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Your Backyard Bounty Awaits! You can grow beautiful, healthy,
delicious veggies and herbs right from the start - just follow the
trustworthy advice found in The Beginner's Guide to Growing Great
Vegetables. Expert gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner shares all the
information you need to create a thriving garden, from facts about
soil and sun to tips on fertilising, mulching, and watering.
Regional planting charts show what to plant when, and a
month-by-month planner takes you from January through December.
Profiles of popular edibles explain exactly how to plant, care for,
and harvest your bounty. Whether your garden grows in the ground,
on a balcony, or in containers on a sunny patio, this is your guide
to grow-your-own success.
'A brilliant and inspirational starter kit for anyone who wants to
make a garden to suit their own needs.' - Alan Titchmarsh Although
excited by the prospect of moving into their own home for the first
time, many people are mystified at the thought of what to do with
their outdoor space. Frances Tophill's fuss-free, practical guide
shows you how to create a space outside your own back door that's
designed by you, built by you and enjoyed by you. Beginning with
advice on getting to know your garden - what type of soil you have,
what the drainage and light is like - then on getting to know
yourself as a gardener - do you want a vegetable patch, an
abundance of flowers or simply an extension of your indoor living
space? - and then moving on to the practical design, including hard
and soft landscaping and building materials and guidance, Frances
guides you through different types of plants and how to source and
plant them. There is also a section on aftercare, telling you the
best way to keep your garden well cared for and easy to maintain
throughout the year.
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Chives
(Paperback)
Michelle Hawkins
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R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Grow food for freshness. Grow food organically. Grow food to
connect with nature. Whatever the goal, you don't need a lot of
space to enjoy the benefits of homegrown veggies, herbs, and
fruits. In Grow Food at Home, gardening expert John Tullock shows
readers just how easy it is to enjoy "farm"-fresh produce grown
right on the windowsill, the porch, or in a tiny backyard. Covering
artificial lighting, hydroponics, vertical gardening, straw-bale
planters, and more, the book offers even the most confined
apartment dwellers plenty of options to get growing. Tullock shares
all the tips and tricks readers need to make small-space gardening
a success, with information on starting seeds, transplanting,
succession planting, "crop" rotation, and other procedures-all
tailored to the small-space garden-plus recipes to make the most of
the harvest. Readers will be energized to grow a mouth-watering
selection of micro-crops, from lettuces and herbs to tomatoes,
cucumbers, beets, and even small fruits-no matter how little room
they have available.
Unleash the potential of your yard by transforming it into a
beautiful and vibrant space offering a continuous supply of food
Journey into the good food movement by unleashing the potential of
your yard, transforming it into a beautiful and vibrant space that
offers a continuous supply of food. Using dozens of beautiful color
photographs and watercolor planting charts, infographics, and
landscaping designs, Your Edible Yard is the comprehensive how-to
guide you need to turn your yard into a bountiful feast. It
features: Practical gardening methods and maintenance from weeding
to wintering, including foodscaping, container gardening, and
saving seeds Permaculture principles including soil building
techniques, garden preparation, raised beds, and natural/non-toxic
DIY pesticide alternatives How to integrate culinary and medicinal
herbs, edible flowers, mushrooms, fruits, vegetables, and wild
edibles Gardening resources: where to go for help, buy seeds, and
source supplies on a budget Instructions on preserving, fermenting,
freezing, drying, and making simple medicines General tips, such as
how to find loopholes in laws preventing edible front yards.
Whether you're a beginner or experienced gardener in the city, the
suburbs, or the country, this manual is the A-Z guide for how to
make use of the space you have, highlighting the colorful and
abundant array that edible landscapes promise.
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