VEGETABLE in the HOME GARDEN

revised by Pam Roseman

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Used softcover book in very good condition, 136 pages. Published by Viking O'Neil in assoc. with the Victorian Department of Agriculture, 1993.

Ripe, tasty and packed with goodness - vegetables grown in your own garden are far superior to any bought in shops. Full of sweetness and vitamins, they can be picked at their peak: unlike many commercially grown vegetables they don't have to be harvested while still green, then gas-ripened. Home-grown vegetables cost less than shop-bought, and you can control what chemical sprays, if any, are applied to them.

Vegetables in the Home Garden takes you step-by-step through everything you need to know to grow vegetables successfully:

• planning the garden
• preparing the soil
• composting and manuring
• raising and transplanting seedlings
• combating pests and diseases
• harvesting
• storing the surplus

As well as covering general techniques, the book contains detailed growing instructions for more than 50 vegetables, and includes information on year-round planting for a varied and continuous supply of vegetables. In addition, there are sections on hydroponics, an increasingly popular growing methos, and containter gardening, for people who lack space.

Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings throughout, Vegetables in the Home Garden will enable you to enjoy the health benefits and delicious taste of home-grown produce, whether you have a large country block or just an urban balcony.

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Vegetables in the Home Garden revised by Pam Roseman