GROWING YOUR OWN HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES

by CLIVE BLAZEY

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New hardcover book with dustjacket, 96 pages. Published 2008 by The Digger's Club. With free 'Sow What When' poster

Bringing CO2 down to earth

'It will surprise people to realise that a trip to the supermarket is a greater threat to our environment than all the pollution caused by coal-fired power stations,' says author Clive Blazey.

Shipping purpose-bred hybrid vegetables thousands of miles contributes nearly 30% of CO2 emissions, caused by us buying rather than growing our own food, which undermines our soils and water supply.

After extensive trial work comparing hybrids and heirloom vegetables, the Digger's Club found that heirloom vegetables gave better yields, better nutrition, longer harvests and were better adapted to backyard gardens.

This book draws on 25 years experience in growing vegetables at Heronswood's five vegetable gardens.

Includes descriptions of nearly 250 heirloom varieties with pictures, as well as sowing and harvest dates. It helps children sow their first seeds and beginners start their first vegetable mini-plot. Contains successful planting plans to show that it takes just ten square metres of space to grow a year's supply of vegetables. A single person only needs a 7,000 litre tank to grow a year's supply of vegetables.

Growing your own is now just good for you and your family's health, it is the quickest and easiest path to bringing CO2 down to earth.

Growing Your Own Heirloom Vegetables also includes information on

• Being Climate Positive
• Organic Gardening
• Being self-sufficient
• Gardening basics
• Vegetables to grow

About the Author
Clive Blazey is the founder and CEO of The Diggers Club that has pioneered the promotion of heirloom vegetable and fruit varieties. He has helped to write four books on gardening, and draws from his thirty years experience with his nursery and two gardens. He is a leading advocate for organic gardening and an opponent of genetically modified food. His book, The Australian Fruit and Vegetable Garden is also available - click here for more information.

Growing Your Own Heirloom Vegetables by Clive Blazey