Organic gardening : the natural no-dig way / Charles Dowding ; with drawings by Jane Hassall.

Presents the philosophy, tips and techniques to run a successful organic garden that is based on a system of permanent slightly-raised beds, describing what fruits and vegetables to choose, when to plant and harvest, and how best to avoid pests and diseases.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dowding, Charles
Language:English
Published: Totnes : Green, 2007.
Subjects:
Organic gardening.
Vegetable gardening.
Jardinage biologique.
Horticulture potagère.
Nonfiction.
Genre:
Nonfiction.
Physical Description:223 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Letting nature nurture your garden : The art of not digging
  • The basics
  • Deciding what to grow
  • What's in season?
  • Living with pests
  • Sowing seeds, raising plants
  • Making compost
  • The moon
  • Healthy harvests : Summer salads
  • Winter salads
  • Alliums
  • Choice of roots
  • Savouring summer
  • Brassicas
  • Tomatoes, greenhouse and other vegetables
  • Perennials
  • Herbs and edible flowers
  • Tree fruit
  • Soft fruit (berries).