How to Grow Potatoes: A Practical Gardening Guide for Great Results, With Step-by-Step Techniques and 185 colour Photographs - Couverture souple

Bird, Richard

 
9781844765690: How to Grow Potatoes: A Practical Gardening Guide for Great Results, With Step-by-Step Techniques and 185 colour Photographs
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1844765695 ISBN 13 : 9781844765690
Editeur : Southwater, 2008

Synopsis

A practical gardening guide for great results, with step-by-step techniques and 185 colour photographs.Potatoes are very easy to grow, and the taste of newly harvested potatoes is incomparable. This book describes and illustrates the best-loved varieties, from the internationally popular Désirée and King Edward to the specialist Pink Fir Apple and Forty Fold. There are step bystep instructions for sowing potatoes in rows and containers, chitting and planting, protecting and earthing up, and how to harvest and store potatoes. There are also suggestions for when and where to plant potatoes, and how to keep plants in tip-top condition by dealing with any pests and diseases. With over 180 photographs, this book is a must for both novices and experienced growers.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Bird is a full-time author on gardens and plants, and has written nearly 30 books on kitchen gardening, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, topiary and pruning. Alex Barker worked at Woman s Own and Prima, and then launched and edited Let s Cook. She also runs a picture library, Food Features.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Southwater
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844765695
ISBN 13 
9781844765690
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
64
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible