Geoff Stebbings is the Editor of Garden Answers magazine and a broadcaster on BBC Radio. He is the author of several gardening books and has won two Garden Media Guild awards. Before turning to writing, Geoff was a Head Gardener and trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

• Introduction 1Part I: Getting Going with Growing 7Chapter 1: Becoming a Grow-Your-Own Gardener 9Chapter 2: Assessing Your Territory 21Chapter 3: Deciding What, When, Where and How To Grow 43Part II: Prepping Your Plot 63Chapter 4: Getting Down and Dirty with Your Soil 65Chapter 5: Feeding and Watering Your Plants 77Chapter 6: Becoming a Greener Gardener: Growing Organic 89Chapter 7: Spotting Signs of Trouble 107Part III: Growing Tasty Veg 139Chapter 8: Looking After Leafy Crops 141Chapter 9: Raising Root Crops 171Chapter 10: Growing a Selection for All Seasons 207Chapter 11: Planting Pods and Grains 235Chapter 12: Branching Out: Growing Unusual Vegetables 253Part IV: Growing Your Own Fruit Salad 269Chapter 13: Fruit in a Flash: Planting Quick-Growing Fruit 271Chapter 14: Very Berry! Growing Berries, Currants and Nuts 291Chapter 15: Caring for Slow-Growing Tree Fruit 321Chapter 16: Growing Greenhouse Fruits 353Part V: The Part of Tens 375Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Planting a Herb Garden 377Chapter 18: Ten Projects for Your Plot 389Index 401

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