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Veg Patch (Hardcover): Mark Diacono Veg Patch (Hardcover)
Mark Diacono 1
R529 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R95 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Drawing directly from his experience as an acclaimed climate-change gardener, and of setting up a kitchen garden from scratch for River Cottage, Mark explains the practical aspects of organic growing, introduces us to a whole world of vegetables we may not have previously considered, and does away with alienating gardening jargon once and for all. Mark begins with a catalogue of vegetables that will grow in this country, explaining for each their benefits, what varieties to go for, dos and don'ts, and popular culinary uses. He then invites us to create a wish list of foods, and shows us his own list from his early gardening days. Next, he explains how to turn this wish list into a coherent kitchen garden plan appropriate for our space, whether it be a patch of acidic soil, a roof-top garden or an allotment, whether we put on our wellies in every free moment or are 'time-poor' gardeners. Then he puts all the theory into practice, showing us how to look after nutrients in the soil, how to resist pests and diseases, and how to make our garden sustainable and organic. In clear, concise sections we learn about seed trays, supporting plants with climbing structures, mulching, composting, companion planting, irrigation and promoting pollination, and there are additional tables showing sowing and harvesting times, plant sizes, and alternative varieties of plants for different sites.About thirty recipes and a directory of useful addresses finish the book, and the handbook is complemented by bright colour photography throughout. Practical and inspiring, with a textured hard cover and an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, "Veg Patch" is destined to join Handbooks No. 1, 2 and 3 as an indispensible household reference.

Vegetables and Herbs for the Greenhouse and Polytunnel (Paperback, Digital original): Klaus Laitenberger Vegetables and Herbs for the Greenhouse and Polytunnel (Paperback, Digital original)
Klaus Laitenberger 1
R276 R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Save R138 (50%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With our unpredictable weather, there's never been a better time to cultivate vegetables under shelter. An experienced grower, Klaus Laitenberger shows how to use the heat and shelter of a greenhouse or polytunnel to maximise crop production and supply tasty, healthy food throughout the year. He gives full details of sowing, planting, spacing and harvesting for all our best-loved herbs and vegetables, as well as introducing exotic newcomers such as pepino and yacon.

Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables Wallchart (Wallchart): Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables Wallchart (Wallchart)
R264 R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Save R15 (6%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia (Paperback): Ira Wallace Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia (Paperback)
Ira Wallace
R572 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R84 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Organic Gardening for Everyone - Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy - No Experience Required! (Paperback): Calikim Organic Gardening for Everyone - Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy - No Experience Required! (Paperback)
Calikim 1
R686 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R108 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grow Great Vegetables in Tennessee (Paperback): Ira Wallace Grow Great Vegetables in Tennessee (Paperback)
Ira Wallace
R577 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R84 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grow Great Vegetables in Georgia (Paperback): Ira Wallace Grow Great Vegetables in Georgia (Paperback)
Ira Wallace
R572 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R84 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Grow Potatoes (Paperback): Richard Bird How to Grow Potatoes (Paperback)
Richard Bird
R166 Discovery Miles 1 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- A beautifully simple and practical guide to getting the very best results from your potatoes.
- Includes an illustrated guide to the different varieties of potato and their best growing conditions, including Carlingford, Maris Piper, Desiree, King Edward, Romano and many more.
- Practical advice on how to grow potatoes, from choosing which variety to plant, sowing in rows and containers, to harvesting and storing.

No-Waste Kitchen Gardening - Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More (Paperback): Katie Elzer-Peters No-Waste Kitchen Gardening - Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More (Paperback)
Katie Elzer-Peters
R376 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R31 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Sow Grow Gather - The Beginner's Guide to Growing an Edible Garden (Paperback): Sam Corfield Sow Grow Gather - The Beginner's Guide to Growing an Edible Garden (Paperback)
Sam Corfield
R360 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Save R72 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

