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ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Reader's Digest Guide to Creative Gardening
Author: Reader's Digest Guide to Creative Cooking and Entertaining
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780276398254
Category : Cookery, International
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies
Author: Daniel WeissPublisher: Readers Digest
ISBN: 0895770636
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Every conceivable craft--from quiltmaking to enameling to jewelry--is included in this comprehensive craft reference. The easy-to-follow text conveys instructions which are clear and precise enough for anyone to learn these interesting hobbies. Over 40 pastimes featured. 4,000 drawings and photographs.
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Author: Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening
Author: Reader's DigestPublisher:
ISBN: 9780895778291
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Providing guidance on a wide range of garden types from small backyard plots to country acreage, an in-depth reference offers information on such topics as plants, pest-control, fertilizer, and environmental awareness.
The Healing Garden
Author: Gwen Nyhus StewartPublisher: Regina : Nyhus Stewart Pub.
ISBN: 9780973308501
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Garden
Author: Waterstone's Guide to Books
Author: Waterstone & CoPublisher:
ISBN: 9780951258989
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1760
Book Description
Backyard Homesteading
Author: David TohtPublisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654415
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
A simple guide to growing fruits, vegetables, nuts & berries, raising chickens, goats, & bees, and making beer, wine, & cider from your backyard. If you want to take control of the food you eat and the products you use, Backyard Homesteading will help you learn how to do it—even if you live in an urban or suburban house on a typical-size lot. Inside, you’ll discover how to turn a yard into a productive and wholesome “homestead” that allows you to grow your own fruits and vegetables and raise farm animals, including chickens and goats. You’ll also find the laws and regulations of raising livestock in populated areas, as well as ways to use and preserve the bounty your land produces. GETTING STARTED Benefits of pure food Family recreation Local regulations Potential yields and savings RAISING VEGETABLES AND HERBS Garden planning/layout Structures/irrigation Vegetable profiles Planting techniques Composting/healthy soil Seasonal gardening GROWING FRUITS, BERRIES, AND NUTS Planting fruit trees and bushes Fruit profiles Organic pest control Grafting and pruning Harvesting methods RAISING CHICKENS The joy of chickens Collecting eggs Care and feeding tips Other small animals RAISING GOATS Benefits of goat milk Structures/fencing Care and feeding tips Other large animals BEEKEEPING Benefits of beekeeping Care and harvesting Building hives Collecting honey HARVEST HOME Canning/drying/freezing Making beer, wine, cider Making jerky, sausage Making jams, jellies Pickling/salting/smoking Building root cellars
Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework
Author: Reader's Digest AssociationPublisher: Readers Digest
ISBN: 0895770598
Category : Fancy work
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Some of us take pride and pleasure in our needlework skills, while others of us have been drawn to sewing crafts but haven't been confident enough to try them. Happily, this book is a gold mine of instruction and inspiration for everyone, whatever your level of skill.