Grow Your Own Vegetables

-- Authoritative guide by a leading expert
-- A classic work, fully revised
-- Clearly covers every aspect of vegetable gardening, from soil preparation and planning to sowing and harvesting
-- Includes detailed information on the cultivation of over 100 vegetables
-- Contains all the information any gardener needs to create a highly productive plot
-- Follows an organic approach
-- The book for anyone who wants to enjoy the delights and satisfaction of growing their own vegetables.

Joy's authoritative, clearly organized and easy-to-follow advice covers every aspect of vegetable gardening, including preparing and looking after soil; manures, composts and fertilizers; growing techniques; pests, diseases and weeds; protection; and planning and making good use of space. The second half of the book provides information for over 100 vegetables, including soil requirements, cultivation, pests and diseases and cultivars.

Comprehensively revised, the book now includes unusual vegetables from the increasingly wide range available today, new varieties and modern techniques and up-to-date research. It addresses the concerns of 21st century gardeners and is totally organic in its approach. A joy to read, it is a classic guide for today's generation of vegetable growers.