Royal Horticultural Society Grow Your Own Series

Eating vegetables is good for you. Growing your own is even better. "You are what you eat" may be a timeworn adage, but it makes a valid point. When you grow your own vegetables, you'll not only eat better food, but you'll also regain your connection to the seasons and the natural rhythms of life. Growing your own will change what's on your dinner table, and it will change you. That's the philosophy behind Carol Klein's impeccably thorough guide to home vegetable gardening. In its pages, she reveals all the tricks to becoming a successful small-plot gardener, from preparing the soil, to deciding what to grow (and when to plant and harvest), to coping with pests, weeds, and other common problems. The book's second half is a veritable encyclopedia of the various vegetables-delicate salad greens, hardy root vegetables, and everything in between-that you might choose to grow.

RHS Grow Your Own: Fruit

by Carol Klein

Published 5 January 2009

Eating fruit is good for you and an essential part of your "five a day." Growing your own is even better.

The perfect companion book to Grow Your Own Vegetables, (which sold 6,500 copies in its first two months of publication), Grow Your Own Fruit is the second offering from Carol Klein, who once again offers impeccable advice on growing the freshest, most nutritious and organic fruit.

In Grow Your Own Fruit, expert gardener Carol Klein reveals the skills you need to nurture 40 different fruits from plot to plate. With her usual energy and enthusiasm, Klein offers green-thumbed advice for growing all your appetizing favorites plus less familiar fruits such as lemons, figs, blueberries and cranberries. Her approach is environmentally friendly and easy.

The book is beautifully photographed and printed on wood-free matte paper. It includes information on growing fruit in all environments - whether planting in a garden, communal plot, raised bed, container, or window box. An ideal gift for beginners and experienced gardeners alike - this inspirational book is packed full of wisdom, making it an indispensable fruit reference for every gardener's bookshelf.

RHS Grow Your Own: Veg Journal

by Carol Klein

Published 6 October 2008

No month-by-month journal has ever made it so easy for the gardener to get the most from their veg plot. Carol Klein and the RHS experts consider every stage in the process. From buying seed, sowing, planting and feeding, to harvesting and effective storage.