Gardening: fruit and vegetable

"e;I kill everything I plant.

This vintage text contains a comprehensive guide to tree fruit growing, with particular focus on growing pears, quinces, and stone fruits.

Originally published in 1881, this is a'Practical treatise on the cultivation of the most profitable outdoor crop known'.

"e;Gardening With Nature"e; is a classic guide to growing fruit, vegetables and flowers with a focus on using mainly natural means.

How did plants get to be the way they are?

This book contains an account of all the contemporary forms in use pertaining to the growing of grapes written as a guide for students of the craft.

Mushrooms and their extensive and profitable culture should concern everyone.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to growing apples for commercial purposes, with information on the industry, setting up an orchard, equipment and tools needed, and much more.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to growing a wide range of fruit and vegetables, with information on what to plant, how to prune and manure, common problems and pitfalls, and much more.

In this book, Sharon Amos explains how to design and create a beautiful garden for little or no money, offering tips on bartering for clippings, getting a bargain at garage sales or neighbourhood fairs, digging up suckers or adapting wild species and controlling them in a garden environment.

This volume deals with the production of asparagus, offering the reader historical details before exploring every aspect from planting to cropping and beyond.

Originally published in 1901, this book contains a guide to the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to growing gooseberries, and includes information on propagation, planting, pruning, pests, varieties, and much more.

A wonderful cook book, full of great recipes from the early 20th century.

A handy guide for any allotment owner on the laws, rules and regulations that govern all allotments.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on farming and farm management, being a guide to every aspect of farming from design and construction to drainage and irrigation.

This vintage book contains an elementary guide to growing fruit, with information on propagation, planting, culture, fertilization, pruning, spraying, and much more.

Grown your own food with expert gardener Joe Swift.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on farm crops, being an encyclopedia of common crops with information on cultivation, history, varieties, land preparation, weeding, propagation, pests and diseases, harrowing, and much more besides.

Brimming with fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit, the kitchen garden is a celebration of the seasons from deep roots in the South - at times being the difference between being well-fed or hungry.

When you're growing veg for the first time it can be hard to know where to start and even more difficult to find inspiring advice that isn't completely incomprehensible.

Transform your home with tips from expert gardener Joe Swift.

This vintage book is a comprehensive guide to producing nuts, with information on propagation, planting, and cultivation.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to growing apple trees, and includes information on soil, tree forms, rootstocks, pests, varieties, and much more.

This vintage book is a complete guide to the tomato, being a treatise on history, benefits, common problems, growing, harvesting, marketing, and many other related aspects.

Great artists and great cooks have long been inspired by gardens and the many sensory gifts they provide.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the apple, being a detailed and comprehensive guide to growing, harvesting, and marketing apples.

Information, inspiration, tips and trivia to help you make the most of your gardening year in 2026Packed with new features and advice, the 2026 edition of this guide is a perfect gift for any gardener.

"e;Our Wartime Kitchen Garden"e; is a 1917 guide to kitchen gardening and cooking on a budget.

'When I am disturbed, even angry, gardening has been a therapy.

Looking for a purchase that combines your horticultural bent with your desire to save money?

The Smell of Summer Grass is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'.

A practical and beautiful guide to companion planting for organic gardening successCompanion planting techniques have been used for centuries to facilitate better, more nutritious, and more abundant crops.

Food can be grown just about anywhere, and lack of space should not put you off growing and enjoying the taste of your own fresh vegetables.

GROW MORE FOR LESS - SHEER LUNACYLEARN THE SECRETS OF MOON GARDENING.

If you care about what you eat, you should care about how you grow it.