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Vegetable Fruit and Herb Growing in Small Spaces - John Harrison £5.95
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Vegetable Fruit and Herb Growing in Small Spaces - John Harrison
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Vegetable Fruit and Herb Growing in Small Spaces - John Harrison
This gardening guide by leading author John Harrison covers all you need to know to successfully grow vegetables, fruit and herbs in containers, window boxes or even hanging baskets. If you have a small garden this simple, straightforward book written in plain English with black and white illustrations will certainly show you how to get the most out of it - the perfect gardeners manual to help you 'grow your own' with very limited space.
At a Glance Guide
• A quick list of what you can realistically grow and where
• Some general background to the book and John's experiences
• Some ideas you may not have had about places to grow your own
• The trick to maximising production from small spaces and pots.
• What composts are best to grow different types of plants, how to adapt commercial composts and how to make your own
• When it makes sense to grow from seed and when you might be better off buying in plants. What to buy and from where.
• Some guidance on what tools you may and may not need.
• Ways to ensure your plants are watered even if you're not there for the weekend.
• A list of vegetables, their suitability for growing in containers or small spaces and best methods for each one.
• As with vegetables but covering fruit - you'll be surprised to find some fruits are better grown in containers even if you have a large garden.
• List of herbs, how and where to grow them and includes those suitable for growing indoors in the kitchen.
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