Kitchen Gardens: The Green-Fingered Gardener: the Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruit and Herbs - Couverture souple

Bird, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846811430 ISBN 13 : 9781846811432

Editeur : Hermes House, 2018

Synopsis

There are few things as satisfying as growing your own vegetables, herbs and fruit, and this clear and informative book will give you all the guidance you need to grow your own crops, whether you want a large vegetable garden or a few herbs in containers. This book gives advice on creating a kitchen garden with plans to suit everyone, from small vegetable plots to fruit gardens. It contains useful information on adding soil conditioners and fertilizers, improving drainage and making compost; thinning and transplanting seedlings; harvesting and storage. A section on common problems explains how to deal with bad weather, pests and diseases. There is helpful information on using greenhouses, cloches and cold frames, and other useful tools and equipment. Clear guidance is given on how to plan your crops, including planting in rows, deep beds, crop rotation and phasing crops for maximum produce. With 200 photographs, including step-by-step gardening techniques, and clear practical advice, this is the perfect reference guide for every kitchen gardener.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Bird has been magazine editor for Focus on Plants, The Hardy Plant, Alpine Gardening and the Alpine Garden Society's magazine Bulletin. He is also a full-time author on gardens and plants and has written nearly 30 books on subjects as diverse as alpines and rock gardens, lilies, perennials, organic gardening and window boxes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hermes House
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846811430
• ISBN 13: 9781846811432
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible