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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods
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Weeds
(Paperback)
Charlie Ryrie
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R36
Discovery Miles 360
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Gaia Organic Basics series is endorsed by the Soil Association,
the UK's principle organisation promoting organic agriculture and
horticulture, and the organic organisation - HDRA (Henry Doubleday
Research Association). Ideal for town or country gardeners with
special topics covering small and urban gardens; Specially
commissioned photographs; An original series covering organic
gardening in a modern, fresh and vibrant syle; Handy size pocket
books provide expert quick reference for practical gardeners; Gaia
Organic Basics is an important new series for every gardener who
wants to learn how to create a healthy and thriving organic garden.
Highly practical, the four books in this series take the mystery
out of organic gardening with straightforward explanations of
principles and techniques. Designed for beginners as well as more
advanced gardeners who want to leave chemicals behind, these titles
offer an organic way to cultivate soil, to make one's own compost
and to control pests and weeds. Full colour photography illustrates
the practical aspects of creating an organic garden and their handy
pocket size make these books an expert quick reference for
practical gardeners. Whatever the style or size of garden, these
books give all the information necessary to take the natural road
to a beautiful, lush and fully organic garden.
In one affordable polytunnel, kitchen-garden guru Joyce Russell
shows you how to grow vegetables easily, organically and abundantly
so that you have something to eat every month of the year. Whether
you are a beginner or more experienced, this comprehensive,
practical, month-by-month guide to polytunnel gardening has got
everything you need, telling you exactly what to do and when to do
it, in order to grow the best fruit and vegetables all-year-round.
From preparing the site to making a hotbed, from composts and
organic feeds to identifying and coping with pests, plus
information on how to get the best from each crop and
month-to-month planting plans for year-round growing, The
Polytunnel Book provides a wealth of practical tips and techniques
as well as celebrating what can be achieved. Illustrated with 300
stunning colour photographs, this practical guide to polytunnels
hand guides you through each month of the year, ensuring the best
results all year round.
'n Vars blik op inheemse tuinmaak, of jy nou geleidelik uitheemse
plante met inheemses wil vervang, of van voor af begin en volledig
op ons eie plante fokus. Hierdie plante verg minder werk as
uitheemses, het gewoonlik minder water nodig, wil byna geen
chemiese kunsmis en insekdoders he nie, en kos heelwat minder omdat
jy hulle nie kort-kort hoef te vervang nie. Elke plant in die titel
is spesiaal gekies omdat dit blom, soms besadig, maar meer dikwels
baldadig. Benewens 'n nabyfoto en volledige beskrywing van byna 100
plantspesies is hier interessante inligting oor grondvoorbereiding,
voeding, voortplanting en instandhouding.
Are the creatures that visit and live in your garden friends or
foes? How can you discourage the bad and nurture the good? And how
does each animal fit into the essential garden ecosystem? You'll
find the answers in the verdicts, evidence and treatments presented
in this innovative new book. Including more than 50 common garden
residents - from squirrels to starlings, from ladybirds to
leatherjackets, and from frogs to flea beetles - it tells you how
to encourage the forces for good and explains how best to deter or
get rid of (ideally organically) those that bring damage, disease
or even death to your precious plants. And vitally, it pieces
together the key links in the garden food chain and shows how to
maintain nature's delicate balance on your plot. As well as the key
gardening information you need, you'll discover here the
extraordinary ways in which garden wildlife is adapted for success,
how to encourage vital pollinators and how to plan planting and
cultivation to pre-empt problems. You'll see how to use pesticides
safely if you must, and there are hints and tips on the best ways
to deal with cats and dogs, chickens and geese in the garden. So
whether you want your garden to be a haven for hedgehogs and
honeybees, to have fewer slugs and snails, or to be know all the
pros and cons of crows and cabbage white caterpillars, then these
are the verdicts you need. Garden Wildlife on Trial is the sequel
and companion volume to Ruth Binney's successful Weeds on Trial
published in 2019 (ISBN 9781910821299).
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Practical Masonry
- A Guide to the Art of Stone Cutting, Comprising the Construction, Setting-Out, and Working of Stairs, Circular Work, Arches, Niches, Domes, Pendentives, Vaults, Tracery Windows, Etc., Etc. for the Use of Students, Masons, and Other Workm
(Hardcover)
William R. Purchase
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R823
Discovery Miles 8 230
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Grow-your-own food fans will be delighted to hear that it's
possible to have tasty, homegrown mushrooms to eat every month of
the year. This easy-to-follow, practical book explains how to grow
them in the garden, balcony, kitchen or cellar. Mushrooms are an
organic, sustainable and delicious form of plant nutrition and
fungi experts Magdalena Wurth and Herbert Wurth take you through
every step of the cultivation process. Learn how to grow 19
different mushroom helped along by clear tables, drawings and
photographs. Whether you start mushroom growing outdoors on tree
stumps and straw bales or indoors using compost or a kit, these
tried-and-tested methods make this the ultimate book on small-scale
mushroom growing.
Gardens are often crawling with all kinds of garden bugs, and even
the smallest plot can be an important haven for wildlife. But can
you distinguish between a Garden Snail and a Strawberry Snail? Or
can you tell a False Widow Spider from a Harvestman? These are just
some of the more than 2,000 different species of garden bugs that
are found in the British Isles, many of which we depend on for our
own survival. RSPB ID Spotlight Garden Bugs is a reliable fold-out
chart that presents illustrations of more than 50 of our most
widespread and familiar garden bugs by renowned artist Richard
Lewington. - Species are grouped by family and helpfully labelled
to assist with identification - Artworks are shown side-by-side for
quick comparison and easy reference at home or in the field - The
reverse of the chart provides information on the habitats,
behaviour, life cycles and diets of our garden bugs, as well as the
conservation issues they are facing and how the RSPB and other
conservation charities are working to support them - Practical tips
on bug houses and implementing wildlife-friendly garden practices
are also included The ID Spotlight charts help wildlife enthusiasts
identify and learn more about our most common species using
accurate colour illustrations and informative, accessible text.
Federal Twist is set on a ridge above the Delaware River in western
New Jersey, USA. It is a naturalistic garden that has loose
boundaries and integrates closely with the natural world that
surrounds it. It has no utilitarian or leisure uses (no play areas,
swimming pools or outdoor dining) and the site is not an obvious
choice for a garden (heavy clay soil, poorly drained: quick death
for any plants not ecologically suited to it). The physical garden,
its plants and its features, is of course an appealing and pleasant
place to be but Federal Twist's real charm and significance lie in
its intangible aspects: its changing qualities and views, the moods
and emotions it evokes, and its distinctive character and sense of
place. Monty Don commented after his visit, "it made me rethink
what a garden can be and do." This book charts the author's journey
in making such a garden. How he made a conscious decision not to
"improve the land", planted large, competitive plants into rough
grass, experimented with seeding to develop sustainable plant
communities. And how he worked with light to provoke certain moods
and allowed the energy of the place, chance and randomness to have
its say. Part experimental horticulturist and part philosopher,
James Golden has written an important book for naturalistic and
ecological gardeners and anyone interested in exploring the
relationship between gardens, nature and ourselves.
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