Allotment Gardening For Dummies

by Wombwell, Sven

• ISBN13: 9780470686416
• ISBN10: 0470686413
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-24
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

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 Chapter 1: What Are Allotments All About? Chapter 2: Getting hold of an Allotment Chapter 3: Getting Started Part 2: Preparing for Allotment Success 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 Part 3: Growing a Few of Your Favourite Vegetables 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 &l

Author Biography

Sven Wombwell is a garden and allotment expert. He starred in BBC1's Garden Invaders series, presenting with Charlie Dimmock, and has featured on GMTV, This Morning and UKTV Style Gardens, amongst other programmes. Alongside his media commitments, Sven designs gardens around the globe.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening

Discovering What Allotments Are All About

Getting Hold of an Allotment

Preparing for Allotment Success

Getting Started

Deciding What to Grow and When

Preparing Your Plot

Keeping Your Soil Healthy

Keeping Your Plants Healthy

Growing Organic

Growing Your Favourite Vegetables

Going Underground with Root Vegetables

Exploring More Root Vegetables

Bringing Home the Brassicas

Growing Wholesome Herbs

Cultivating Everyday Essentials

Growing Leafy Greens

Planting Beans, Peas and Other Odds and Pods

Growing More Unusual Veg

Extending Your Allotment Repertoire

Growing Fruitful Fruit

Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment

Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment

Involving Children on the Allotment

Hobnobbing with Allotment Society

Entering the World of Giants

The Part of Tens

Ten Common Mistakes to Avoid

Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment

Index

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