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There are few things more rewarding than growing your own food:
come springtime, even non-gardeners can be found in their gardens
trying their hands on a few tried and true vegetable plants,
whether it's a simple tomato plan on the patio or a container of
basil in the kitchen window. In a sea of information, how are
beginner gardeners to know what advice to follow? Growers are
hungry for accurate and expert advice - just the thing that Fine
Gardening Easy-to-Grow Vegetables provides. This book is a true
beginner's guide to growing vegetables easily and productively and
contains great tips and techniques for even practiced gardeners.
These surprisingly easy basics will have your garden filled to the
brim with tomatoes, squash, peppers and so many more favourites.
Split into 7 chapters, the book shows readers how to plan a
vegetable garden and get the most out of their plants. Chapters or
Tomatoes, Peppers & Other Vines, Root Vegetables, Squash,
Greens and Herbs provide all of the information a reader needs to
get growing. A robust Vegetable Index and the appendix offer
readers excellent charts and growing information.
A new approach to foraging Roger Phillips is the legendary
godfather of foraging. Drawing upon decades of experience, his
knowledge of wild food is unrivalled and in this richly illustrated
book he shares some of his most recently gathered wisdom, collected
from around the world. Roger reveals the edible and therapeutic
secrets of our fields, woodlands and flower beds, and suggests tips
for sourcing delicious morsels growing throughout the countryside
and in our gardens. He also describes the native habitat and
history of many fascinating plants and fungi, both common and
unusual: from the camas bulbs eaten by the Native Americans of the
Pacific Northwest, to the Italian and Spanish favourite, Caesar's
amanita; from hostas, the familiar garden foliage consumed as a
succulent vegetable in Japan, to the newly popular Australian
citrus fruits. The Worldwide Forager is divided into four sections:
mushrooms and fungi; flowers, leaves and herbs; fruit and nuts; and
roots and tubers, and Roger uses each one to provide a wide range
of ideas for making your meals more colourful, delicious and
sustainable.
History may be written by the victors, but as Wolfgang Schivelbusch
argues, it is the losers who often have the last word. Focusing on
three case studies - the American South after the Civil War, France
after defeat by Prussia in 1871, and Germany following the First
World War - Schivelbusch reveals the complex psychological and
cultural responses of vanquished nations to the experience of
military defeat.
Transform your home with tips from expert gardener Joe Swift.
Indoor plants brighten our homes, connect us with the natural world
and improve our physical and mental health. If you want to turn
your living space into an Indoor Green haven, expert gardener Joe
Swift shows you how with practical, easy-to-follow advice. Joe's
no-nonsense approach covers everything you need to know from
choosing and buying plants to placing them where they'll be
happiest. He then guides you through caring for them including
watering, feeding, re-potting, and combatting common plant
problems. In this book Joe covers a vast range of wonderful, varied
and exotic plants from all over the world including flowering and
foliage plants, palms, succulents, cacti, bonsai and citrus. He
demonstrates how to put them together in impactful and innovative
ways whether they're grown in an old tin can, a classic pot, a
glass terrarium, or part of an ambitious interior green wall! Joe
also explains how to propagate plants to save you money, increase
your collection and transform your home further into an Indoor
Green paradise! 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
'A beautifully photographed guide for gardeners' - Daily Telegraph
'Nick offers solutions for every season' - Country Living 'A
thought-provoking and beautifully written book' - Fergus Garrett,
Head Gardener, Great Dixter In 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
BBC Gardeners' World presenter Nick Bailey shows you how to plant
and manage your garden, whatever its size, to ensure year-round
colour and interest. Initially explaining simple colour theory
principles and how to apply them to your garden, the book goes on
to highlight beautiful plants and planting combinations for every
season no matter what type of garden you have. With chapters
covering the longest flowering plants, pot recipes and gorgeous
plants for difficult sites, along with a comprehensive seasonal
directory, this book will inspire and delight both experienced
gardeners and beginners alike.
Transform your home into a simple farmhouse--no matter where you
live--with this beautiful guide to slow living. Country girl and
popular blogger Lisa Bass shares her favorite hearty recipes,
handmade projects, and tips for natural living that she uses in her
own from-scratch life. Slow down and enjoy the simplicity of a
country lifestyle with recipes and projects such as: Natural
Kitchen: rosemary lemon foaming dish soap, stonewashed linen apron,
market tote Handmade Decor: pillow covers from reclaimed materials,
dipped beeswax candles, linen ruffle throw blanket Natural Body:
chamomile body butter, lavender calendula salve, relaxing bath soak
and body mist Natural Laundry: essential oil spot remover, wool
dryer balls, lavender linen spray Natural Cleaning: orange dusting
spray, glass cleaner Farmhouse Cooking: cast iron sourdough
cinnamon roll, orange cream kefir smoothie, roasted red pepper and
tomato soup Gardening: windowsill herb garden, cut flower garden,
essential oil pest spray
Guinness world record holder Charles Wilber reveals for the first
time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes without chemicals.
What happens between the hopeful spring weekend spent planting
seeds and the warm summer morning when the gardener wanders back
into the rows of vegetable plants with picking basket in hand?
