The vegetable herb Expert D G Hessayon

[Snadger]

Don't know whether this is cheap at £3.97 from Tesco's? But I think it is!
Good, clearly written, instructive, softback book!

[ChrisB]

Thanks for that Snadger, one of the book I want to get for the bookshelf.

Look out Tescos here I come

[madderbat]

are there any animal or mineral herbs?????

[Hazel at the Hill]

....and I saw the pocket sized version of the same for £1 in The Works when I was in there this afternoon.

It seems to be the same as the full size book except there aren't any 'use in the kitchen' tips for each veg as there is in the 'proper' book.

Worth it for the sound sowing/care advice, I would have thought.

[Lesley Jay]

No. The pocket size version is hopeless - my opinion!!

[Snadger]

are there any animal or mineral herbs?????

Possibly??............... There could also be abstract ones!

[carlseawolf]

i've got the full size book and its worth every penny and i paid £6 for mine 5 years ago , i also bought the pocket shrub guide and it's so compacted together it's hard to read .

[Alison]

Somebody bought me the full size on a few years ago (along with the fruit one) and I've used it quite a bit. I already had the original vegetable one but it was about 20 years old and didn't include a lot of the veg we grow these days so the updated one has been very good. It's not exactly an interesting read like some of the books I have but very informative and at that price, if I didn't have it I'd be off to Tesco tonight.

[dexterdoglancashire]

This was the first gardening book I bought last year - what a brill source of understandable information. Well recommended! DDL

[rustylady]

I love Dr Hessayon's books (have the full size ones). I use the vegetable one the most and I love the fact that it gives you expexted germination times, expected yields, and how long the seed can remain viable. An excellent reference book that I refer to time and time again.

[Waffler]

I also have this book and refer back to it time and time again; in fact, through the growing season it lives on the coffee table rather than the bookshelf!

[Snadger]

I also have this book and refer back to it time and time again; in fact, through the growing season it lives on the coffee table rather than the bookshelf!

Aren't you posh? There's no coffee table in my shed!