An inspiration to people to grow and try new foods, this comprehensive guide to vegetables, herbs and spices explores old favourites as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing plants.
Over 200 species and the most popular cultivars are described, and a general introduction gives a basic background to various aspects of horticulture and plant nutrition. A table of plants for different garden situations at the back of the book is a useful ready-reference.
This book is a companion volume to Discovering Fruit and Nuts
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Reviews of Discovering Vegetables, Herbs and Spices:
"Avid backyard growers have a perfect one-stop resource... This impressively laid out and executed book reveals just about all you'll need to know to grow more than 200 species."
Tony Fawcett, Saturday Herald Sun, 6 Jun 2009
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