How to Grow Winter Vegetables
Maximize your garden's potential during the cold months
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:21st Apr '11
Should be back in stock very soon
This guide offers practical advice on maximizing vegetable growth during winter, showing that with careful planning, one can enjoy fresh produce year-round in How to Grow Winter Vegetables.
In How to Grow Winter Vegetables, readers are introduced to the idea that winter can be a productive time for gardening. While many assume that little can grow during the colder months, this insightful guide demonstrates that with careful planning, a garden can thrive even in winter. The author, Charles Dowding, an organic gardening expert, provides practical advice on how to maximize your vegetable yield during this often-overlooked season. From the right storage techniques to the best planting strategies, this book covers all the essentials.
The guide is beautifully illustrated with full-colour photographs from Martin’s garden, making it not only informative but also visually appealing. It includes a detailed month-by-month calendar for sowing, planting, and harvesting, allowing gardeners to easily track their progress. Additionally, readers will find tips on how to protect their crops from frost and the best varieties of salad plants and vegetables to grow during winter.
How to Grow Winter Vegetables serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to extend their gardening season and enjoy fresh produce year-round. With its comprehensive approach and expert guidance, this book encourages gardeners to embrace winter as a time of growth rather than dormancy, showcasing the potential for a bountiful harvest even in the darkest months of the year.
This fabulous book is ideal for those seeking to extend their basic knowledge and experience. * Gardens Illustrated *
With Charles’s advice at hand you can be sure that there will be plenty to eat... Charles’ book is a paean to our weather, climate and soil. It celebrates all that is good about growing year round and I guarantee that you’ll actually look forward to winter after this read. * Alys Fowler *
Charles Dowding is an incomparable guide to the exhilarating, frustrating and downright addictive nature of growing salads and vegetables in the garden or allotment. [...] This gloriously practical and inspiring book is full of good photographs, and is handsomely produced in full colour by Green Books. * The Lady *
This book opens up a needlessly neglected and wonderful part of gardening - winter with your own vegetables is a much better place to be. Charles's book is a comprehensive, practical and inspiring guide. * Sarah Raven *
Whether you have years of gardening experience or are just at the novice stage there is so much to learn from this excellent book. It is a very well illustrated book with some wonderful colour photographs and will make an excellent reference book in your gardening library. * Smallholder *
An invaluable book, intelligent of course, and inspiring too. * Anna Pavord *
ISBN: 9781900322881
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232 pages