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Whether it's a book about how to get the best from your plot, a specialist tome, or a fab cookbook for either fruit or veg, this is the place to have a chat about it!

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Welcome to the Book Club

Sometimes it's good to put your feet up and have a damn good read. If it's a volume about any aspect of fruit or vegetable growing, produce cookery or applicable horticultural techniques, then we want to hear about it!

The Discussion Forum is a great way to gather information on a particular topic in one place, otherwise the Comments section is good for short, easy topics and for you to introduce yourselves.

If you're new to the Group, then welcome :) Do have a good look at what we've been up to and dive right in! If you're just having a nose around, we hope you like what you see and sign up immediately...

Discussion Forum

Books about Salad

Started by VP Jan 11. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Happy New year everyone and welcome to new members of the group :)Some of you may have read I'm having a…Continue

Ideas for Christmas Presents

Started by VP. Last reply by Shena Cooper Dec 4, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes

Now it's December, it's time to start using the C-word. So, if you were buying someone a GYO book for Christmas, what would it be? How about choosing one for beginners to get them all inspired and/or…Continue

Tags: Ideas, Present, Christmas

What would be on YOUR awards list?

Started by VP. Last reply by VP Dec 4, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes

The Horticultural Channel is holding it's inaugural annual awards this month and the nominations for books makes for interesting reading.The nominations for Best Practical Book are:Designing with…Continue

time off my feet, rather than on my hands

Started by Debbie. Last reply by Debbie Oct 31, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes

I will soon be recovering from a minor op on my foot and as hobbling around will be awkward for a few days I think I should get in a couple of good books. Suggestions please for something light,…Continue

How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel by Mark Gatter + Andy McKee

Started by SteffLovesSeeds. Last reply by SteffLovesSeeds Aug 21, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hi all, does anyone else have this book? How to Grow…Continue

Tags: Your, Polytunnel, book, in, Food

The 'Science' of gardening

Started by VP. Last reply by VP Aug 15, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Likes

This discussion should really be credited to Petra not me because she started this one off in the Conversation side of things this morning, but I thought it merited an airing in the Discussion area…Continue

Tags: books, science, thompson, ken

looking for a good book!!

Started by Debi Williamson. Last reply by Debi Williamson Jul 18, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Could any one recommend me a book about breeding hens, sort of middle of the road not over technical nor too simple!! I would like to know what hens I can cross with what really etc! ThanksContinue

The Garden to Kitchen Expert by Judith Wills & Dr. D.G. Hessayson

Started by elaine rickett. Last reply by Debi Williamson Jul 15, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

The above book was going cheap on Amazon so I thought I'd have a gander. I was really surprised at how good it is. OK it's not all beautiful photography and glossy pages - pretty basic really, but…Continue

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Comment by VP on August 13, 2010 at 14:19: Nice booky avatar to follow - as soon as I've taken a pic that's just has fruit and veg books in it!

Comment by Flighty on August 13, 2010 at 14:53: As a lifelong book buff I have to be a member of this group!

Comment by VP on August 13, 2010 at 17:39: Thanks for joining Flighty - I'm sure some others will follow suit shortly :)

Comment by VP on August 13, 2010 at 17:44: If you have a blog or write about bookssomewhere, Quadrille are offering review copies of Marc Diacono's new book 'A Taste of the Unexpected' due out next month. Mark wrote River Cottage's Handbook 'Veg Patch' last year which was the Garden Media Guild's 'Garden Book of the Year'. This latest opus will focus on some of the more unusual fruit and veg Mark grows at Otter Farm.

Hopefully stocks haven't run out, find out by contacting Quadrille at: food@quadrille.co.uk

Comment by Michelle Wheeler on August 13, 2010 at 20:43: Brilliant club.I read so many this will be great.

Comment by Caroline Turner on August 14, 2010 at 21:32: Embarassed by the amount of gardening books that I own, but always on the look out for lovely new ones - will look forward to reviews on here and on your blogs - can we flag up any reviews via this club?

Comment by Elizabeth Musgrave on August 14, 2010 at 21:39: I am like Caroline, I have so many gardnening books they practically need their own room. I love the sound of Mark's new book and have emailed Quadrille in case they are still looking for reviewers. Might be interesting to organise some book swaps perhaps, either temporary or permanent?

Comment by Flighty on August 14, 2010 at 21:43: Caroline I don't see why not, and I'm sure that VP will confirm that!

Comment by VP on August 15, 2010 at 10:32: Oooh lots more have joined up - welcome Zoe, Michelle, Elizabeth, Happy Mouffetard and Caroline :)

Yes, the idea is to talk about anything booky. I've done quite a few reviews on my blog and over at Amazon Caroline, but not many of them are relevant for this community as they're more on the gardening side of things. Will have a look through and flag any which are more veg related.

In the meantime, if anyone else has reviews to tell us about, please do! It'll be good if a number of us get a copy of Mark's book and compare notes too.

I've a few topics for discussion in mind to kick off when we've got a few more members, do join in and add your own when the mood takes you. Good idea re having a book swap Elizabeth - one to kick off in the Discussions perhaps? Any other ideas are welcome :)

Comment by Gillian Carson on August 15, 2010 at 18:54: Thanks for creating this club - great idea. I'm into books that go into more detail in one topic. I'm reading Grow Fruit by Alan Buckingham at the mo. It's very thorough. Great idea re: the book swap. How do you think that might work. Should we add books in the discussion section and once we've found a swap send them?