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Veg in One Bed

by Huw Richards

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A month-by-month plan for growing an abundance of vegetables in just one raised bed

2019Steady paceHopeful

A whole year from one bed

Huw Richards, a young Welsh gardener with a hugely popular YouTube channel, shows how to grow vegetables all year in a single raised bed. The book starts with building the bed on a budget and then follows a simple month-by-month plan: what to sow on the windowsill, what to plant out, how to care for it and what to harvest, with clear photographs and illustrations.

Who will enjoy it

Beginner gardeners, people with small gardens and anyone who wants a simple, structured plan for growing their own food.

What you will get

A clear, encouraging and beautifully illustrated guide that makes growing your own vegetables feel simple and achievable, even with very little space or experience.

Veg in One Bed Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting

Genre

Nonfiction · Gardening · Vegetables · Raised beds

Length

224 pages · ≈ 7 h

More about this book

Richards began growing food and sharing gardening videos online while still a child in rural Wales. In this book he removes the overwhelm that stops many beginners by focusing on a single bed. He explains how to choose a spot, build the bed cheaply, fill it with good soil and compost, and plan for frost and the seasons. His approach is organic, with simple homemade feeds and companion plants to attract pollinators.

The heart of the book is the month-by-month section. For each month, illustrations show what the bed should look like, and step-by-step photographs explain the jobs to do: starting seedlings on a windowsill so they are strong before planting out, sowing directly in the bed, thinning, feeding, watering and harvesting. The plan focuses on easy, productive crops such as salad leaves, beans, peas, root vegetables and herbs, so that something is ready to pick across much of the year. A final section suggests next steps, from growing more varieties to expanding into a second bed.

Practical, cheerful and confidence-building. About 224 pages in the DK hardcover, fully illustrated.