No matter how small your space, green-fingered Sam Corfield (aka The Hairy Horticulturist) shows you how simple it is to grow your own edible garden. Covering over 50 roots, shoots, flowers, leaves and fruits, he'll guide you through his foolproof three-step method of sow-grow-gather, while providing useful tips and tricks along the way. Showcasing delicious vegetables, fruits and herbs that anyone can easily grow at home, Sam will also introduce you to some more unusual and colourful veggies (like purple carrots, rainbow radishes and cucamelons!) to show just how exciting growing-your-own can be. Whether you have a small garden, balcony or windowsill, Sow Grow Gather will demystify the growing process, explain useful gardening equipment and reveal how to fit different containers and pots into every corner of your space. With beautiful photography and advice on which plants will suit your plot, as well as how to care for them, you'll go from veg-patch beginner to edible-garden-expert in no time, and have fun during the process.

Grow Fruit Naturally - A Hands-on Guide to Growing Over 300 Varieties (Paperback): Lee Reich Grow Fruit Naturally - A Hands-on Guide to Growing Over 300 Varieties (Paperback)
Lee Reich
R856 R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Save R133 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Take your pick: apples, pears, peaches, blueberries? For health- and money-conscious consumers, homegrown edibles are the way to go. While vegetable gardening has been the hot trend, fruit growing is now taking a bite out of the market. This timely and comprehensive book from gardening expert Lee Reich shows the way to successfully grow fruits that are delicious and nutritious, with information on over 30 fruits and how to reap the most of their bounty. Covering all topics from planning and planting to pruning and harvesting, this essential reference also discusses natural pest-control and fertilization methods, pollination, irrigation, and special techniques such as espalier and growing fruit in containers. A handy, encyclopedic listing of fruits provides in-depth information on individual fruit needs, care, and varieties, with a focus on all-natural growing techniques. With 150 photos and over 50 illustrations, this highly visual guide is the book to pick up to keep your fruit crops thriving.

Tender - Volume II, a Cook's Guide to the Fruit Garden (Hardcover): Nigel Slater Tender - Volume II, a Cook's Guide to the Fruit Garden (Hardcover)
Nigel Slater 1
R997 R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Save R237 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With over 300 recipe ideas and many wonderful stories from the fruit garden, Tender: Volume II - A cook's guide to the fruit garden is the definitive guide to cooking with fruit from the presenter of BBC One's Simple Cooking. 'When I dug up my lawn to grow my own vegetables and herbs I planted fruit too. A handful of small trees - plum, apple and pear - some raspberry, blackberry and currant bushes and even strawberries in pots suddenly joined my patch of potatoes, beans and peas. These fruits became the backbone of my home baking, the stars in my cakes and pastries and even inspired the odd pot of jam. More than this, I started to use them in new ways too, from a weekday supper of pork chops with cider and apples to a Chinese Sunday roast with spiced plum sauce. The hot family puddings and fruit ices we had always loved so much suddenly took on a delicious new significance.' With over 300 recipe ideas and many wonderful stories from the fruit garden, Tender: Volume II - A cook's guide to the fruit garden is the definitive guide to cooking with fruit from the presenter of BBC One's Simple Cooking.

RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch - A Foolproof Guide to Every Stage of Growing Fruit and Veg (Hardcover): Lucy Chamberlain RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch - A Foolproof Guide to Every Stage of Growing Fruit and Veg (Hardcover)
Lucy Chamberlain 1
R646 R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Save R109 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An infallible guide to vegetable growing for gardeners with little space but big ambitions. It's time to get your hands dirty! This gardening book will help you learn how to grow, nurture, and harvest more than 50 types of fruits and vegetables. The bright photos, step-by-step illustrations, and foolproof advice will get you growing in no time. Perfect for beginners as well as keen gardeners. This planting book will teach you how to plan your space, be it a small raised bed, some pots, or a large vegetable patch. Maximise your harvest and explore different planting themes that suit your needs! You'll also discover useful tips for selecting plants to match your theme. Want to know how to keep pests away and your plants healthy? RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patchcontains brilliant expert advice on how to grow more than 50 different crops. Simply look up the specific crop you want to grow, and follow the photos and clear instructions on planting, nurturing, and harvesting. You'll also discover the latest popular new cultivars, crops, and heirloom varieties in this updated edition. Dig Into Vegetable Gardening Enjoy a successful harvest with this organised and stress-free approach to gardening. Whether you're new to gardening or interested in saving costs, this book offers easy-to-follow steps for starting and sustaining your very own vegetable garden. It also makes for a perfect gift for the gardening enthusiast in your life. Whatever the size of the garden, this vegetable garden planner offers you: - Beautiful photos - Step-by-step illustrations - Foolproof gardening advice RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch is part of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) gardening series from DK Books. DK's series of gardening books present handy advice and tips to expand your gardening knowledge. With DK's gardening books you can discover all you need to know about plants, shrubs, trees, fruit, and vegetables, for all gardening novices or green-fingered experts.

