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Allotment Book by Susan Berger
A Guide to Growing Gourmet Fruit and Vegetables
A guide to the first year of vegetable gardening for the novice allotmenteer. It covers preparing the soil, planting the beds and the principles of crop rotation and pest control. There is a month-by-month gardening calendar and an A-to-Z of the best fruit, herbs and vegetables.This handbook is designed to guide the novice allotmenteer through the first year of vegetable gardening, providing the information needed to get started: preparing the soil, planting the beds and the principles of crop rotation and pest control. A month-by-month gardening calendar explains gardening tasks, and shows how a plot can keep producing all year round. A chapter on allotment design, with emphasis on both productivity and attractiveness, provides plans that can be transferred directly from the page to the ground. There is also an A-to-Z of the best fruit, herbs and vegetables, presenting unusual varieties as well as reliable easy-to-grow favourites. Ideas are offered for using excess produce, and there are lists of suppliers and useful addresses. |
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| Author(s) : Susan Berger | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 071122014X | ISBN-13 : 9780711220140 |
| RRP : £12.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 06/05/2004
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Page Length : 112mm
Page Size : 225mm