Sow Grow Gather: The Beginner's Guide to Growing an Edible Garden

by Sam Corfield

Overview

No matter how small your space, green-fingered Sam Corfield (aka The Hairy Horticulturist) shows you how simple it is to grow your own edible garden.

Covering over 50 roots, shoots, flowers, leaves and fruits, he'll guide you through his foolproof three-step method of sow–grow–gather, while providing useful tips and tricks along the way. Showcasing delicious vegetables, fruits and herbs that anyone can easily grow at home, Sam will also introduce you to some more unusual and colorful veggies (like purple carrots, rainbow radishes and cucamelons!) to show just how exciting growing-your-own can be.

Whether you have a small garden, balcony or windowsill, Sow Grow Gather will demystify the growing process, explain useful gardening equipment and reveal how to fit different containers and pots into every corner of your space. With beautiful photography and advice on which plants will suit your plot, as well as how to care for them, you'll go from veg-patch beginner to edible-garden-expert in no time and have fun during the process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787137165
Publisher:	Quadrille
Publication date:	05/17/2022
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.15(w) x 9.05(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sam Corfield (aka The Hairy Horticulturist) is a trained horticulturist, cameraman and expert vegetable grower residing in Cornwall, South West England. Having spent many years working and training at the world-renowned Lost Gardens of Heligan, Sam now has a large online following on Instagram, where he provides information and education on growing-your-own and self-sufficiency. His work has led to him building a large kitchen garden for an award-winning pub, managing a five-acre farm shop vegetable garden and growing an impressive beard. Sam loves to grow more unusual varieties of fruit and veg that you wouldn't find in your local shop or supermarket and encourages his fans to do the same with his unique, fun and accessible approach to gardening. He is currently renovating a 750-year-old mill where he hopes to grow vegetables for many happy years to come. This is his first book.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

What's in your toolbox? 8

I wet my plants 12

I'm hungry 14

Sowing seeds 16

Talk dirt to me 18

I can't contain myself 19

I need some support 22

I like plants, but they're just too big! 24

Problematic pests 25

Roots 28

Swede 30

Celeriac 32

Oca 34

Garlic 36

Onions 38

Sweet potatoes 40

Ginger 42

Parsnips 44

Carrots 46

Beetroot 48

Radishes 50

Potatoes 52

Shoots 56

Rhubarb 58

Broad beans 60

Pak choi 62

Agretti 64

Spring onions 66

Chives 68

Leeks 70

Celery 72

Kohlrabi 74

Asparagus 76

Flowers 80

Calabrese 82

Wild garlic 84

Borage 88

Thyme 90

Courgette 92

Romanesco 94

Brussels sprouts 96

Sprouting broccoli 98

Nasturtium 100

Cauliflower 102

Leaves 106

Parsley 108

Kale 110

Spinach 112

Mixed baby salad 114

Chard 116

Mint 118

Napa cabbage 120

Lettuce 122

Basil 124

Kalettes 126

Traditional cabbage 128

Fruit 132

Achocha 134

Corn 136

Horned melon 140

Strawberries 142

Cucamelons 144

Pumpkins & Squashes 146

Peas 148

Tomatoes 150

Cucumber 154

Aubergine 156

Runner beans 158

Peppers & Chillies 160

Melons 162

French beans 164

Index 168

Author Bio 174

Thank you 175