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