Is it worth buying Dr Hessayon's Vegetable and Herb Expert book?

[NOG]

They are good as a ref book left in the shed.

[stevemac]

Asda had this for �4.50 when i was in last week

[21again]

It arrived this morning, guess what I will be doing tonight if I can tear myself away from the internet.



A great deal considering it was free delivery plus I have �4 worth of Clubcard points in deals which makes the book virtually free.



Def worth buying.

[funstuie]

I got my copy from greenmetropolis.com and it's brilliant. The copy I got was listed as "good condition" but it looks brand new.

[pukka.tukka]

Hi

I love his books. My FIL gave me his, which I have know returned, as FIL as started grwoing again, and then hubby got my the handy one, which is great for taking to the lotty I would be without mine.

[pdblake]

I've got this and the pocket sized version. Both great guides.

[bluemoon]

The general info, when considering how to combat pests and diseases, is usually to nuke it. Not at all organic, BUT I wouldn't be without it simply because it actually has pictures of the pests to aid correct identification which surprisingly few books do. So, identify your pest, then look in something a little more gentle for advice on how to deal with it.

[pdblake]

The general info, when considering how to combat pests and diseases, is usually to nuke it. Not at all organic, BUT I wouldn't be without it simply because it actually has pictures of the pests to aid correct identification which surprisingly few books do. So, identify your pest, then look in something a little more gentle for advice on how to deal with it.

Yes, he is a little trigger happy with the powders and sprays But, as you say, there are some good ID images.

I like the layout too. You get spacings, seed sizes, viability times for seed, germination and harvest times, sowing and planting times, for everything.

[kathsunn]

Very helpful for beginners

In the seed facts section they give you an expected yeild for a 10ft row that I found very helpful when planning my plot. It gave me a rough guide to how many plants/seeds I would need to get a decent crop. This is my first time planting a veg plot, so I needed all the basics -- it has almost everything you need to know. I vote to buy it!

[ckfe]

Well worth it, I have a whole range of them. they crop up at boot fairs all the time. The Veg and Herb is the most thumbed.

my partner bought me a whole stack of them, the gardening one etc for about 50p from a carboot.. got some good tips from them even though they're not really about veg growing

[NOG]

Well done. Thats a good buy.

[miffy]

I was given it and found it a scary read!! All those diseases and things that can eat my beloved veggies. Aargh.

[dexterdoglancashire]

This book is my BIBLE! I have it in my shed on my lottie so I can use it to refer to, then try to look like I know what Im doing when Im outside working!