"Backyard Self Sufficiency" by Jackie French

I've heard a lot about Jackie French, in particular that she says that the soil isn't warm enough to plant anything until you can sit on it with your bare bottom and not feel the cold - something like that anyway!!

Is Australian soil ever that cold? I've been watching Self Sufficient Me on YouTube, and he talks about growing beetroot in winter because it's "only" 25ºC  (...shudders in horror...)

a small suburban garden is quarter acre

I'm pretty sure I could be nearly self-sufficient in fruit and veg if I had a quarter acre - that's four allotment plots! (I say nearly, since I would otherwise have to forego bananas, avocados, etc)

It does sound like a fun book, though. Sometimes what you need is inspiration, not just cold hard facts!