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This book provides all the skills and techniques you need to grow your own crops. There is advice on designing your garden, selecting the right tools, understanding your soil, crop rotation, propagating, pruning, harvesting and storage. A section on common problems explains how to deal with bad weather, pests and diseases. A plant directory covers a wide range of vegetables, herbs and fruit, with information on cultivation, harvesting, sowing, planting and harvesting times, crop varieties, and photographs of growing and mature plants. With its beautiful images and clear practical advice, this is the perfect reference guide for every kitchen gardener

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Richard Bird has been a magazine editor for many years and is also a full-time author on gardens and plants. He has written nearly 30 books, including Essential Plants for the Garden, The Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Pruning, Training & Topiary, and Beautiful Shrubs and Great Climbers.

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