The Vegetable Expert - D.G. Hessayon

...Fantastic pictures are illustrated with the information that goes with them. The book starts at the beginning which helps if you're a complete novice to vegetable growing. "Getting started" covers digging and preparing your land, what is the best seeds to buy and how to sow them. This section also covers the importance of crop rotation. Other section covers the growing of vegetables, covers greenhouse growing, border planting and cover pot and ...
...feeding, mulching and watering of the plants; also a section is covered on spotting and dealing with pests. The book has a section about unusual types of vegetables and how to grow them. There is a good section on vegetable troubles, how to spot and treat before it starts to do damage to other crops. Tips on how to preserve and ripen your vegetables and of course to eat them. This is a great book and if you're thinking of growing your own vegetables ...

the_enlightened_one 05.11.2006 · Read full review
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...growing. As with all of the other books in the ‘Expert’ series, it is clearly and accurately written, with chapters on digging, crop rotation, soil types, as well as an alphabetical list of all the commonly grown vegetables in the UK and suggested strains to use. The book tells you when to plant or sow, how to space your seedlings, caring for your plants, pest control, and when to harvest. It also details some less commonly grown vegetables and herbs, ...

Bluecat 02.08.2000 · Read full review
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This book, like the others in this series, provides the grow your own movement with factual, easy reference advice on what to grow, when and the problems you can encounter on the way. For those of us who want facts and help quickly by turning to a page and getting on with it, then this book ticks all of those boxes. The style is clear, relevant and set out in an easy to understand format. Not masses and masses of text to wade through before finding ...
...text and helpful charts let you get there quickly. With the new movement to growing your own vegetables and herbs, everyone should look at this book before setting out. It's not the only book you'll ever need but it is one that should be in your gardening library. ...

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