Foreword by Jean-Christophe Novelli -- Introduction -- History of vegetables -- Fads and fashions -- Vegetables A-Z -- Practical gardening -- Planning your vegetable garden -- Soil, sites & preparation -- Fertility & nutrition -- Water & watering -- Crop rotation -- Growing systems -- Propagation -- Maintaining the greenhouse & garden -- Weed control -- Pest & disease control -- Disease-resistant vegetables -- Container culture -- Protected cropping -- The ornamental vegetable garden -- Harvesting & storing -- Growing sprouting seeds & microgreens -- Growing mini vegetables -- Vegetable dyes & other uses -- The vegetable grower's diary -- Glossary -- Royal Horticultural Society awards -- Suppliers -- Useful names & addresses -- North American hardiness zones -- Selected bibliography & other useful books -- Index.
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