Dimensions
185 x 240 x 10mm
Second Edition
Why grow your own vegetables? The reasons are many and varied. You can enjoy the taste of fresh vegetables all year round, save money, save time in shopping, have a continuous supply of healthy, nutritious food and grow your favourite varieties that do not appear in the shops.
Growing your own vegetables in the home garden is also an excellent form of light exercise and relaxation. Many people derive great satisfaction from eating vegetables they have produced. Growing your own vegetables is also the surest way of obtaining chemical-free vegetables.
Detailed instructions on cultivation are given for over sixty vegetables, along with more general information on planning a vegetable garden, soils, nutrition, cultivation, pests and diseases, container growing, organic gardening principles and hydroponics.