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Grow your own vegetables / Carol Klein ; contributing editor, Fiona Gilsenan.

by Klein, Carol, 1945-

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Mitchell Beazley ; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Octopus Books USA, 2010.

Vegetable gardening.

9781845335519 (pbk.)

1845335511 (pbk.)

224 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

"Previously published as Grow your own veg"--T.p. verso.

"First published in Great Britain in 2007 in association with the Royal Horticultural Society by Mitchell Beasley"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Why grow your own? -- Preparation and techniques. Growing in a small space ; Knowing your site ; Building the garden ; All about growing ; Extending the season ; Dealing with problems ; Planning what to grow -- Growing your own. Garlic, leeks, onions, and shallots ; Cabbage family ; Beans and peas ; Perennial vegetables ; Root and stem vegetables ; Salad vegetables ; Spinach and chard ; Squash, pumpkins, and corn ; Heat-loving vegetables.

A guide to growing more than forty different crops, including artichokes, garlic, sweet potatoes, and zucchini, with advice of sowing seed, harvesting, storing, cooking, and dealing with pests.

Gilsenan, Fiona.

Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)

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