What would be a good veg book to buy

[lesley12]

Looking for a simple one which tells you what to sow, plant and harvest each month of the year. Is there one or does it just come with experience??

[Kristen]

The best all round, basic, Vegetable book, without a shadow of a doubt (am I overselling it? ) is "The Vegetable and Herb Expert" b Dr D G Hessayon.

Packed full of useful information without being Techie or Nerdie.

However, it does not really have a "January : Do this" style calendar, rather it has an alphabetical list of vegetables and what you need to do for each of them

[Cloud]

I have got The Complete book of Vegetables,Fruit and Herbs.

[Capsid]

I like the RHS's Growing Vegetables, it gives a month by month summary at the back. But also the RHS website is useful RHS: Grow your own Veg.

[Two_Sheds]

Dr Hessayon, if you only buy one book (about £3 on amazon.co.uk). Or order it from your library: http://librariesnl.northlan.gov.uk/v...ind_1&ItemNr=2
You can then add to your collection as you gain knowledge/experience.
I tend to get all my books from my library, and then only buy the really good ones.

[lynda66]

i went to my library the other day and got loads of books, i'm still plodding through them and when i've finished will make a decision, this saves you spending loads of money on a book, that doesn't tell you everything you need to know...... and if there is a particular book you want to look at, they will order it for you

Lynda xx

[lesley12]

Dr Hessayon, if you only buy one book (about £3 on amazon.co.uk). Or order it from your library: http://librariesnl.northlan.gov.uk/v...ind_1&ItemNr=2
You can then add to your collection as you gain knowledge/experience.
I tend to get all my books from my library, and then only buy the really good ones.

Thanks very much for taking the time to look this up. I am going to take a trip to the library tomorrow prior to purchase.

[Kristen]

Your garden centre will probably have them too (but I doubt for 3 quid though!) if you want a browse-before-buy - although I think the library is a cracking idea for a decent read-before-buy

[sewer rat]

I have to agree that for simplicity, Hessayon is hard to beat, but for a more complete picture, Joy Larkom's Grow Your Own Veg is superb.

[Mikey]

Forget the books you'll get the best advise and info just here.

[Tam]

I especially like "The Self-Sufficient Gardener" by John Seymour

[lynda66]

Forget the books you'll get the best advise and info just here.

yeah, but at night when you lot are sleeping i often think of a question that won't wait till the morning, and i can't be bothered to get up and look things up on t'internet, so i can read a book and find the answer in there ...... if not, i'll lie awake then get up at 5am to check on here lol ..... anyway i need something to read at night.

[kernowyon]

check out Asda, they sell Dr Hessayon's book for £4, latest version as well

[geoff]

The Vegetable Expert in the Expert series is as good as any to start with, and cheap, too.
After that you can browse in bookshops
Your library will have lots of gardening books, too, all for free!

[nerobot]

"Food from your garden" My favorite. Out of print, but can get it from Amazon.

Steven