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Author: Gordon Thorburn Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1844689123 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 342
Book Description
Allotments are enjoying a renewed popularity because people want to know exactly what theyre eating, save money, eat seasonally and save on carbon footprints. As well as men, more and more women are taking up the challenge to create their own sustainable food source with allotments, as well as experiencing the enjoyment of seeing things grow, not just fruit and vegetables, but also flowers. As well as potatoes and sunflowers, exotic plants such as ginger and pak choi are being grown and people are running businesses from their allotment produce, tapping into the locally-sourced, seasonal food market. Gordon Thorburn shows how to make the best from your allotment or even a veg patch with tips on natural bug deterrents, companion planting (save your cabbages by planting marigolds amongst them) and a handy seasonal planner, as well as must-try recipes.
Author: Gordon Thorburn Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1844689123 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 342
Book Description
Allotments are enjoying a renewed popularity because people want to know exactly what theyre eating, save money, eat seasonally and save on carbon footprints. As well as men, more and more women are taking up the challenge to create their own sustainable food source with allotments, as well as experiencing the enjoyment of seeing things grow, not just fruit and vegetables, but also flowers. As well as potatoes and sunflowers, exotic plants such as ginger and pak choi are being grown and people are running businesses from their allotment produce, tapping into the locally-sourced, seasonal food market. Gordon Thorburn shows how to make the best from your allotment or even a veg patch with tips on natural bug deterrents, companion planting (save your cabbages by planting marigolds amongst them) and a handy seasonal planner, as well as must-try recipes.
Author: A. M. Clevely Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 000720759X Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 35
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A wonderfully illustrated celebration of the blood, sweat and joy to be had 'growing your own' in an allotment - with the in-depth, practical gardening know-how Collins is renowned for.
Author: Percy Elford Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333410599 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 68
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Excerpt from The Cultivation of Allotments Although it is not always possible to select an ideal spot for an allotment garden, yet it is worth while to know what to consider if a selection is possible. The garden should not be on very high ground, since on high, exposed positions drying winds and gales may do much damage. Nor should it be too lowlying, since many low lying gardens are subject to fogs and late Spring frosts, and may even be waterlogged. It is also desirable that the garden should have a gentle slope to the south, south-east, or south-west, so that the crops get a maximum amount of sunlight and air. Plants grown under these conditions ripen earlier and resist insects and disease better than if these conditions are impossible. We are Often asked how large an allotment garden should be. NO general answer can be given. A man with a good deal of time on his hands might cultivate as much as forty poles (or quarter of an acre), but the usual sizes are half a chain (or 8 square poles), ten poles, and one chain (or 16 square poles). There is a decided advantage in having the allotment garden long and rather narrow, especially if it is possible to have it long from east to west and short from north to south. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Alan Buckingham Publisher: ISBN: 9780241360002 Category : Allotment gardens Languages : en Pages : 352
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A new edition of the bestselling guide to making the most of your allotment, with seasonal advice, essential to-do lists, and more than 60 fruit and vegetable crop planners. Grow fresh, seasonal produce in your allotment or kitchen garden all year round with the bestselling guide from Alan Buckingham. Allotment Month by Month takes the uncertainty out of your harvest with clear, reliable gardening advice for every month of the year. In-depth crop planners show you when to sow and how to cultivate more than 60 herbs, fruit, and vegetables, including kale, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries, and apples. Month-by-month alerts help you guard against the season's garden pests and diseases to ensure a top-quality harvest. Prioritise key garden tasks, learn crop rotation techniques, and try step-by-step garden projects, such as sowing peas in guttering and making your own compost bin. This new edition has updated recommendations for the best varieties to grow and all the latest advice on pesticide use. Ideal for both urban gardeners and seasoned allotment owners, or as self-purchase or gift for first-time vegetable growers, Allotment Month by Month has everything you need to know to make the most of your plot.
Author: Harry Higgott Thomas Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780265793978 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 84
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Excerpt from The Allotment: Its Preparation, Planting and Management Special efforts to obtain manure of some kindfor mixing with the lower spit of soil, because this is then rendered so much more suitable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Royal Horticultural Society Publisher: White Lion Publishing ISBN: 0711244103 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 211
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The Royal Horticultural Society The Half Hour Allotment (first published in 2005) has been a best-selling gardening title for many years. This new edition re-presents the classic in a fresh new illustrated format with hundreds of new photographs and a bright new cover design. The book shows you how to manage your allotment and enjoy fresh vegetables through the year on just half an hour’s work a day with weekends off. It combines expert advice from Lia Leendertz and the Royal Horticultural Society and time-saving ideas for planning the most effective use of your time and energy, giving you something to eat fresh every day of the year and ensure bumper crops in summer! Lia Leendertz, the best-selling author of The Almanac, is an organic gardener with a great sensitivity for the environment so the book is a gentle and thoughtful read as well as being a bible for productive and time-starved gardeners.
Author: Jane Perrone Publisher: Atlantic ISBN: 9781843545484 Category : Allotment gardens Languages : en Pages : 327
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The Allotment Keeper's Handbook is a no-nonsense guide to managing your own organic vegetable patch. Packed with invaluable advice, from how to choose an allotment and test its soil to knowing your chickweed from your chicory, it offers an enjoyable and inspiring shortcut through the trials, errors and frustrations of starting a kitchen garden. Dispensing with the strict calendar-based advice usually found in gardening manuals, Jane Perrone steers a carefree course through the gardener's year. Featuring a full chapter devoted to harvesting, a history of allotments, an exhaustive section on crop rotation, 'spotlights' on unusual vegetables, fun monthly projects and a glossary to cut through garden jargon, this book is all you will need to get growing.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Health Care Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 196
Author: Gordon Thorburn
Author: Gordon Thorburn
Author: A. M. Clevely
Author: Percy Elford
Author: Alan Buckingham
Author: Harry Higgott Thomas
Author: Royal Horticultural Society
Author: Alec Bristow
Author: Jane Perrone
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Health Care