Growing your own vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers? This is the
complete practical guide to growing your own vegetables, herbs,
fruit and flowers in an allotment, shown in over 530 hands-on
photographs and illustrations. It explains how to get started on
your allotment, from finding and applying for a site to assessing
the conditions, planning the design and planting your first crops.
It contains step-by-step instructions for essential techniques,
such as testing the soil, weeding, composting, planting, sowing
seeds, propagating and fertilizing. It includes down-to-earth
advice on growing in the open and under glass, and how to deal with
pests and diseases. This highly accessible book shows novice
gardeners how to start their own allotment garden, from applying
for permission and planning the garden through to planting, growing
and harvesting vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers. A brief
history examines the origins of allotments, from their first
official inception in the late 1500s through the World Wars and to
their role in modern society. Next, the book explains how to keep
your soil healthy, plan what to grow where, and how to choose the
best plant varieties. It includes practical step-by-step
instructions for everyday techniques, such as sowing seeds,
propagation, pruning, and harvesting. Finally, a season-by-season
calendar of care provides an at-a-glance checklist of what to sow,
plant out and harvest for every stage in the gardening year. With
its expert information and more than 530 photographs and
illustrations, this is an essential volume for anyone interested in
cultivating home-grown crops.
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