Discover the joy of sowing and raising your own vegetables with this thoroughly practical, comprehensive A-Z of the most popular vegetables and herbs. Featuring detailed descriptive portraits of over 60 different vegetable varieties you will learn about each entry from planting to harvest. Clearly presented tips on sowing seeds, transplanting, growing, winter care, harvesting, storage and the best varieties to grow provide at-a-glance information. Find out how each vegetable interacts with others and its environment; helping you to become as much a part of the garden as the plants you grow. Tips, tricks and secrets from a successful gardener's lifetime of experience make success truly achievable and will inspire even the novice gardener.