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Author
Series
Publisher
Alpha Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Whether it's onions in the summer, lettuce in the winter, or orchids any time, The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Year-Round Gardening covers every step of the process of both outdoor and indoor gardening. From seeds, soil, compost, equipment, and fertilizers to all types of covers and greenhouses, and even gardening and harvesting in root cellars during winter, this guide is a must-have for any dedicated gardener.
Author
Publisher
Orion Spring
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This is the gardening book reimagined for a new generation. A book for people who want to learn how to grow things, but haven't got a clue where to start. With the average person now spending an enormous 8 hours and 41 minutes in front of a screen every day, gardening is an easy way to escape for half an hour. Whether on a rented balcony or a sunny kitchen windowsill, it turns out growing something with your own two hands can make you feel better....
Author
Publisher
DK
Language
English
Description
Take the proper steps to live more sustainably. Learn how to reduce waste, use wind and solar energy to power your home, and grow your own food. Written by BBC personalities Dick and James Strawbridge, this manual for the modern age is complete guide to a simpler, greener, and cleaner lifestyle. With step-by-step guidance and techniques, Self Sufficiency for the 21st Century combines traditional skills and crafts with modern technological advances...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The first and only complete guide to sourcing and using woodchip-an abundant, inexpensive, and ecologically sustainable material-for savvy growers and landscapers at any scale, from farm to garden to greenhouse. The Woodchip Handbook is the essential guide to the many uses of woodchip both in regenerative agriculture and horticulture. Author Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry at the Soil Association, draws on his extensive practical...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"You can live the Rugged Life completely off-the-grid by farming your own food and using the waste from your toilet for compost. Or, you can live it by adding solar panels to your suburban home and keeping chickens and bees in your backyard. You can even live the Rugged Life in a city by simply gathering the salad for tonight's dinner from your windowsill garden. Each of these homesteading and prepper long-term survival skills stand on their own,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Taylor's Weekend Guide to Garden Building Projects is for anyone with a yen to dress up a garden. It's also for anyone who prefers to build rather than buy the conveniences that make gardening easier and more enjoyable. This Weekend Guide contains easy-to-follow plans for projects ranging from a wholly whimsical backyard sculpture to a purely practical compost pile. Naturally, it emphasizes designs for plants - with trellises, a window box, a cold...
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