Organic Kitchen Garden

by Juliet Roberts, photographs by Gavin Kingcome

• ISBN13: 9781840913941
• ISBN10: 1840913940
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Conran

Summary

This gardening guide makes going organicand enjoying the unmatched taste of fresh, pure produceeasy! Beautifully photographed in the 18th century walled kitchen of Audley End in Essex, and written by expert journalist Juliet Roberts, it explains all a newcomer needs to know about setting up a vegetable patch, preparing the soil, choosing and caring for crops, and staggering the harvest throughout the season. Learn how to grow everything from tomatoes to potatoes, salad greens to cabbages. Helpful monthly lists provide reminders of what jobs need doing when, and there are tips on composting, pest and weed control, plant health care, and even watering.

Author Biography

The editor of Gardens Illustrated, Juliet Roberts has been an enthusiastic organic vegetable grower since helping her dad on his allotment as a child. She now has her own allotment in Bristol, UK, where she loves experimenting to find the best varieties for flavor. Having followed the progress at her favorite walled kitchen gardens at Audley End in Essex through the seasons, Juliet is keen to pass on all she has learnt from her mentor, Mike Thurlow, its head kitchen gardener.--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Table of Contents

Introduction the History of Audley End Kitchen Garden	6	(6)
Kitchen Garden Basics Planning, Soil, Sowing Seed, Watering, Encouraging Wildlife, Pests and Diseases, Words of Wisdom	12	(10)
Salads Lettuce, Rocket, Chicory and Endive	22	(10)
Pods & Seeds Runner Beans, French Beans, Broad Beans, Peas, Asparagus Peas and Sweet Corn	32	(12)
Root Crops Beetroot, Carrots, Celeriac, Kohlrabi, Parsnips, Radishes, Salsify, Scorzonera, Skirret and Turnips	44	(10)
Potatoes Buying, Chitting, Earthing Up, Harvesting, Pests and Diseases, and Growing in Pots	54	(10)
Onion Family Garlic, Leeks, Onions and Shallots	64	(14)
Fruiting Vegetables Tomatoes, Peppers, Aubergines, Cucumbers, Courgettes and Marrows, Pumpkins and Melons	78	(24)
Brassicas Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Sprouting Broccoli and Calabrese, and Cauliflower	102	(12)
Leaves, Stems & Shoots Florence Fennel, Pak Choi and Spinach	114	(2)
Perennial Crops Asparagus, Globe Artichokes, Jerusalem Artichokes, Rhubarb and Seakale	116	(8)
Fruit Trees in Pots Peaches, Apricots, Nectarines and Figs	124	(12)
Gardening Calendar	136	(14)
Projects	150	(2)
Books & Suppliers	152	(3)
Glossary	155	(3)
Index	158	(2)
Acknowledgements	160