How to use this guide 8 Why grow your own 10 Planning your plot 12 Watering and feeding 16 Weeding and mulching 18 Pests and diseases 20
FRUIT 22
TREE FRUITS 26
Apples 28 Pears 42 Plums, Damsons, and Gages 52 Sweet and sour cherries 64 Peaches and Nectarines 74
Apricots 82 Figs 86 Medlars and Quinces 90 Citrus: lime, lemon, citron, limequat, kumquat, orange, grapefruit, calamondin, and mandarin 94 Nuts: walnuts, almonds, sweet chestnuts, pecans, cobnuts, and hazelnuts 100
SOFT FRUITS 106
Grape vines 108 Strawberries 116 Raspberries 126 Blackberries and Hybrid berries 132 Gooseberries 136
Black, White, and Red currants 142 Blueberries 148 Cranberries 154 Melons 158
VEGETABLES 166
ROOTS 110
Potatoes 172 Carrots 184 Parsnips 196 Beets. 202 Sweet potatoes 210 Rutabagas 216 Radishes 220 Turnips 228
Salsify and Scorzonera 234 Jerusalem artichokes 238
BRASSICAS AND LEAFY
VEGETABLES 242
Cabbages 244 Brussels sprouts 260 Cauliflowers 266 Broccoli 276 Kale 284 Spinach 290 Swiss chard 296
Kohlrabi 302 Bok choy 306 Chinese cabbage 310
ONION FAMILY 314
Onions 316 Shallots 326 Leeks 332 Garlic 340 Scallions and Bunching onions 346
STEM VEGETABLES 354
Asparagus 356 Rhubarb 362 Celery 368 Celeriac 374 Florence fennel 378
PEAS AND BEANS 332
Peas 384 Runner beans 390 Green beans (bush and pole) 398 Fava beans 406 Beans for drying: kidney cannellini, lablab, lima, soybeans, haricot, borlotti, and Southern peas 410
SALAD VEGETABLES 416
Lettuces 418 Salad greens: sorrel, perilla, corn salad, komatsuna, cress, mibuna, mizuna, purslane, New Zealand
spinach, arugula, tatsoi, Chinese broccoli, choy sum, chop suey greens, mustard greens, par-cel, red orache,
texsel greens, and celtuce 432 Chicory 446 Endives 452
FRUITING VEGETABLES 456
Globe artichokes 458 Tomatoes 462 Peppers (sweet and chili) 480 Eggplants 496 Corn 504
CUCUMBERS AND
SQUASHES 518
Cucumbers 520 Zucchini, Marrow squashes, and Summer squashes 532 Pumpkins and Winter squashes 544
Supplier list 556 Acknowledgments 560