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Discovering Vegetables, Herbs and Spices
A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation, Uses and Health Benefits of over 200 Food-Producing Plants
Susanna Lyle
Colour illustrations
480 pages, 286 x 213 mm
Publisher:
CSIRO PUBLISHING
An inspiration to people to grow and try new foods, this comprehensive guide to vegetables, herbs and
spices explores old favourites as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing plants.
Over 200 species and the most popular cultivars are described, and a general introduction gives a
basic background to various aspects of horticulture and plant nutrition. A table of plants for different
garden situations at the back of the book is a useful ready-reference.
"Avid backyard growers have a perfect one-stop resource... This impressively laid out and executed book reveals just about all you'll need to know to grow more than 200 species."
Tony Fawcett, Saturday Herald Sun, 6 Jun 2009
An inspiration to people to grow and try new foods, this comprehensive guide to vegetables, herbs and
spices explores old favourites as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing plants.
Over 200 species and the most popular cultivars are described, and a general introduction gives a
basic background to various aspects of horticulture and plant nutrition. A table of plants for different
garden situations at the back of the book is a useful ready-reference.
This thorough and extensively researched book has been written by Dr Susanna Lyle, an author with
over 25 years of practical and academic experience in plant and soil studies. This companion volume to Discovering Fruit and Nuts is a vital reference, with everything a gardener needs to know and much that a commercial producer would find valuable in terms of choice of varieties and marketing of the harvest.
Comprehensive and detailed at over 400,000 words
Over 200 colour photographs and diagrams
More than 200 food-producing plants are described, including: history, propagation, harvesting times and methods, cultivation and location needs, pruning, popular varieties, uses of the crop, with particular emphasis on the nutritional benefits
"If you are keen to know more about growing your own vegetables and herbs, then this new volume will make an ideal companion."
Better Homes and Gardens, September 2009
"This book is a must-have for the serious food crop gardener or anyone intending to become one.”
Your Garden, Spring 2009
"I found this book to be extremely interesting and informative. In my humble opinion, it is one of the best available on the market today dealing with this subject."
Maureen Lucas, Gardeners Gazette, Spring 2009
"Avid backyard growers have a perfect one-stop resource in Discovering Vegetables, Herbs and Spices. This impressively laid out and executed book reveals just about all you'll need to know to grow more than 200 species."
Tony Fawcett, Saturday Herald Sun, June 6, 2009
"For gardeners who grow their own food, this book has all the makings of a classic."
Jennifer Anderson, Gardening Australia, July 2009
"Discovering Vegetables, Herbs and Spices by Susanna Lyle is a valuable reference for anyone growing food plants. Excellent early chapters will enlighten you about plants and sex, nutrients, propagation and pot-culture. Lyle brings more than 25 years of expertise in plant and soil studies to this extensively researched book."
The Australian, June 21, 2009
“Publications from CSIRO on horticulture are without a doubt excellent. Discovering Vegetables, Herbs and Spice is no exception. This is a reference book that you will repeatedly use as you find out how exciting it really is to pick your own fresh fruit and vegies free from chemicals. I recommend this book both to the home or commercial gardener and as a reference book to be included in every garden club library.”
Cedric Bryant, Sunday Canberra Times, 19 April 2009
Dr Susanna Lyle has been involved in both the practical and academic study of plants and soils for over 25 years. She has taught horticulture, plant science and garden design, and planned and planted many private and community woodlands and gardens, along with editing a range of scientific and educational books and journals. After travelling in many countries, during which she was a keen observer of food plants in many climates and locations, she settled in Northland, New Zealand. Visit Susanna Lyle's website for more information.
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