Featuring practical information and expert advice on cultivation, people who want to create their own totally edible garden are catered for including backyard city gardeners. Four main sections cover all aspects of vegetable growing: the best vegetable to grow for taste, ornamental value and self-sufficiency; the basics of cultivation; a directory of growing vegetables including an expanded segment on tomatoes; and seed saving. Accompanied by stunning colour photography, numerous charts and a unique climatic map showing optimum regional growing seasons throughout Australia.