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The Complete Vegetable Gardener: A Practical Guide to Growing Fresh and Delicious Vegetables (Readers Digest) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Reader's Digest (24 Feb 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0276441141
  • ISBN-13: 978-0276441141
  • Product Dimensions: 27 x 21.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Reads, shoots, leaves and eats. This is the ideal book for anyone starting a vegetable garden easy to use and with lots of practical information. --Saturday Telegraph - Dec 06

Review from The Daily Telegraph - Quick projects and short cuts plus a useful step-by-step guide to organic gardening. Practical and very thorough. --The Daily Telegraph

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Eating fresh home-grown produce can't be beaten and with this book which caters for novice gardeners and devoted enthusiasts alike, you will learn all you need to know to grow your own vegetables - from choosing a site to storing vegetables after the harvest. Simple, straightforward advice shows you how to match planting strategies to the way a crop grows and how to get the most out of a vegetable garden no matter what lifestyle, climate and garden soil you have. A crop list features over 80 entries on different vegetables - from artichokes to courgettes. Each entry contains a jargon buster planting prescription box, problem solver, recommended varieties and a Green Light box which helps the reader decide if this is the right plant for them. And throughout the book there are a dozen sample garden plans for every scheme from patio containers through to kitchen gardens. Growing your own vegetables has never been easier!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the Novice, 29 Jun 2006
By Rawden (Shropshire) - See all my reviews
Quite a few of the grow-your-own books that I've seen assume a certain amount of gardening knowledge. For the complete novice, such books can seem a little overwhelming, with lots of fancy-sounding terms that remain a mystery. However, this book explains everything very clearly, giving the beginner a fighting chance of learning what a 'tilth' is, and what on earth 'bolting' means.

The book is laid out very clearly, with excellent photographs that are both useful and inspiring. I particularly like the way the pages are laid out for each vegetable, giving all the information you need in a very accessible way.

All in all, one of the best veg growing books that I've come across. I'll be referring to it for years to come - unless my copy is eaten by slugs like everything else in my garden!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good, but lacking something, 22 Sep 2008
By Greenfingers (Cornwall) - See all my reviews
a good book for the beginner, but certan parts are badly set out. beautiful pictures, but in my opinion, not enough information to go with them. could have been better in my opinion. but a decent book none the less for the complete novice, even though i feel that the amoun of plants recommended to grow for each veriety if a bit squiffy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The complete Vegetable Gardener, 5 Feb 2009
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Very clear easy to read book with lots of pictures. I have just dug two brand new vegetable beds (my first) and it is a most helpful book for beginners to the world of home growing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A complete guide
This book is very good for beginners to vegetable growing. It lists everything you need to know from sowing, planting and harvesting times to vegetables good for shade/sun and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Adrastea

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent For Beginners...
My girlfriend / partners mum bought this book for my Birthday as i'd recently prepared a plot of land in my garden to grow vegetables. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. S. Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars Further reading
It's good for further reading about growing veg. Pity there is no fruit section in it.
Published 3 months ago by Phill Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners
This is so easy to follow for beginners and experienced gardeners alike.
Really good illustrations and detailed yet clear instructions. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. M. Gerrard

3.0 out of 5 stars NIce pictures.
Lots of nice pictures but otherwise very thin on content. Gets you in the mood to grow, but if you are a beginner I would (and continue) to recommend Joy Larkcom.
Published 6 months ago by Surrey Smallholder

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