy and efficiency. It's not one of those books where the author tells you the One Best Way to do things, which turns out to require vast amounts of money and space. This will help you to success with a minimum of fuss, bother, or shopping.
This book is probably the best general resource for starting, saving and propagating seed I have read to date. If you are looking for a general overview of seed starting -- be it vegetables, herbs, shrubs or trees -- this book covers it. The author offers personal experience intertwined with charts, facts and figures. More than enough to put you on the road to starting or saving seeds.
Terrific book. I had been gardening for decades but was reluctant to try growing my own plants. With the help of this book I've been starting my own seeds with confidence for the last few years.
Overall very good -- there are a few places I wish there was more detail.
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- Works
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- Members
- 835
- Popularity
- #30,604
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 25
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