Plenty! Every healthy vegetable garden represents an entire world
of activity and every vegetable gardener, no matter how
experienced, wants to know more about what's going on in those tidy
rows and how to handle any growing quandary that may arise
throughout the season The popularity of vegetable gardening is at
an all-time high. Home grown vegetables taste great, nourish body
and soul, and provide the additional security of knowing where the
produce comes from and how it was grown. "The Veggie Gardener's
Answer Book" feeds readers all the insider's tips and tricks,
practical advice, and organic wisdom necessary for growing the very
best crops.
This is a guide to planning a kitchen garden and cultivating a wide
range of fruits, vegetables and herbs, from sowing and planting
through to harvesting and storage. It also describes the different
cultivation needs of various crops, including the training and
pruning of fruit trees, and routine husbandry, such as weeding,
feeding, mulching and the prevention and control of pests and
diseases.
Did you know Avocados contain around 20 minerals and vitamins which
are essential to good health? But a medium avocado contains more
calories than a Mars bar? Who cares? They're delicious and can be
used in everything from salad to soup. And make a fabulous face
mask! Super Food: Avocado contains Feature spreads - covering the
history of avocados, plus health benefits, how to use avocado to
dye fabric and grow your own. Delicious food and drink recipes -
from snacks, starters, mains and desserts. Enjoy a bacon and egg
baked avocado with a mango, avocado and spinach smoothie for
breakfast! Health and beauty recipes - make your hands beautiful
with an avocado, olive oil and lemon treatment, or brighten dull
skin with an avocado exfoliant. Food is super! There's all sorts of
things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd
expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your
teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting,
healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series
takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both
practical and delicious. The first books in the series are:
Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut.
The ultimate guide for all keen gardeners and allotmenteers - The
Allotment Almanac by BBC Radio 2 gardener Terry Walton gives key
advice on what to do each month, key crops, main tasks and top tips
of varieties and is shot through with distilled hard-won
experience. Entertaining and informative, you won't need anything
else! 'The perfect companion for any allotmenteer, and with Terry
Walton, you can't go wrong. His friendly advice will guide you each
month, with exactly what you should do on your plot' -- English
Garden 'This super little book... for all keen gardeners,
especially allotmenteers, who will appreciate the tales but also
get some useful tips' -- Kitchen Garden 'What a lovely little book.
Takes you through month by month and really well illustrated.
Really pleased with it' -- ***** Reader review 'The only companion
you will need in the allotment' -- ***** Reader review 'A VERY good
book, written from the heart, by a knowledgeable gardener' -- *****
Reader review 'A must-have for gardeners' -- ***** Reader review
'As you read this book you feel Terry at your side chatting to you
as if on the plot together - a real joy' -- ***** Reader review
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From a gardener who has been working on his allotment for over 50
years, this is a brilliant guide to organic vegetable growing and
allotment life in general. Month-by-month BBC Radio 2 gardener
Terry Walton give us invaluable advice on: - things to do each
month - what to watch out for - key crops for the month - top
variety tips In addition to this, he peppers this with tales of
life on his allotment, creating a charming and heart-warming guide.
Taking the gardening reader by the hand and leading them through
the gardening year, Terry is the perfect companion, giving
technical help, quick tips, reassurance, and plenty of
entertainment along the way. What are you waiting for?
"If you've been looking to be inspired by nature and everything
your garden gives you, you'll be enriched by the tips and wisdom
presented in this book." --Garden Design Magazine There has never
been a better time to dedicate yourself to a life enriched by
nature. In A Year at Brandywine Cottage, David Culp inspires you to
find that connection in the comfort of your own backyard. Organized
seasonally, A Year at Brandywine Cottage is filled with fresh ideas
and trusted advice on flower gardening, growing vegetables and
herbs, creating simple floral arrangements, and cooking seasonally
with home-grown produce. You'll find suggested tasks for each
month, including advice on when to plant and harvest, how to weed
and water, and what to plant for year-round beauty. Packed with
glorious photography by Rob Cardillo and brimming with practical
tips, A Year at Brandywine Cottage is your guide to living your
best life in--and out--of the garden.
Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have
access to the ideal five sunny, gently sloping acres of rich,
loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly
entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced
in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more
sustainably in a less-than-perfect world. With a rallying cry of
"If we can do it, you can too," she distills the wisdom of twenty
years of trial and error into a valuable teaching tool. The perfect
antidote to dense, high-level technical manuals, Permaculture for
the Rest of Us presents the fundamental principles of this
sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way.
Each chapter focuses on a specific method or technique,
interspersing straightforward explanations with the author's own
experiences. Learn how to successfully retrofit even the smallest
homestead using skills such as: No-till vs. till gardening,
composting, and soil-building Natural pest control and integrating
small livestock Basic greenhouse construction Harvesting,
preservation, and more Ideal for urban dreamers, suburbanites and
country-dwellers alike, this inspirational and instructional
"encouragement manual" is packed with vibrant photographs
documenting the author's journey from adversity to abundance. Jenni
Blackmore is a farmer, artist, writer and certified Permaculture
Design Consultant who built her house on a rocky, windswept island
off the coast of Nova Scotia almost twenty-five years ago and has
been stumbling along the road to self-sufficient living ever since.
A successful micro-farmer, she produces most of her family's meat,
eggs, fruit, and vegetables, in spite of often-challenging
conditions.
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