The Complete Book of Vegetables: The Ultimate Guide to Growing, Cooking and Eating Vegetables

Whether you're a novice or a master gardener, this alphabetical guide to 80 vegetables is sure to teach you something new as well as become your standard reference book. Each entry features Matthew Biggs's tips on the cultivation, harvesting, and storing of vegetables; information on the plant's history and how to identify different species; color photographs; and in some cases, a recipe. Supplemental materials include Biggs's advice on combatting pests, setting up a container garden, and using vegetable dyes, as well as a glossary and a list of suppliers.

English

2010

280 Pages

23 x 27 cm