A down-to-earth practical guide to growing vegetables for you and your family. Internationally best-selling author and industry-acclaimed gardening guru Andrew Steens is your right-hand man in the vege patch, and here he gives expert advice that will inspire you to give it a go and grow it yourself. Includes an A¿Z of the vegetables best suited to New Zealand gardens, with quick-reference to sowing and harvesting for each of the 33 crops. Plus, handy sowing and harvest charts by climate zone give detailed information about what grows best where and when, along with tips on companion gardening, green crops, planting by the moon and weed control.