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Format:
Book
Title:
Organic kitchen garden
ISBN:
9781840915259
Publication Information:
London : Conran Octopus, 2009.
Physical Description:
160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Originally published: 2005.

At head of title: Gardens Illustrated.
Contents:
The history of Audley End kitchen garden -- Kitchen garden basic planning : soil, sowing seed, watering, encouraging wildlife, pests and diseases, words of wisdom -- Salads : lettuce rocket, chicory and endive -- Pods & seeds : runner beans, French beans, Broad beans, peas, asparagus peas and sweet corn -- Root crops : Beetroot, carrots, celeriac, Kohlrabi, parsnips, radishes, salsify, scorzonera, skirret and turnips -- Potatoes : Buying, chitting, earthing up, harvesting, pests and diseases, and growing in pots -- Onion family : Garlic, leeks, onions and shallots -- Fruiting : vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes and marrows, pumpkins and melons -- Brassicas : Cabbage, brussel sprouts, Kale, sprouting broccoli and calabrese, and cauliflower -- Leaves, stems and shoots : Florence fennel, Pak Choi and spinach -- Perennial crops : Asparagus, globe artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, rhubarb and seakale -- Fruit trees in pots : Peaches, apricots, nectarines and figs -- Gardening calendar -- Projects -- Books & suppliers.
Summary:
Practical, beautiful and an invaluable gardening reference, "Organic Kitchen Garden" shows you how to grow your own food and discover the taste of really fresh fruit and vegetables, and more. This book explains how to set up your vegetable patch, how to prepare the soil, choose and care for your crops and stagger your harvest across the seasons. Each chapter covers a different crop, from salads, beans and brassicas to onions, potatoes and root vegetables, as well as more unusual crops such as fennel, pak choi and seakale. It also includes helpful monthly lists to remind you which jobs need doing when and tips on composting, weed control, plant health care, pest and disease control and watering. -- Publisher description.
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Gardens Illustrated.
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