Grow Your Own Vegetables: How to Grow, What to Grow, When to Grow (Green Guides)

This great green-fingered guide provides everything you need to grow your own vegetables, from cultivation to kitchen table. Includes a comprehensive directory of vegetables and how to grow them, advice on pest and problem control, storage tips, preparing the soil and much more. An inspiring, user-friendly guide to self-sufficiency and environmental gardening. "Like the idea of the self-sufficient good life? Grow Your Own Vegetables presents an informative and user-friendly guide to realizing your garden's potential. Opening with the persuasive case for growing your own vegetables -- from reducing your carbon footprint to improving your health and bank balance -- the book goes on to present concise instructions on how to cultivate a successful and satisfying vegetable garden, ending with a comprehensive directory of vegetables, including how and when to grow and harvest, storage advice and serving suggestions."--Publisher description