Drawing on his years of experience as an expert gardener, Charles Dowding illustrates the simplicity of starting a new vegetable garden with tales and pictures from his first year on his latest plot of land. Filled with insights into the processes that Charles uses to garden so successfully, this practical book is a must-read for anyone who has unused land and doesn't know where to start. The book will take you through starting points, stages of clearing ground, mulch, comparing techniques, early sowings and plantings, and growing in polytunnels and greenhouses. This book is invaluable for...
Drawing on his years of experience as an expert gardener, Charles Dowding illustrates the simplicity of starting a new vegetable garden with tales and...
No dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and leads to higher fertility and less weeds. No dig experts Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty, explain how to set up a no dig garden, including how to:
- Make compost and enrich soil
- Learn skills you need to sow and grow annual and perennial veg
- Harvest and prepare food year round
- Make natural cosmetics, cleaning products, and garden preparations
The no dig approach works as well in small spaces as in...
No dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and le...
Advice on successful growing, harvesting and storing of vegetables. Time saving tips to reduce unnecessary work, such as digging and large amounts of weeding. The reader has an easily accessible framework of timings for best results. All gardening jobs succeed best when done at the most favoured time, sowing above all
Advice on successful growing, harvesting and storing of vegetables. Time saving tips to reduce unnecessary work, such as digging and large amounts o...
