Creating and maintaining a garden is an exciting experience, especially when the objective is to grow fruit and vegetables for home consumption. Every season brings new attractions, and also a new set of routines and tasks. Knowing what to do when is crucial, and this is the key to this invaluable practical gardening calendar. This book will be the perfect guide and companion for both keen gardeners as well as beginners. It provides all the necessary information to help you create a prodctive kitchen garden, with the best vegetables and fruit apperaing in every season. There are over 80 projects, ideas and techniques, shown in step-by-step instructional pictures. These include preparing the plot, growing from seed, planting potatoes, keeping the greenhouse cool, propagation techniques and ripening and harvesting onions. Growing Vegetables & Fruit Around the Year takes the gardener through each season in detail, covering tasks to be planned and executed in the garden and the greenhouse. It also contains a checklist that summarizes jobs and projects around the year so that the gardener can make the best use of time - while guaranteeing excellent results.