A small plot of earth, where you can connect with nature, the seasons and the abundance of the land, makes an invaluable contribution to the quality of life. In this book Spain's top organic gardener explains how the pleasures of growing succulent fresh fruit and vegetables can be yours; and how, by applying organic principles to your gardening, you can give something back to the soil, improving its fertility at the same time as enjoying healthy, vigorous plants and plentiful harvests. Mariano Bueno gives full practical details on how to grow vegetables alongside fruit trees and a variety of aromatic, medicinal and ornamental plants and herbs, in close symbiotic relation. He gives the individual requirements of common garden vegetables and popular fruit trees, and a calendar that describes how to care for the kitchen garden through the gardening year. Explaining how to meet the particular challenges of growing edible plants in a hot, dry climate, with advice on matters such as i