There are some great gardening books available on the internet for free. The following is a list of some special ones that are worth reading, or using as a reference. These are pdfs and not e-books. Enjoy. We would like to thank Robert Pavlis, Garden Myths for this list of Free Gardening Books.
* Botany Primer
A good introduction to botany with great pictures – something every gardener should read.
https://www.usanpn.org/files/shared/files/USA-NPN
Free copy Botany Primer pdf
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* Organic Gardening for Dummies
Introduction to organic gardening – 350 pages
https://archive.org/details/Organic_Gardening_For_Dummies pdf
Free copy Organic Gardening for Dummies pdf
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* Ontario Master Gardener Reference Manual
A general gardening manual containing hundreds of pages of information. An $80 value is yours for free, thanks to the generosity of Ontario Master Gardeners.
http://www.mgoi.ca/resources/Reference-Manual.pdf
Ontario Master Gardeners Reference manual, second edition.
* Bee Basics: An Introduction to our native Bees
A good introduction to botany with great pictures – something every gardener should read.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5306468.pdf
Free copy Bee Basics – Introduction to our native Bees
* Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers
Over 600 pages of useful information for growing vegetables.
http://www.mgoi.ca/resources/Reference-Manual.pdf
Knott’s Handbook for Vegetables
If you have links to other free ebooks or pdf books, please tell us about them and we will post your selections on this page.
