“Book Descriptions: Packed with advice on everything from clearing your plot to defeating slugs and growing bumper crops, Allotment Handbook is your shortcut to an orderly, productive plot. 10 steps to preparing your plot takes you through the basics from assessing your site to preparing the soil, protecting your crops, feeding and mulching, watering and weeding, choosing crops, and sowing and planting. Growing vegetables and fruit shows you how to cultivate 70 crops, from everyday potatoes, onions and strawberries, to artichokes, asparagus and figs. Projects and ideas throughout the book inspire you to make your own compost, assemble raised beds, lay paths, grow flowers alongside your fruit and veg, and more. Armed with Allotment Handbook and a spade, you will soon be enjoying the freshest fruit and veg all year round.” DRIVE