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Practical Allotment Gardening. A Guide to Growing Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs on Your Plot

Practical Allotment Gardening. A Guide to Growing Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs on Your Plot

by Clive Nichols (Photographer), Caroline Foley (Author), Clive Nichols (Photographer), Caroline Foley (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

    $3.92

  • Used

    Paperback 2008

    $3.36
Synopsis

The only way to be sure of the quality of fruit and vegetables is to grow it personally and allotments provide a perfect opportunity for producing organically-grown fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers. The increasing popularity of allotments is testament to a growing consumer awareness of how chemically enhanced produce in our diet adversely affects our health and well-being. This book offers practical information and tips on all aspects of allotment gardening. Beginning with the basics, the book gives advice on planning and laying out a new plot, improving the soil and sowing from seed. A comprehensive directory of vegetables, herbs and fruit gives useful information on which varieties to plant and their cultivation, while a chapter on pests and diseases gives advice on protecting plants without using chemicals. Interspersed throughout are practical projects and tips for the allotment gardener.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd
Published: 14 May 2002
ISBN 10: 1859748902
ISBN 13: 9781859748909

Media Reviews
With today's concerns about pesticides and what we eat, organic gardening is taking off and nowhere more so than on allotments. Undergoing a revival in popularity, there are now over a million people involved on a regular basis and there are gardening columns in both newspapers and magazines dedicated to the subject. Caroline Foley's guide to Practical Allotment Gardening offers knowledgeable and inspirational advice for new and veteran gardeners alike. How to assess a new site and prepare it for cultivation, soil preparation and green manures, vegetable and fruit directories, propagation, harvesting and storage, are all covered. Accompanied by Clive Nichols' excellent photographs, the book also shows how attractive allotments can be whilst still maintaining their primary purpose of food production. The inclusion of sweet peas to attract pollinators, the planting of calendulas or tagetes to deter pests, add colour, scent and vibrancy to a plot making it a pleasant place to both work and relax. For the small annual fee, the enjoyment gained from allotments is rewarded a hundredfold. New friendships, a new hobby, fresh produce and a place to work off all the tensions of the day - what more can you ask for? - Lucy Watson
Author Bio
Caroline Foley is a freelance gardening writer, having written for The Guardian, Country Living and Gardens illustrated, with a gardening column in her local paper. She has taken practical gardening and garden design courses at the English Gardening School and has run her own courses on aspects of gardening. She lives in Islington, London.