Grow Your Own Organic Fruit & Vegetables

Creating and maintaining a practical working garden that is completely safe and natural is becoming an increasingly common ambition as we develop a greater understanding of the benefits of adopting an organic way of life. Growing and eating food that is free from chemicals or artifical additives is of particular importance to the responsible modern gardener who cares passionately about the quality and flavour of home-grown produce, as well as personal health and well-being. This helpful, directory-style guide is perfect for anyone seeking to improve the quality of what they grow and eat, whether on the scale of a large selection of fruit trees and bushes or even if it just a few herbs, radishes, strawberries or tomatoes in a pot. There are separate directories of vegetables, fruits and herbs, each providing at-a-glance information on recommended varieties, their cultivation requirements, sowing, planting, harvesting and storage needs. There is also useful information on dealing organically with troublesome pests and diseases. Helpful illustrated panels provide descriptions of size and taste to help the reader make an informed choice on what to grow. With its wealth of inspirational and practical photographs and a superbly well-informed text by award-winning authors, this book is both the perfect guide for first-time growers looking to design a new working garden, or the perfect instruction manual for an experienced gardener wishing to transform an existing produce garden into a lifelong organic project.