INTRODUCTION

All you need to get started growing your own food and cut flowers is here: combine the planting plans in this book to turn your garden or allotment into a beautiful and productive space. Other kitchen gardening books leave it up to you to decide what to grow where. If you haven’t the time or the confidence to worry about that, then this book is for you. You can create your own modular kitchen garden step by step, like a piece of modular furniture.

The chapters take you through the process of creating your kitchen garden a step at a time. First, assess your space and decide what you want to grow. Then dig the beds for your modules, and follow the instructions for sowing seeds and planting. The module plans show how to lay out each one. Finally, maintain your modules with the advice on basic garden tasks in the General Maintenance chapter. A glossary covers all the terms that may not be familiar.

Planting Plans for your Kitchen Garden is intended for beginners of any age and with any type of garden. There are more than 35 planting plans for vegetables, fruit, herbs and cut flowers, and plants to attract wildlife. Whether you want to grow easy summer salads or Brussels sprouts for Christmas, there is a plan you can use.