Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg For Dummies, UK Edition

Save money and eat fresh with this hands-on guide to home-growing Growing you own produce is the only way to enjoy delicious, garden-fresh fruit and veg all year round. This practical manual gives you the lowdown on everything from finding the right tools and choosing which plants to grow, to nurturing your crops and bringing in your first harvest. The easy-to-follow advice will help you get started straight away and become a confident and successful kitchen gardener. Get going with growing discover which plants are best for you and how to make the most of your outdoor space Prepare your plot learn how to set up and maintain healthy beds for your fruit and vegetables Grow tasty veg choose your favourite veggies from asparagus and broccoli to courgettes, sweet corn and many more Grow your own fruit salad get quick results from fast-growing berries and learn to nurture slow-growing tree fruit and exotic greenhouse produce

Save money and eat fresh with this hands-on guide tohome-growingGrowing you own produce is the only way to enjoy deliciousgarden-fresh fruit and veg all year round. This practical manualgives you the lowdown on everything from finding the right toolsand choosing which plants to grow, to nurturing your crops andbringing in your first harvest. The easy-to-follow advice will helpyou get started straight away and become a confident and successfulkitchen gardener.* Get going with growing - discoverwhich plants are best for you and how to make the most of youroutdoor space* Prepare your plot - learn how to set up andmaintain healthy beds for your fruit and vegetables* Grow tasty veg - choose your favourite veggiesfrom asparagus and broccoli to courgettes, sweet corn and manymore* Grow your own fruit salad - get quick resultsfrom fast-growing berries and learn to nurture slow-growing treefruit and exotic greenhouse produce

Introduction 1Part I: Getting Going with Growing 7Chapter 1: Becoming a Grow-Your-Own Gardener 9Chapter 2: Assessing Your Territory 21Chapter 3: Deciding What, When, Where and How To Grow 43Part II: Prepping Your Plot 63Chapter 4: Getting Down and Dirty with Your Soil 65Chapter 5: Feeding and Watering Your Plants 77Chapter 6: Becoming a Greener Gardener: Growing Organic 89Chapter 7: Spotting Signs of Trouble 107Part III: Growing Tasty Veg 139Chapter 8: Looking After Leafy Crops 141Chapter 9: Raising Root Crops 171Chapter 10: Growing a Selection for All Seasons 207Chapter 11: Planting Pods and Grains 235Chapter 12: Branching Out: Growing Unusual Vegetables 253Part IV: Growing Your Own Fruit Salad 269Chapter 13: Fruit in a Flash: Planting Quick-Growing Fruit 271Chapter 14: Very Berry! Growing Berries, Currants and Nuts 291Chapter 15: Caring for Slow-Growing Tree Fruit 321Chapter 16: Growing Greenhouse Fruits 353Part V: The Part of Tens 375Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Planting a Herb Garden 377Chapter 18: Ten Projects for Your Plot 389Index 401