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Fruit and Vegetables for Scotland

What to Grow and How to Grow It

Kenneth Cox author Caroline Beaton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Birlinn General

Published:19th Apr '18

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GARDEN MEDIA GUILD PRACTICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Fruit and vegetables have formed a fundamental part of the Scottish diet for thousands of years. This fascinating and practical book explores the history of fruit, vegetable and herb growing in Scotland, and provides a contemporary guide to the best techniques for growing produce, whether in a garden, allotment, patio or window box. Packed with hundreds of colour photographs, drawings and descriptive diagrams, this is a detailed and comprehensive bible for the gardener. In addition to advice on climate and soil conditions, it has contacts for organisations, specialist societies, nurseries and suppliers, as well as a detailed bibliography and list of useful websites.

This is an essential reference book for anyone aiming to get the best possible results from their garden produce north of the border.

'Instructive and fascinating'

* Daily Mail *

'In the cooler north of the UK, growing conditions can be more challenging for gardners. How purposeful, then, is [this] book. Filled with detailed and practical advice on growing methods, varieties and storage, this will prove very instructive both to new and more experienced Scottish growers' 

* Kitchen Gard

ISBN: 9781780275338

Dimensions: 245mm x 190mm x 20mm

Weight: 943g

320 pages