ON THE BOOK SHELF

If you are new to growing edibles, you need jargon-free and easy to follow advice that sets out for you, step-bystep, what you need to do, which are the best crops to grow – whether in a pot, ground or on a windowsill – and how to avoid feast or famine. That is exactly what Anna Greenland sets out to do in Grow Easy (£20, Mitchell Beazley). Profiling her top 30 crop choices of vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit, she advises on the principles of growing organically, then guides the reader on a year-round crop plan for two raised beds, sharing some recipes on how to use the homegrown harvest.