Favourite veg book

ted_woodley · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2007, 09:08 »

Suprised no-one has mentioned the omnipresent D.G.Hessayon's "Vegetable & Herb Expert" - it's the only book I use and it is fine - I suspect a few people have it but are not admitting it ? Maybe I should have mentioned the veg book I have from the 1920's, but honestly it is useless - I'm simply not going to dig my ground to a depth of 5 ft.

muntjac · « **Reply #31 on:** January 28, 2007, 09:13 »

sorry ted matey lol but i have mentioned it a few times

go to search above type it the name and see what comes up , it really is a good al round book for folkas just starting out

Heifer73 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:43 »

My favourite book is The vegetable expert by Dr Hessayon, this book is from the 70's and was given to me by my Father-in-law when I first got my lotty.

muntjac · « **Reply #33 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:45 »

erm welcome hiefer 73 to the gang. hows the weather in covenry hope its not fresian ?

Heifer73 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:54 »

Hi

Thanks for the welcome I am really glad I find this site.

Sunny day here in Coventry at the moment slighly cold, but good allotment weather, however I am stuck at work when my new lotty plot needs digging.

My other lotty plot is still rather damp and I am wanting to get my onions in, water just sits on part of the plot.

At least I can start sowing seeds to plant out when the plot dries out.

beansticks · « **Reply #35 on:** January 31, 2007, 16:51 »

Welcome HEIFER

waddecar · « **Reply #36 on:** February 01, 2007, 19:38 »

Quote from: "beansticks"

HI WADDECAR is bob flowerdews book more about cooking veg or growing it?

Sorry for slow response Beansticks. The Gourmet Gardener is quite different from any other gardening book I've read. It not a how to do it book, he writes about his favorite varieties, the best for taste, different techniques. And of course as its Flowerdew then its also about organic.
Most of all its a really good read.

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #37 on:** February 01, 2007, 20:00 »

My fave is the Complete Vegetable Gardener by Fern Marchall Bradley and Jane Courtier - I've got others, but this is the one I always come back to. Good info and beautiful photography, published by Reader's Digest.

beansticks · « **Reply #38 on:** February 02, 2007, 07:39 »

Thank you Waddecar

mum of 3 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 02, 2007, 09:12 »

just bought "the practical gardeners encyclopedia by proffessor alan gemmell" for 50p from local charity shop its from the 1970's but offers lots of good advice.

Puff · « **Reply #40 on:** February 02, 2007, 13:09 »

LostThePlot, yes, it's the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening. Boy, is it getting alot of reading & thumbing too with the grotty weather and wet ground we've got down in Somerset right now. We only got the plot just before Christmas, so we've been playing the digging, manuring and planning game for a few weeks now. Arghhhhhhh @ the frustration!

Losttheplot · « **Reply #41 on:** February 02, 2007, 13:23 »

We have that one too. It is a really good book. Have been doing the same in the midlands. Lots of planning and bed building. its lovely to put the fire on and look through books and plan stuff with a cup of tea/glass of booze!! I am so impatient now though!!! I want to get out and do it all now!!

Puff · « **Reply #42 on:** February 02, 2007, 13:32 »

We're champing at the bit here too Losttheplot! It's been easy to get carried away with plans too, I want to grow EVERYTHING!

Salkeela · « **Reply #43 on:** February 02, 2007, 19:29 »

Quote from: "Puff"

We're champing at the bit here too Losttheplot! It's been easy to get carried away with plans too, I want to grow EVERYTHING!

Boy do I know THAT feeling!

I also love to buy books.... so I need to be careful reading this thread. Amazon is MUCH too easy!

ted_woodley · « **Reply #44 on:** February 06, 2007, 12:40 »

True - I missed those other references to Hessayon's masterwork - sorry. I have found it very reliable except in a few notable instances (eg. garlic).

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