Grow Your Food for Free (well almost) Great Money-Saving Ideas for Your Garden

by Hamilton, Dave

• ISBN13: 9781900322898
• ISBN10: 1900322897
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-09
• Publisher: Green Books

Summary

Don't like spending money in garden centers? Think you can make it yourself for a fraction of the price or find a cheaper option? Dave Hamilton shows you how, by recycling and reusing materials creatively and making the most of what you have, you can gather all you need to grow your food on a budget. Shows how to go through the gardening year on a shoestring, from making your own raised beds to fixing broken tools and taking cuttings. Gives money-saving tips for every season plus occasional tips on the actual gardening! Is crammed full of projects from seed-saving and making your own plant feed to building a fence or garden shed. Gives step-by-step instructions, with easy-to-follow diagrams. Includes beautiful photos and quirky illustrations.

Author Biography

Dave Hamilton has a degree in Nutrition, is a professional foraging, food and gardening writer, and occasionally appears on TV and radio. He lives in Devon, where he grows and forages for most of his own food and teaches horticulture. He is co-founder and creator of www.selfsufficientish.com-and co-wrote The Self-sufficientish Bible with his brother Andy. '

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Getting Started
Your growing space	p. 10
Planning	p. 26
Wildlife gardening	p. 42
Paths, hedges and fences	p. 55.
The living soil	p. 70
Water	p. 82
Treasure in the trash	p. 99
Wood	p. 103
Spring
Acquiring seeds	p. 116
Protecting from the cold	p. 120
Seed and potting compost	p. 128
Raising new plants	p. 132
Plant labels	p. 141
Growing in containers	p. 143
Gathering 'wild' extras	p. 147
Summer
Growing upwards	p. 152
Dealing with weeds	p. 155
Feeding plants	p. 157
Dealing with pests and diseases	p. 160
Propagating plants	p. 169
Making the most of your crops	p. 171
Gathering 'wild' extras	p. 176
Autumn
Harvesting	p. 182
Saving seed	p. 186
Propagating plants	p. 191
Storing crops	p. 193
Making leaf mould	p. 201
Gathering 'wild' extras	p. 203
Winter
Winter protection	p. 210
Small-scale construction	p. 212
Building large structures	p. 217
Tools	p. 226
Final words	p. 232
Resources	p. 233
Index	p. 236
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