GROW EASY

'Organic Crops for Pots and Small Plots', this beautiful large hardback tome has a foreword by Raymond Blanc. A new generation of gardeners are hungry for the know-how to transform their balconies, front doorsteps and back gardens into spaces to grow edibles. Anna Greenland, rising star of the organic grow-your-own scene, offers the jargon free inspiration, information and confidence to get you going from scratch. She has selected her Top 30 crops which are not only straightforward to grow, but also yield vegetables, herbs, fruits and edible flowers. Chapters cover Windowsills, Pots, Raised Beds, How to Grow, Troubleshooting, A Year-Round Planner, Crop Plans for Two Raised Beds, and the Top 30 and the Jargon Busting section. Alpine strawberries, a recipe for Rose Geranium Syrup which is delicious with Gin, Vodka or drizzled over ice cream, Rhubarb Shrub, Pickled Nasturtium Seeds or Butter, Coconut Calendula Salve for soothing stings and burns, all about apples, sage, parsley, chervil and chives, Gardener's Delight tomatoes on the vine, summer garden salads, French and runner beans, potatoes, chard, carrots and more. There is a monthly planner showing tasks and planting times for key crops, and compost recipes, weeding and feeding. A big glamorous handbook packed with colour photographs, 224pp.