Organic Gardening Techniques: The Essential Guide to Planting, Growing and Care of Your Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs
Language: English
Published by Companion House, 2018
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The popularity of organic gardening continues to rise as people seek to control the quality and freshness of the food they eat. And organic gardening isn't just about creating delicious healthy food for the table: it's also about supporting delicate ecosystems and working without the use of chemicals. This comprehensive handbook of organic gardening techniques is full of practical information on sowing and growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. From selecting the right tools to propagation, crop rotation, growing on supports, training greenhouse crops, watering, weed control?all of the essentials are here. Protecting crops from pests and diseases is dealt with comprehensively, along with extensive advice on storing and preserving your produce after the harvest. Packed full of information, with useful tips throughout, Organic Gardening Techniques is a thorough reference guide for every organic gardener. Inside Organic Gardening Techniques Comprehensive guide to gardening the organic way, from preparing the soil to caring for your crops. Easy-to-use format, with information on getting started, sowing from seed, propagating, watering, crop protection, and much more. Essential gardening techniques are explained and illustrated with clear diagrams, helping you get the most from your productive garden. Includes practical projects that anyone who is able to wield a hammer and saw can easily construct, from building a compost bin and potting bench to making cloches and cold frames.…
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- Title
- Organic Gardening Techniques: The Essential Guide to Planting, Growing and Care of Your Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs
- Author
- Nick Hamilton
- Publisher
- Companion House
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 162008273X
- ISBN 13
- 9781620082737
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
"A no-nonsense organic approach."
—The Telegraph (UK)
The must-have handbook for every organic gardener!
- Comprehensive guide to gardening the organic way, from preparing the soil to caring for your crops
- Easy-to-use format, with information on getting started, sowing from seed, propagating, watering, crop protection, and much more
- Essential techniques are explained and illustrated with clear diagrams, helping you get the most from your productive garden
- Practical projects that anyone who can wield a hammer and saw can easily construct, from building a potting bench to making cloches and cold frames
- Composting, controlling weeds, propagating, thinning, pest control, harvesting, and more
Going the natural route is easy with Organic Gardening Techniques!
The popularity of organic gardening just keeps growing, as more and more of us worry about our earth's delicate ecosystems and choose to forgo the use of chemicals—while also seeking to control the quality and freshness of the food we eat.
This book provides eco-conscious gardeners with practical information and expert advice on cultivating fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. It covers all the essentials: selecting the right tools, propagation, crop rotation, training greenhouse crops, growing on supports, watering, weed control, and even attracting wildlife.
Protecting crops from pests and diseases is explored comprehensively, along with extensive advice on storing and preserving your produce after the harvest. You'll even find step-by-step DIY projects to enhance your garden, including a grow tunnel, deep bed cloche, planting board, potting bench, cold frame, and more! Packed full of information, with useful tips throughout, Organic Gardening Techniques is a thorough reference guide for every organic gardener.
Author Nick Hamilton is the owner of Barnsdale Gardens, Britain's largest collection of individually designed gardens with 39 working gardens on an eight-acre site. He carries on the legacy of his father, the late Geoff Hamilton, legendary host of the BBC's Gardener's World TV show. Nick has a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for organic gardening, principles which he puts into effect at Barnsdale Gardens.
Enjoy delicious, fresh, and healthy produce from your own backyard, with Organic Gardening Techniques!
"His knowledge of organic gardening is second to none."
—Garden Audio News
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