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ORGANIC GARDENING
THE NATURAL NO-DIG WAY |
| By: |
Charles Dowding |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£12.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0857840916 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780857840912 |
| Publisher: |
GREEN BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2013 |
| Edition: |
3rd edition |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
In this new full-colour edition of Organic Gardening, Charles Dowding shares the wealth of his experience, explaining his approach to soil and plants and revealing the range of techniques that enable him to grow healthy, vibrant crops. His success is based on some key principles:* No-dig enhances soil structure and encourages healthy growth, especially when soil life is encouraged and multiplied through the addition of good compost and manure.* Organic matter is best spread on the surface - just leave it on top and let the worms take it in, aerating the soil as they do so.* When starting with weedy soil there is a period of three to twelve months, depending on weed types, when the emphasis is on cleaning and improving the soil.* Using a no-dig method you can easily control weeds with just a little hand weeding or hoeing every ten days or so, when weeds are small.Based on this approach and his experience of a system of permanent, slightly raised beds, Charles shows you how to grow a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables: what to choose, when to sow, plant and harvest, and how best to avoid pests and diseases. |
| Synopsis: |
In this new full-colour edition of Organic Gardening, Charles Dowding shares the wealth of his experience, explaining his approach to soil and plants and revealing the range of techniques that have enabled him to grow healthy and vibrant crops for decades. Charles has been practising no-dig organic growing for over 30 years. In this new, full-colour edition of Organic Gardening he shares the wealth of his experience, explaining his approach to soil and plants and revealing the range of techniques that have enabled him to grow healthy and vibrant plants for decades. His success is based on some key principles:* No-dig enhances soil structure and encourages healthy growth, especially when soil life is encouraged and multiplied through the addition of good compost and manure.* Organic matter is best spread on the surface - just leave it on top and let the worms take it in, aerating the soil as they do so.* When starting with weedy soil there is a period of three to twelve months, depending on weed types, when the emphasis is on cleaning and improving the soil.* Using a no-dig method you can easily control weeds with just a little hand weeding or hoeing every ten days or so, when weeds are small.Based on this approach and his experience of a system of permanent, slightly raised beds, Charles shows you how to grow a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables: what to choose, when to sow, plant and harvest, and how best to avoid pests and diseases. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Green Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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