This is a practical book on growing vegetables under South-eastern Australia conditions and is of special interest to home gardeners and students.
All the most important vegetables are covered alphabetically giving details of sowing, cultivation, harvesting, storage, and pests and diseases that might be expected on these crops.
In addition there is a simple and helpful reminder of jobs to be carried out month by month. Photographs clearly illustrate the growing of each crop from planting to harvesting and complement the text in bringing to the reader a clear and concise description of how to be successful in growing their own vegetables.