Year-Round Edible Gardening - Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season (Paperback): Lena Israelsson Year-Round Edible Gardening - Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season (Paperback)
Lena Israelsson
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall? Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Edible Gardening, is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest. Growing year-round is possible, and this book can teach you the best methods to do it the right way. Year-Round Edible Gardening includes inspiring and expert tips on which vegetables, herbs, and spices suit the different seasons. Certain plants can even be harvested in the middle of winter if handled correctly. Others, like microgreens, herbs, and hydroculture, can create the perfect indoor gardens. This book will teach readers to know the difference between cold and hot weather plants, which growing methods are best suited for different plants, and when to plant and harvest. They'll learn about sowing; coverage with plastic, glass, or fiber weaves; and fertilization-creating a fruitful and fertile soil is the linchpin of all cultivation and one of the book's most important parts.

Food Self-Sufficiency - Basic Permaculture Techniques for Vegetable Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Raising Bees, and More... Food Self-Sufficiency - Basic Permaculture Techniques for Vegetable Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Raising Bees, and More (Paperback)
Robert Elger
R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A practical back-to-basics guide to achieving food security and financial independence. What if you could really raise or grow all the food your family needs? In this fully illustrated book, you'll learn to create an autonomous, diversified, and sustainable garden and to cultivate and maintain it following the main principles of permaculture. If you want to move towards greater food autonomy and you have sufficient space, you can also grow grains, keep chickens, and have a few beehives. Design and grow a prolific organic vegetable garden Learn how to save seeds from one year to the next Discover techniques for collecting water Read about beekeeping tools and how to use them Learn about chicken breeds and how to keep your birds healthy and happy Gaining food autonomy means depending less on grocery stores and food supply chains. But it is also offers the pleasure of eating healthy and delicious products straight from your land, while respecting the environment.

The Modern Homestead Garden - Growing Self-sufficiency in Any Size Backyard (Paperback): Gary Pilarchik The Modern Homestead Garden - Growing Self-sufficiency in Any Size Backyard (Paperback)
Gary Pilarchik
R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Foodscaping - Practical and Innovative Ways to Create an Edible Landscape (Paperback): Charlie Nardozzi Foodscaping - Practical and Innovative Ways to Create an Edible Landscape (Paperback)
Charlie Nardozzi
R732 R614 Discovery Miles 6 140 Save R118 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nature Garden - Design a Wildlife Garden with This Gardening Book for Beginners (Paperback): Joe Swift, Collins Books Nature Garden - Design a Wildlife Garden with This Gardening Book for Beginners (Paperback)
Joe Swift, Collins Books
R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Support and protect the natural world with tips from expert gardener Joe Swift.

With around 16 million UK gardens covering a larger area than all our nature reserves, you could say our largest nature reserve is one big garden! In this practical guide, Joe shows you how to support and protect our rich and varied wildlife habitats.

Joe's no-nonsense approach covers everything you need to know about doing your bit for wildlife. Learn how to manage soil and carefully select plants to create rich and varied habitats, from tall trees down to tiny, spring-flowering bulbs. In this book, Joe demonstrates how to manage your outdoor space sensitively, and debunks the common misconception that 'wildlife-friendly gardens' have to be unkempt.

