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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
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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176 of 176 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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!
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!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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 time taken for vegetables to grow. It also covers pests/compost making/veg in containers. It has lots of photos and describes each vegetable and its requirements. It's also useful for planning your vegetable year. Although a gardener for a long time, I am new to vegetable growing and I find this book indispensable, I love it! If you want something that lists lots of different vegetable varieties then I suggest reading a seed catalogue.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
This has been so helpful to me and I refer to it daily!
For a beginner like myslef, this book is fantastic and I would definitely reccomend it to any other inexperienced gardeners.
The first section tells you the best ways to prepare your plot etc before you plant seeds and the second half of the book has indepth descriptions of a pretty comprehensive list of vegetables and herbs listing everything from the sowing and germination through to harvesting and every step in between.
Also has handy hints and problem solvers for each different vegetable...
A must buy for any up and coming gardener!
This has been so helpful to me and I refer to it daily!
For a beginner like myslef, this book is fantastic and I would definitely reccomend it to any other inexperienced gardeners.
The first section tells you the best ways to prepare your plot etc before you plant seeds and the second half of the book has indepth descriptions of a pretty comprehensive list of vegetables and herbs listing everything from the sowing and germination through to harvesting and every step in between.
Also has handy hints and problem solvers for each different vegetable...
A must buy for any up and coming gardener!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
best book in the world!
i have now read this book from cover to cover and it has been sooo helpful. It helped me to plan out my entire vegetable patch and plan how much of each vegetable i should grow... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Antoinette
Great Book
My missus borrowed this book from the local library and brought it back for me, i found the information in it invaluable during my first year of having a plot. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jaffa Johnson
Great Book
Received as a birthday present, and well documented and good looking book. Will be thumbing through it constantly !
A+
A+
Published 11 months ago by KC
excellent
ideal for the amateur or for someone new to veg growing. Is already well used and plans in place for next year
Published 20 months ago by chickadee
gardening
the book aswered all my questions and more would recommend this book to anyone who is starting out on vegetable gardrning
Published 20 months ago by K. Dodsley
complete vegetable gardener an excellent gift
My son, aged 40 has never grown ve before, he's just aquired his first alotment. This book is for him. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by M. C. Hodgkins
Further reading
It's good for further reading about growing veg. Pity there is no fruit section in it.
Published on 25 Mar 2009 by Phill Wheatley
The complete Vegetable Gardener
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... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by Mrs. E. M. Miles
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
Really good illustrations and detailed yet clear instructions. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by C. M. Gerrard
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 on 5 Jan 2009 by Surrey Smallholder
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