It is his passion for what he does and where he is that inspired 'Dirty Nails' to put pen to paper and record day-to-day life in the vegetable garden. In a compilation of his weekly columns written for the Blackmore Vale Magazine, Dirty Nails takes you outdoors and 'in amongst it' on the vegetable plot where seeds are sown, plants nurtured, fruits tended and crops harvested. Flora and fauna are noted, too, and delicious and often unusual recipes lovingly supplied. With his guidance - and your gardening - your kitchen garden, vegetable patch or allotment will provide you with the good, fresh, honest and seasonal fruit and vegetables that Dirty Nails has a passion for. And he will also help you sustain the ecological balance of your garden.

Practical and entertaining week-by-week companion to growing food in your garden or allotment.

Comes from a compilation of weekly columns written by a mystery contributor known only as Dirty Nails for the Blackmore Vale magazine - now published as a book for the first time.

Find out how to harvest delicious fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the season, whilst helping to sustain the ecological development of your environment.

Using language that is easy to understand and put into practice, this is a book to take out onto the plot with you as seeds are sown, crops nurtured, fruits tended - and flora and fauna noted.