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Allotment Gardening For Dummies
Sven Wombwell (Author)
9780470686416, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 5 March 2010
464 pages
23.4 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.839 kg
Allotment Gardening For Dummies is a lively, hands-on guide to getting the most out of your allotment. Whether you're interested in eating fresh, saving money, getting exercise or enjoying wholesome family fun, this is the guide for you. The step-by-step advice takes you through all the stages in the process, from securing an allotment and preparing your plot, to choosing what to grow and enjoying the benefits of abundant fresh food and a sociable and healthy hobby. With over 50 handy line drawings, plus information on how to grow organic and advice on storing and cooking the food you grow, this guide really does have it all! Allotment Gardening For Dummies includes: Part 1: Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening Part 2: Preparing for Allotment Success Part 3: Growing a Few of Your Favourite Vegetables Part 4: Extending Your Allotment Repetoire Part 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter
Chapter 1: What Are Allotments All About?
Chapter 2: Getting hold of an Allotment
Chapter 3: Getting Started
Chapter 4: Deciding What to Grow, When
Chapter 5: Preparing Your Plot
Chapter 6: Keeping Your Soil Healthy
Chapter 7: Keeping Your Plants Healthy
Chapter 8: Growing Organic
Chapter 9: Going Underground
Chapter 10: The Staples
Chapter 11: Growing Leafy Greens
Chapter 12: Planting Peas, Beans and Other Pods
Chapter 13: Growing More Exotic Veg
Chapter 14: Growing Wholesome Herbs
Chapter 15: Growing Fruitful Fruit
Chapter 16: Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment
Chapter 17: Involving Children Around the Allotment
Chapter 18: Hobnobbing with Allotment Society
Chapter 19: Growing Giant Veg
Chapter 20: Ten Common Accidents and How to Prevent Them
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening 7 Chapter 1: Discovering What Allotments Are All About 9 Chapter 2: Getting Hold of an Allotment 17 Part II: Preparing for Allotment Success 25 Chapter 3: Getting Started 27 Chapter 4: Deciding What to Grow and When 43 Chapter 5: Preparing Your Plot 57 Chapter 6: Keeping Your Soil Healthy 77 Chapter 7: Keeping Your Plants Healthy 97 Chapter 8: Growing Organic 125 Part III: Growing Your Favourite Vegetables 139 Chapter 9: Going Underground with Root Vegetables 141 Chapter 10: Exploring More Root Vegetables 161 Chapter 11: Bringing Home the Brassicas 175 Chapter 12: Growing Wholesome Herbs 195 Chapter 13: Cultivating Everyday Essentials 215 Chapter 14: Growing Leafy Greens 245 Chapter 15: Planting Beans, Peas and Other Odds and Pods 265 Chapter 16: Growing More Unusual Veg 285 Part IV: Extending Your Allotment Repertoire 307 Chapter 17: Growing Fruitful Fruit 309 Chapter 18: Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment 339 Part V: Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment 355 Chapter 19: Involving Children on the Allotment 357 Chapter 20: Hobnobbing with Allotment Society 371 Chapter 21: Entering the World of Giants 379 Part VI: The Part of Tens 395 Chapter 22: Ten Common Mistakes to Avoid 397 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment 405 Index 411
Subject Areas: Gardening [WM]
