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A comprehensive introduction to growing your own, from first steps up to making the most of an established plot all year round.
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When it comes to fresh vegetables, nothing comes close to growing your own - but where to start? For those of us that crave the crisp taste of home-grown tomatoes, peppers, courgettes and more but lack the crucial experience and know-how, it can be difficult to make those first steps to transform a barren patch into a luscious kitchen garden - even for experienced gardeners, the move from decorative gardening to practical veg growing can prove tricky.
Gardeners' World: First Time Veg Grower can help you make that journey, with simple and practical expert advice from the moment you first don your wellies right up until you're harvesting your own crops. With step-by-step guides and clear colour illustrations helping you to get the most out of your plot all year round, this compact guide is an essential addition to any gardener's shelf. From preparing your ground to sowing, nurturing and maintaining your plants, let the practiced hands at the UK's best-selling gardening magazine help you create the veg patch of your dreams.
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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a no-nonsense, budget, pocket-sized guide to the basics about growing vegetables. Aimed at the beginner, it covers the 16 most popular vegetables which people like to grow. Look elsewhere for a book covering the more unusual or exotic: this is all about growing the vegetables which will provide a meal just for yourself or your family.
At its heart are two key questions: How much time do you have? and What do you like to eat? Far too many other guides forget these fundamental questions and then we see plenty of articles wondering why enthusiastic gardeners give up with growing their own.
All the basics are covered from getting to know your soil, tools of the trade, choosing which varieties to grow, sowing seeds and planting out. The practical possibilities of what can grown in the tiniest of places to a full-scale allotment are explored.
Detailed instructions for growing the 16 'Foolproof vegetables' are given - covering beetroot, broad beans, carrots, chilli/sweet peppers, courgettes, kale, lettuces, onions, potatoes, radishes, rocket, runner beans, salad leaf mixtures, salad onions, swiss chard and tomatoes. Once these crops have been mastered, then the gardener is well-equipped to try any others they might fancy.
The final section of the book is all about garden maintenance: watering, feeding, a glance at pest & disease control (though there is a more detailed companion volume: "Gardeners' World": Pests and Diseases on this subject available), composting, soil improvement, crop protection and attracting wildlife to be your 'garden helpers'. Finally harvesting and storage tips are given.
All this is packed into a pocket-sized book of 208 pages, plus a decent index and plenty of helpful photographs. Good value for the price and guaranteed to encourage the most reluctant of vegetable growers to have a go.
At its heart are two key questions: How much time do you have? and What do you like to eat? Far too many other guides forget these fundamental questions and then we see plenty of articles wondering why enthusiastic gardeners give up with growing their own.
All the basics are covered from getting to know your soil, tools of the trade, choosing which varieties to grow, sowing seeds and planting out. The practical possibilities of what can grown in the tiniest of places to a full-scale allotment are explored.
Detailed instructions for growing the 16 'Foolproof vegetables' are given - covering beetroot, broad beans, carrots, chilli/sweet peppers, courgettes, kale, lettuces, onions, potatoes, radishes, rocket, runner beans, salad leaf mixtures, salad onions, swiss chard and tomatoes. Once these crops have been mastered, then the gardener is well-equipped to try any others they might fancy.
The final section of the book is all about garden maintenance: watering, feeding, a glance at pest & disease control (though there is a more detailed companion volume: "Gardeners' World": Pests and Diseases on this subject available), composting, soil improvement, crop protection and attracting wildlife to be your 'garden helpers'. Finally harvesting and storage tips are given.
All this is packed into a pocket-sized book of 208 pages, plus a decent index and plenty of helpful photographs. Good value for the price and guaranteed to encourage the most reluctant of vegetable growers to have a go.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
`First Time Veg Grower` by Martyn Cox is one of the small books in the Gardeners' World Series. If you're new to growing veg then this book would be a good place to start for a simple reference guide that's not too big to fit in your pocket or your bag if you're heading out into the garden or down to the allotment. It has a nice wipe-clean cover and looks like it would stand a lot of abuse.
More importantly, it covers all the basics. The first section explains how to get started, by thinking about how much space and time you have available, and what you might like to grow. It tells you how to prepare a seed bed, dig properly, and check the pH of your soil. Then you're on to seed sowing and planting out, through planning and into choosing tools.
The second section looks at where to grow your vegetables; there's advice for gardeners with little space, decent kitchen gardens, allotments and greenhouses.
The book walks you through choosing the right varieties for your garden, taking into account space restrictions, your tastes and your growing experience. Then there's a section on `Foolproof veg', although in my experience there's no such thing. But it covers all the popular crops, such as potatoes and runner beans, beetroot and salad leaves.
The final section is all about how to maintain your vegetable patch once it's up and running - watering, feeding, controlling pests and diseases, composting, attracting wildlife, weeding and improving your soil.
In short, this is a compact, handy guide (with plenty of colour pictures) that would be a good companion through your first couple of seasons as a veg grower. If you have a little more experience then you'll find it too basic.
More importantly, it covers all the basics. The first section explains how to get started, by thinking about how much space and time you have available, and what you might like to grow. It tells you how to prepare a seed bed, dig properly, and check the pH of your soil. Then you're on to seed sowing and planting out, through planning and into choosing tools.
The second section looks at where to grow your vegetables; there's advice for gardeners with little space, decent kitchen gardens, allotments and greenhouses.
The book walks you through choosing the right varieties for your garden, taking into account space restrictions, your tastes and your growing experience. Then there's a section on `Foolproof veg', although in my experience there's no such thing. But it covers all the popular crops, such as potatoes and runner beans, beetroot and salad leaves.
The final section is all about how to maintain your vegetable patch once it's up and running - watering, feeding, controlling pests and diseases, composting, attracting wildlife, weeding and improving your soil.
In short, this is a compact, handy guide (with plenty of colour pictures) that would be a good companion through your first couple of seasons as a veg grower. If you have a little more experience then you'll find it too basic.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a first time vegetable grower. This book is very useful, especially the section on foolproof vegetables. I keep on referring back to it for planting directions and general advice. I like the little nuggets of information set out in the green boxes. This book together with "The Essential Allotment Guide" by John Harrison are really the only books you need to get you started.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
First Time Veg Grower
Ideal for a complete beginner such as myself. Simple clear instructions with illustrations. And, it fits in your pocket and so you can keep it handy at the allotment.
Published 28 days ago by Gilbo
Helpful, but not comprehensive
This book does contain some helpful advice for beginners, but the authors may have forgotten just how little a true beginner knows! Read more
Published 1 month ago by DavidL
Ideal for the beginner
This little book contains loads of useful inf despite its size. It gives you ideas as to what to grow depending on your location, your garden, and your commitment. Read more
Published 2 months ago by The Swedish Chef
perfect pocket guide for a total beginner
Very useful book packed with everything a beginner gardener should know about...I have very little space and this book gave me lots of ideas to start growing my veg on my balcony. Read more
Published 3 months ago by helenita
Growing vegetable wirth confidence!
Plenty of good tips and advice, a really good book that I would recommend to any new gardner keen to try and grow
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Published 3 months ago by ISABELLE HOWE
Brief and to the point
This is an excellent little book, tells you what you need to know in as few words as possible, perfect. It also has a section on the top 16 vegetables you may want to grow. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D THOMAS
Gardeners World Book
Excellent little book. Just starting out with small allotment and gives me all the basic information I need, in a language I understand.
Published 4 months ago by C. Hoxey
Good
An excellent comprehensive book about starting out! I hope it will serve me well when its time to start planting but thus far it has been very informative!
Published 4 months ago by Lizz
DIY Veggies
I actually bought this for my friend it was supposed to be a Christmas Gift, however I'm keeping it for myself as it is so good, getting another one for her. :-)
Published 7 months ago by Steffi
good for when you first start.
Good size easy to read book. It is definately for when you are starting. I didn't find there was a brilliant amount of information but think it would be useful if you were starting... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ruth
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