Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Going with Growing 7

Chapter 1: Becoming a Grow-Your-Own Gardener 9

Chapter 2: Assessing Your Territory 21

Chapter 3: Deciding What, When, Where and How To Grow 43

Part II: Prepping Your Plot 63

Chapter 4: Getting Down and Dirty with Your Soil 65

Chapter 5: Feeding and Watering Your Plants 77

Chapter 6: Becoming a Greener Gardener: Growing Organic 89

Chapter 7: Spotting Signs of Trouble 107

Part III: Growing Tasty Veg 139

Chapter 8: Looking After Leafy Crops 141

Chapter 9: Raising Root Crops 171

Chapter 10: Growing a Selection for All Seasons 207

Chapter 11: Planting Pods and Grains 235

Chapter 12: Branching Out: Growing Unusual Vegetables 253

Part IV: Growing Your Own Fruit Salad 269

Chapter 13: Fruit in a Flash: Planting Quick-Growing Fruit 271

Chapter 14: Very Berry! Growing Berries, Currants and Nuts 291

Chapter 15: Caring for Slow-Growing Tree Fruit 321

Chapter 16: Growing Greenhouse Fruits 353

Part V: The Part of Tens 375

Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Planting a Herb Garden 377

Chapter 18: Ten Projects for Your Plot 389

Index 401