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This book is for vegetable gardeners and nature-lovers everywhere. It is a 'grow your own' manual, a recipe book, and a store of fascinating observations about natural history in the garden. The author writes a deeply personal account of the changing year based on his first-hand experience and a real affection for his subjects and locality. Journeying week-by-week through the vegetable and fruit growing calendar, this mix of practical advice, humour and information on and around the plot satisfies armchair gardeners and full-on nature enthusiasts alike. Thought provoking, inspiring - occasionally challenging - this is a book that can be taken to bed as an end-of-day muse; or get dogeared and dirty as an essential aid to cultivating and cooking home-grown food.
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A Vegetable Gardener’s Year
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HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN FOOD A week-by-week guide to wild life friendly fruit and vegetable gardening ‘This delightful book is a practical guide to enjoying the growing as much as the eating of your own food. It would be a stimulating book to encourage a beginner but being informative on many levels it is a really rewarding read for all who are willing to get their nails dirty.’ Reader review ‘What a wonderful book I have just read! It reads like a novel with the main character being ‘Dirty Nails’. And what is it? A gardening book!! But it is more than that – wildlife, histories of various vegetables, soil information and for both the experienced and inexperienced gardener a week-by-week guide to planning, sowing, looking after and finally harvesting your very own veggies. Beautifully laid out and with a comprehensive contents page and extensive index, this is DEFINITELY one for the Gardener’s library.’ Reader review ‘A delightful read. A “must” for ANY gardener. I felt so sad when I turned the page for the last week of January and found the year’s week-by-week guide had finished. I wanted to just start all over again!’ Reader review ‘It is easy to imagine this book being consulted in garden sheds and allotment huts the length of the land, well thumbed in pursuit of another nugget of wisdom or vital piece of guidance from Dirty Nails. The sort of book any gardener would enjoy reading from cover to cover on a rainy afternoon.’ Fosse Way Magazine ‘A gardening book has got to be different, How to Grow Your Own Food is just that. This is a thoroughly enjoyable book which you could read at one sitting and delve into week by week.’ Mid Sussex Times ‘Packed with handy hints on wildlife-friendly fruit and veg gardening.’ Amateur Gardening ‘Thanks to his simple, down-to-earth style and chatty text, Dirty Nails is well worth a read. A delightful walk through
the veg garden year, this book will be invaluable to anyone who’s still finding their feet amid the excitement of growing their own food.’ Garden News ‘A 208-pager filled with fascinating facts and useful jobs for each week of the year.’ North Devon Journal ‘A book, that down-to-earth gardeners will love. Anyone will learn a lot from his honest-to-goodness book.’ Organic Gardening ‘For any wannabe fruit and veg grower.’ Kitchen Garden ‘Every so often a book comes along that blows all that out of the water. This book is an absolute ‘must have’ for anyone serious about growing their own produce. Refreshing, easy to read in one sitting or to dip in and out of as a reference work, this book really does tick all the boxes. Plain common sense, humour and an amazing eye for detail.’ Grow It! ‘The detailed week by week commentary make it seem like the author “Dirty Nails” is standing right beside you giving you interesting and practical tips and advice throughout the year. It is an excellent inspiring book for both beginners and experienced gardeners alike.’ www.organic-gardening-tips.co.uk ‘A refreshing alternative to many of the glossy publications of