RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch: A Foolproof Guide to Every Stage of Growing Fruit and Veg

Description

A new edition of the grow-your-own bestseller- full of practical information to help you get the most out of your plot Want to know how to grow a specific fruit or vegetable, but unsure how? RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch contains brilliantly simple instructions on how to grow more than 50 different crops. Look up the crop you want to grow, and follow the photos and practical advice on starting, nurturing, and harvesting. Choose your variety from more than 275 covered across the book, with galleries featuring unusual, exotic, or heirloom options for the most popular crops. Discover how to plan your space, whether it's a vegetable patch, a small raised bed, or just some containers (outside or inside!). Explore different planting themes to suit your needs and maximize your harvest. This updated edition contains the latest popular new cultivars and heirloom varieties and expanded troubleshooting information to help keep your plants healthy.

Lucy Chamberlain Lucy is Head Gardener at East Donyland Hall, a dream job for her as it has an incredibly productive walled kitchen garden. Before this, she worked at the RHS Garden Wisley and as editor at Grow Your Own magazine. Lucy was raised on her family's smallholding and has been cultivating salads and vegetables since her teenage years. Lucy describes her own vegetable plot as a walled edible garden in miniature that keeps her and her husband self-sufficient in produce all year round.

"Those fairly new to growing fruit and veg, or anyone looking to branch out to the more unusual varieties, will find it full of useful information." * Amateur Gardening *