The Organic Gardener’s Handbook: Everything You Need to Know for Successful Organic Gardening

by Margaret Elphinstone (Author), Margaret Elphinstone (Author), Julia Langley (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $9.92

  A comprehensive and practical organic gardening guide which includes information on planning, plant selection, soil preparation, pests and diseases. It includes a history of British gardens and the exploits of early plant collectors. The Assess and Plan section looks at climate, aspect, and soil. In Work With Your Plot , drainage and irrigation is featured, also soil and plant nutrition - manure, mulches and organic fertilizers. The Keep Your Balance section deals with encouraging beneficial wildlife, fending off pests and treating disease using the appropriate remedy. How To Enjoy Your Labours focuses on growing vegetables and fruits - their varieties, soil suitablilty, harvesting, cooking and keeping. In Flower and Florish , the reader gets to know abour flowers, trees and shrubs and their cultivation and propagation. This book is endorsed by HDRA (The Henry Doubleday Research Association).