How to Grow Your Food: A Guide for Complete Beginners (Green Books Guides)

Perplexed by potatoes? Baffled by beans? Confused by courgettes? Home-grown food means fresh, organic, tasty meals; less money spent in the supermarket; a lower carbon footprint and, best of all, fun! But how do you do it? If you've never opened a seed packet before and want to grow your food but don't know where to start, this book is for you. It gives advice on everything from planting seeds to harvesting your crops and dealing with problems – and it doesn't matter whether you have a whole garden or just a patio, a balcony or a windowsill. How to Grow Your Food features a range of vegetables, fruit and herbs that are easy for the beginner to grow.Click here to a sample preview Front cover 1 Inside cover 5 Copyright page 6 Contents 7 Introduction 9 Chapter 1: Before you start 12 Chapter 2: The basics 16 Chapter 3: Easy-to-grow vegetables 24 Chapter 4: Easy-to-grow fruit 90 Chapter 5: Easy-to-grow herbs 108 Chapter 5: Useful gardening terms 126 Chapter 7: Common problems 130 Metric-imperial conversions 135 With advice for the new gardener, covering everything from how to plant seeds, when to pull up the carrot and how to harvest potatoes, this book will sort you out - whether you have a balcony, bare concrete, a patio or a larger patch of ground.