From bug hotels to pollinators, he also shares his ideas on fun and innovative projects to help kids, as the future custodians of our planet, engage with nature. Joe Swift is an author, TV presenter and garden designer. He makes regular appearances on BBC's Gardener's World and the RHS Flower Shows

Grow Food for Free - The easy, sustainable, zero-cost way to a plentiful harvest (Hardcover): Huw Richards Grow Food for Free - The easy, sustainable, zero-cost way to a plentiful harvest (Hardcover)
Huw Richards 1
R493 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R59 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Zero-cost, low effort and a long term solution to your fresh produce needs! Huw Richards set himself a challenge - to be self-sufficient by growing his own fruit and veg for free for a year. He succeeded, and now wants to help you do the same. Grow your own food in your home garden, allotment or container and look forward to a bountiful harvest year-round. You can plant fruit and veg at home without spending a penny and Huw Richard's shows you how. Packed with tried-and-tested advice, this gardening book covers: - Finding a space to grow - in the garden or on a terrace or balcony - and sourcing the materials you need - Deciding what to grow your crops in (the ground, a raised bed, or containers) - Clear growing instructions on more than 30 species of popular annual and perennial crops - Huw Richards' 52-week journal of how he grew his own food for free for a year without spending a penny - Advice on how to go about selling your produce to raise money to expand your growing area Author Huw Richards is a man on a mission. He is passionate about teaching you how to garden and grow your own food. Years of experience and trying different things has taught Huw how to garden with little money (or without a garden) and he shows you how to do the same! Grow Food for Free teaches you how to produce no-cost, low-maintenance fruit and veg - and finding low-cost ways to overcome common gardening worries. Learn about the space you need and how to prepare it, make your own compost, tackle weeds, pests, and diseases, and how to get hold of your first set of seeds! Discover strategies to expand your garden. Can't afford a raised bed? Try repurposing an old wooden pallet. Don't have money to buy lots of different seeds? Look in your kitchen cupboards for food that you can plant. This home gardening book shows you everything you need to barter, borrow, repurpose, and propagate your way to a bountiful harvest without burdening your bank balance!

The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised - Illustrated Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Enjoying Wild Mushrooms - Including new... The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised - Illustrated Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Enjoying Wild Mushrooms - Including new sections on growing your own incredible edibles and off-season collecting (Paperback)
Gary Lincoff
R548 R459 Discovery Miles 4 590 Save R89 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Mushroom guru Gary Lincoff escorts you through the cultural and culinary history of the mushroom, hunting and identifying wild mushrooms, mushroom safety, and on to preparing and serving the fungi. Stunning photographs and Lincoff's fascinating anecdotes from the field will make you an instant mycophile. Gathering edible wild food is a wonderful way to forge a connection to the Earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from mountains and woodlands to urban and suburban parks to your own backyard. The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised will enrich your understanding of the natural world and build an appreciation for an ancient, critically relevant, and useful body of knowledge. With great expertise, Lincoff provides a complete overview of edible mushrooms: from the mushroom's earliest culinary awakening, through getting equipped for mushroom forays, to preparing and serving the fruits of the foray, wherever you live. Inside you'll find: A brief, colorful history of mushroom hunting worldwide How to get equipped for a mushroom foray A completely illustrated guide to the common wild edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes, with information of psychedelic and psychotherapeutic mushrooms An illustrated guide to medicinal mushrooms Where to find your fare, and how to identify them How to prepare and serve your fungi Thirty delicious recipes Five appendices offer even more mushroom knowledge, with information on how to make mushroom artwork, mushroom cultivation, less common edible varieties, and winter hunting; plus find an essential guide to major poisonous mushrooms, symptoms of poisoning, and treatment. Whether you're just starting out with the hobby or an experienced mycophile looking to add to your collection, The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised is your ideal guide.

How To Grow Your Own Food - An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening (Hardcover): Angela S. Judd How To Grow Your Own Food - An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening (Hardcover)
Angela S. Judd
R284 Discovery Miles 2 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Take your love of plants to the next level and start growing some food with this modern, easy-to-follow guidebook that shows you everything you need to know to grow edible plants all year round!

