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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Charles DowdingPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Green Books Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.840kg ISBN: 9780857842442ISBN 10: 0857842447 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 12 February 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Steve Mercer Introduction Part One: Clearing ground and preparing soil 1. Starting points 2. Beauty in the food garden 3. The setting 4. Clearing ground 5. Mulching 6. Building beds 7. Dig versus no-dig (with compost) 8. Dig versus no-dig (without compost) Part Two: Sowing and growing 9. Raising plants under cover 10. Early sowing and plantings 11. Successional sowings and plantings 12. One bed, one year 13. Growing under cover 14. Hot beds 15. Perennial vegetables Appendix: Seasons and climate zones Glossary Resources IndexReviewsHow to clear weeds and grow great plants: Charles explains from a wealth of experience. -- Sarah Raven, journalist and garden writer Another inspiring yet practical book from Charles Dowding. -- Rozie Apps Permaculture Magazine It is impossible not to geel inspired by the unique combination of helpful guidance and enthusiastic encouragement of experimentation. As Charles proves, there is no plot of land too wild to tame, a building site too overgrown with weeds or an unwanted lawn that can't be turned into a productive and beautiful garden area. -- Chris Allen Gardening TImes This is yet another book that will, as a manual, be on my bookshelf, but it will sure spend more in my hand than on the shelf. -- Michael Smith Green (Living) Review How to Create a New Vegetable Garden is the best vegetable gardening book I have read for a long time. -- ThePottingShed.co.uk If this doesn't encourage more of us to turn our gardens into productive and beautiful spaces, I don't know what will. -- Anne Swithinbank, broadcaster and gardening writer Whether you're a dedicated gardener or a newcomer to the word of growing, take a look: Charles's methods work beautifully. -- Mark Diacono, gardener, food writer and broadcaster How to clear weeds and grow great plants: Charles explains from a wealth of experience. -- Sarah Raven, journalist and garden writer Author InformationCharles Dowding is a veteran organic grower and has written several books on vegetable gardening. He contributes articles to numerous magazines, including Gardeners’ World, Gardens Illustrated and Grow It!, and gives regular talks and courses. Charles is an internationally recognised organic gardening expert and frequently appears on radio and television, including BBC Radio 4’s The Long View and BBC’s Gardeners’ World. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |