Perplexed by potatoes? Baffled by beans? Confused by courgettes? Home grown food means fresh, organic, tasty meals, less money spent in a supermarket, lower carbon footprint and best of all, fun! But how do you do it? If you've never opened a seed packet before, and want to grow your food but don't know where or when to start, this book is for you. With advice for the new gardener, covering everything from how to plant seeds, when to pull up the carrot and how to harvest potatoes, this book will sort you out - whether you have a balcony, bare concrete, a patio or a larger patch of ground.
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Lovely size and feel. Clear layout, distinct headings, plenty of photos for each plant, drawings where needed, e.g pinching out tomato side-shoots. Excellent illustrative photos and clear information about what to do. Just 6 headings contain all you need to know answers: Plant or seed? Planting/Sowing, How do *** grow? Looking after your ***, Harvesting, Now What? For me, this is the winner. The information is straightforward, concise, to the point and very easy to understand. I've even picked up a tip or two myself and found myself wishing I'd had this book three years ago when I started the Veg Patch. Forget Dr Hessayon (for now), this book contains excellent clear advice, does not patronise the newbie gardener and I believe (and hope!) it will give beginners the confidence to get started (whether from seed or plant), to succeed and therefore keep going and to explore other varieties in the future. I say again: 9½ out of 10. (And a bargain at only £6.95 cover price!) --UrbanVegPatch blog
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Amanda and Jon have previously collaborated on other environmental subjects, and have written other titles in the Green Books Guides series: Water: Use Less Save More, Energy: Use Less Save More and Climate Change: Simple things you can do to make a difference.
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By E. Cooper
Format:Paperback
If you're a complete gardening novice then you can make a good start with 'How to Grow Your Own Food: A guide for complete beginners'. It's small enough to fit in your bag or your pocket, and printed on 100% recycled paper.
In 128 pages it manages to explain the basics making use of whatever space you have, choosing tools and deciding whether to sow seeds or buy plants. Soil preparation, feeding and watering, weeding and composting and even crop rotation are explained - in enough detail to get you started but not enough to overwhelm.
The common and popular crop plants are then covered - first vegetables, then fruit and finally herbs. Helpful icons indicate quickly whether a crop is grown from seeds or plants, will thrive in a container or needs to be out in the garden, or even grown indoors. All of the crops chosen are described as 'easy', but as any experienced gardener will tell you, that's a matter of opinion and situation. We all have things we can grow without effort, and things we struggle with.
The only vegetable which they recommend not be grown in containers is sweetcorn, which I have successfully grown in pots; they also say you can grow purple sprouting broccoli and broad beans in pots, which you can, but they are not particularly easy or productive grown that way. But then which plants will thrive in containers is also a matter of personal preference in some cases - it depends on how large a container you can use and how committed you are to feeding and watering your plants.
Each plant gets one or two double-page spreads, with everything you need to know to sow, plant, care for and harvest your crops. There are colour pictures for each one, too.
The final two chapters include a glossary of common gardening terms you might encounter, and common problems you may come across with your plants. There's a metric/ imperial conversion table at the back.
For a complete novice this is a nice, helpful guide that you can refer to throughout your first few seasons as a gardener. It's clearly laid out and you'll have no trouble finding the information you need.
In 128 pages it manages to explain the basics making use of whatever space you have, choosing tools and deciding whether to sow seeds or buy plants. Soil preparation, feeding and watering, weeding and composting and even crop rotation are explained - in enough detail to get you started but not enough to overwhelm.
The common and popular crop plants are then covered - first vegetables, then fruit and finally herbs. Helpful icons indicate quickly whether a crop is grown from seeds or plants, will thrive in a container or needs to be out in the garden, or even grown indoors. All of the crops chosen are described as 'easy', but as any experienced gardener will tell you, that's a matter of opinion and situation. We all have things we can grow without effort, and things we struggle with.
The only vegetable which they recommend not be grown in containers is sweetcorn, which I have successfully grown in pots; they also say you can grow purple sprouting broccoli and broad beans in pots, which you can, but they are not particularly easy or productive grown that way. But then which plants will thrive in containers is also a matter of personal preference in some cases - it depends on how large a container you can use and how committed you are to feeding and watering your plants.
Each plant gets one or two double-page spreads, with everything you need to know to sow, plant, care for and harvest your crops. There are colour pictures for each one, too.
The final two chapters include a glossary of common gardening terms you might encounter, and common problems you may come across with your plants. There's a metric/ imperial conversion table at the back.
For a complete novice this is a nice, helpful guide that you can refer to throughout your first few seasons as a gardener. It's clearly laid out and you'll have no trouble finding the information you need.
By rich13348
Format:Paperback
This book is very useful for a complete novice I have successfully planted and seen grow a number of different types of vegetables so far.
By wbb
Format:Paperback
THIS WAS VERY INFORMATIVE,AND A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR AMATEUR AND MORE EXPERIENCED GARDENERS ALIKE,VERY GOOD VALUE,AND CLEAR TO READ.
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