River Cottage - Veg DVD

Join Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and River Cottage Head Gardener, Mark Diacono for a personal step-by-step guide to the joys of growing your own veg. From the very first steps in planning your vegetable wish list, to sowing your seeds and finally transforming your harvest into delicious dishes – you’ll see how enjoyable and satisfying time spent growing, and eating what you grow, can be.You’ll be guided through some of the key stages in turning your empty plot into a productive patch and inspired to try new things. Rolling up your sleeves and getting growing is one... of life’s great pleasures, and is easier than you think. Applying some of the River Cottage top tips to your garden (or even window-sill) will help to ensure that your efforts won’t be in vain.Not only will you get the best advice on sowing your seeds, you’ll see how to look after the seedlings once they are planted out – avoiding predation by all manner of pesky pests is key to the success of your plot – and Mark will offer his advice on the veg growers most wanted! So liberate yourself from expensive, often tasteless, supermarket veg and celebrate the seasons by growing something seriously fresh and tasty! With over an hour of specially shot material River Cottage: Veg Patch serves up sections on Getting Started, River Cottage Favourites, Successional Planting & Crop Rotation, and recipes for your Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter produce. [show more]

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