Root and Stem Vegetables (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Alexander Dean

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330086945 ISBN 13 : 9781330086940

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical, field-tested guidance on growing roots, tubers, and blanched stems from a lifelong gardener.

This volume distills decades of experience into clear, reliable instructions for home vegetable gardens. It covers how to select, prepare, and work the soil; how to propagate crops like potatoes; and how to plan and manage cultivation throughout the year. The book also explains the different kinds of root, tuber, leaf, and stem vegetables and why each is valued as food.

- Clear steps for soil preparation and deep cultivation
- Techniques for propagating potatoes and other staples
- Seasonal calendars to guide planting, thinning, and harvesting
- Practical notes on blanching leafy and stem vegetables for better flavor

Ideal for readers who want sturdy, no-nonsense advice on growing high-quality root and stem vegetables at home.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Root and Stem Vegetables

If this series failed to treat upon the culture of vegetables it would never justify its title, nor constitute a guide to present-day gardening. It is a sign of the times that the public appreciation for the natural foods of the garden, orchard, and farm is increasing; and whilst the national importance of vegetable culture is not, even now, adequately recognised, at the same time progress is being made in this direction.

The author of the present volume has been intimately connected with vegetable gardening for half a century.

For many years he has lectured on vegetable culture for the Surrey County Council, thus teaching amateurs and cottagers the principles on which successful culture is based. He has founded a National Vegetable Society, and is chairman of that body, whilst his services to the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society have extended over some twenty years. For his distinguished services and devotion to kitchen gardening he has been awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in Horticulture by the Council of the Royal Horticultural Society.

The information contained in the following pages is the narration of personal experience, without, as he states, reference to any published works.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330086945
• ISBN 13: 9781330086940
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
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