Did you know you could grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs in containers? Well, now you can take your houseplants to the next level by growing home-grown produce and seasoning that will taste delicious in all of your favorite dishes.

How to Grow Your Own Food identifies 50 common, easy-to-grow edible plants from herbs to vegetables, along with detailed care instructions and beautiful illustrations of each plant. You’ll find everything you need to know about building your container garden including:

  • How to choose the right size container for each plant
  • How to water (and feed!) your plants for optimal growth
  • When to harvest your crops for the best flavor
  • And much more!

It’s time to turn your decorative plants into ones that will keep you happy and healthy! No matter how much or how little space you have in your apartment, you can enjoy everything—from basil to onions to strawberries—with this practical guide to container gardening.
The Urban Garden - How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too (Paperback): Jeremy N. Smith The Urban Garden - How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too (Paperback)
Jeremy N. Smith; Photographs by Chad Harder, Sepp Jannotta; Foreword by Bill McKibben
R779 R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Save R101 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fifteen people--plus a class of first graders--tell how local food, farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community . . . and how they can change yours, too.
"Urban Farming Handbook" includes:
- Fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation from a range of individuals, including farmers and community garden members, a low-income senior and a troubled teen, a foodie, a food bank officer, and many more
- Seven in-depth "How It Works" sections on student farms, community gardens, community-supported agriculture (CSA), community education, farm work therapy, community outreach, and more
- Detailed information on dozens of additional resources from relevant books and websites to government programs and national nonprofit organizations
- Seventy full-color photographs showing a diverse local food community at home, work, and play
Read "Urban Farming Handbook" to learn how people like you, with busy lives like yours, can and do enjoy the many benefits of local food without having to become full-time organic farmers. Gain the information you need to organize or get involved in your own "growing community" anywhere across the country and around the world.

Berry Fruit - Value-Added Products for Health Promotion (Hardcover): Yanyun Zhao Berry Fruit - Value-Added Products for Health Promotion (Hardcover)
Yanyun Zhao
R6,880 Discovery Miles 68 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Highly valued for its unique flavors, textures, and colors, recent research has shown berry fruit to be high in antioxidants, vitamin C, fiber, folic acid, and other beneficial functional compounds. The food industry has also widely used berry fruits in beverages, ice cream, yogurts, and jams. With the rapidly growing popularity of this unique crop it is important to have a single resource for all aspects of the industry from production technologies to nutritional and health benefits. Drawing on the knowledge of leading international experts, Berry Fruit: Value-Added Products for Health Promotion is a comprehensive reference on the handling, use, and functional components of berry fruit. Beginning with an introduction to the current state of the industry, the book covers worldwide production and trends specific to each berry including annual, perennial, and off-season systems. The contributors go into great detail regarding the chemical composition of berries including carbohydrates, organic acids, enzymes, vitamins, and minerals; phytochemicals; antioxidants; and the functionality of pigments such as anthocyanins. Chapters address quality and safety concerns during post-harvest handling and storage, deterioration and microbial safety for the fresh market, and techniques to extend shelf-life including cold-storage and controlled atmosphere packaging. Finally, an extensive section highlights processing technologies and the production of value-added foods such as freezing, dehydrating, and canning; preserves, jellies, and jams; and the intelligent use of processing by-products. Presenting scientific background, research results, and critical reviews, as well as case studies andreferences, Berry Fruit: Value-Added Products for Health Promotion provides a valuable resource for current knowledge and further research and development of berry fruit for the food industry.

Four-Season Food Gardening - How to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs year-round (Paperback): Misilla Dela Llana Four-Season Food Gardening - How to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs year-round (Paperback)
Misilla Dela Llana
R451 Discovery Miles 4 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Kitchen Garden Revival - A modern guide to creating a stylish, small-scale, low-maintenance, edible garden (Hardcover): Nicole... Kitchen Garden Revival - A modern guide to creating a stylish, small-scale, low-maintenance, edible garden (Hardcover)
Nicole Johnsey Burke; Photographs by Eric Kelley
R587 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Save R71 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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