Product Description
The Little Book of Advice for Fruit & Veg Gardeners: All of Your Gardening Questions Answered
Author: Daphne Ledward
Format: Paperback
To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. – Alfred Austin
In the multifaceted world of gardening, the same questions arise time and time again: how do I sow my own vegetables? When and how should I plant my garden to get the best fruits?
The Little Book of Advice for Fruit & Veg Gardeners will guide you with time-honoured, practical advice, whether you’re planting gardens that you hope will explode with seasonal harvest year after year, or taking your first steps developing the green fingers that will allow you to grow your own produce.
Packed full of tips and easy to follow advice that will help gardeners enhance their skills, develop new ones and answer questions such as, what sort of soil is best for your garden, how to select the right fruit or vegetables for your space, and most importantly, how to nurture, care for and grow your garden or allotment year after year.
Highlights include:
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Spring: “What is subsoil?” “How can I improve a heavy clay soil?” “What does tilth mean?”
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Summer: “When should I stop cutting asparagus?” “Can I grow runner beans in a container?” “Why do I never get tight Brussels sprouts?”
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Autumn: “What are cocoa shells used for?” “When should I apply fish meal to my vegetable garden?” “Can I propagate from my raspberry plants?”
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Winter: “What is a runner bean trench?” “What can I use my cold frame for in winter?” “Are there any vegetables I can sow now?”
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