Gardeners' World: The Veg Grower's Almanac: Month by Month Planning and Planting

by Martyn Cox

Growing vegetables can be a tricky business, and even the most experienced of gardeners will occasionally need to turn to a trusted tome for some handy advice. The Veg Grower’s Almanac is just such a book—a compendium of month-by-month tips, advice, and items of interest. With sage advice from old Gardeners’ World hands coupled with tips on the best varieties to grow and timely advice on how best to look after your plot, this attractive collection blends practical advice with evocative writing and fascinating facts. Illustrated throughout with charming drawings and sketches, The Veg Grower’s Almanac is a welcome additional to any gardener’s shelf—from hands-on instructions for preparing a seed bed or trying new varieties of tomato to fascinating little-known facts about our favorite crops.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2014

Reviews

[Matt Barker]

This book will hopefully encourage me to grow more of my own vegetables. Well set out, with tips for each month of the year. I liked the advice on the different varieties of vegetables as well as the more general sowing advice.
The calendar at the end of the book is useful as an instant guide to what can be planted when.

[Peter Hickman]

Excellent Chart: Sow, Plant, and Harvest

The book provides a excellent chart with all the appropriate seasons and times when to sow, plant, and harvest produce...

[Sam Myatt]

Good news, this book is short and concise. Bad news is that it’s possibly too short!

[Frances]

Short and accessible, this guide gives a quick overview of growing through the year but is short on content - one to flick through rather than keep for reference.