The Pocket Guide to the Edible Garden takes its readers through the fruit and vegetable gardening year, listing month-by-month the tasks to be done and showing in original hand-drawn illustrations exactly how to do them. It answers those awkward but essential questions regarding how deep, how far apart, how to tend and care, and how - and when - to do this and that. This handy book is a practical manual that wants to spend most of its life in your pocket or in the garden shed, and to be consulted regularly throughout the seasons, just as you might turn to an experienced old friend for guidance and advice on edible gardening matters. The Pocket Guide to the Edible Garden holds in its pages the knowledge and the experience of author Joe Hashman (aka 'Dirty Nails' of the Blackmore Vale Magazine) condensed into clear, concise language and amplified by Helen Lanchbery's meticulous drawings.

Contents: Background; Introduction; How to use this book; Understanding proprietary growing media; Green manures; JANUARY; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Fruit garden; FEBRUARY; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Fruit garden; MARCH; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Fruit garden; APRIL; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Cereals; Fruit garden; MAY; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Cereals; Fruit garden; JUNE; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Cereals; Fruit garden; JULY; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Cereals; Fruit garden; AUGUST; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Cereals; Fruit garden; SEPTEMBER; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Cereals; Fruit garden; OCTOBER; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Fruit garden; NOVEMBER; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Fruit garden; DECEMBER; General jobs to do; Leaves & greens; Roots, tubers and stems; Veg fruit; Onion tribe; Peas & beans; Edible flowers; Fruit garden; INDEX.

About the Author
Writing as 'Dirty Nails', Joe's popular weekly columns have been enjoyed by the readers of the Dorset-based Blackmore Vale Magazine since 2004. He now regularly contributes to newspapers across England and Wales. Visit him online at www.dirtynails.co.uk.

Reviews
'The lastest in a series of great gardening books. Describes in detail and very helpful diagrams, the methods used to grow edible food in our gardens or allotments.' www.mygreenlifestyle.co.uk. 'A no-frills, no whimsy account of what to do and when - in handy month-by-month format...I like the way each month is divided into eight veg sections.' The North Devon Journal.



Book Information
ISBN 9781905862467
Author Joe Hashman
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint How To Books Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group