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How to Grow Perennial Vegetables by Crawford Martin
epub |eng | | Author:Crawford, Martin

Culinary uses Groundnut tubers are starchy and contain 16 per cent protein – very high for a tuber crop (potatoes contain about 5 per cent). When cooked their flavour is ...
( Category: Vegetables April 3,2014 )
Grow It, Cook It! by Linda Gray
epub |eng | | Author:Linda Gray

During the summer months, bay can often die back through lack of water. The soil in containers and pots dries out quickly and care should be taken to water bay ...
( Category: Container Gardening March 27,2014 )
The Essential Urban Farmer by Carpenter Novella & Rosenthal Willow
epub |eng | 2012-01-10 | Author:Carpenter, Novella & Rosenthal, Willow [Carpenter, Novella]

GLEANING & GATHERING WILD FOODS Gleaning, an old practice recommended in the Bible, is simply harvesting leftover or neglected fruits and vegetables from farm fields. Gleaning can happen in grape ...
( Category: Urban March 26,2014 )
The Quarter-Acre Farm: How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for a Year by Warren Spring
epub |eng | 2011-03-15 | Author:Warren, Spring [Warren, Spring]

Recipe Figs and Goat Cheese What better way to enjoy figs (pollinated by wasps) than with goat cheese, honey (made by bees), wrapped in prosciutto, and broiled . . . ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
The Complete Compost Gardening Guide by Barbara Pleasant & DEBORAH L. MARTIN
epub |eng | 2008-03-25 | Author:Barbara Pleasant & DEBORAH L. MARTIN

PERFECT MATCH Raspberries Raspberries are packed with healthful antioxidants, and they taste great, too. Most summer-bearing red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) propagate themselves by seed, by tip rooting of long branches, ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables by Marie Iannotti
epub |eng | 2011-03-25 | Author:Marie Iannotti

* * * ‘Long Red Florence’ offers much to recommend it, including the fact that you can grow a lot of them in a small space. These spindle-shaped onions are ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
Organic Gardening Beginner's Manual by Julie Turner
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-05-23 | Author:Julie Turner [Turner, Julie]

Home-made oil spray. Add 500ml of vegetable oil to 250ml of pure liquid soap to a bowl. Mix together in a blender and then store in a jar. Dilute 1 ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
Fertilizers for Free by Charles Siegchrist
epub |eng | 1999-03-25 | Author:Charles Siegchrist

lespedeza Red clover. This perennial prefers the cooler temperatures of northern states. Sow in early spring. This crop is exceptionally fast to decay and thus of more immediate benefit to ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
Dead Snails Leave No Trails, Revised by Loren Nancarrow
epub |eng | 2013-04-01 | Author:Loren Nancarrow [Nancarrow, Loren]

Sending the annoying visitor packing What would the fly swatter business be without flies? Who hasn’t run for the swatter when the sound of a buzzing fly is just too ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
Water Gardening in Containers by Ken Walter
epub |eng | 1998-03-25 | Author:Ken Walter

A large water garden container with built-in ledges, large and small baskets, bowls, and pots are some options for containers. Do your actual potting in a shady, windless area. Direct ...
( Category: Water Gardens & Ponds March 26,2014 )
The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible by Edward C. Smith
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-03-25 | Author:Edward C. Smith

A TIME TO CHILL In its natural habitat, an artichoke, after growing through its first summer, experiences a winter of cool (below 50°F [10°C]) but not freezing temperatures. That cool ...
( Category: Vegetables March 26,2014 )
The Everything Small-Space Gardening Book by Catherine Abbott
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-03-25 | Author:Catherine Abbott [Abbott, Catherine]

Pathways allow easy access to your garden beds; they are needed so your plants are not trampled. Use the pathways to walk through your garden while observing your plants, to ...
( Category: Container Gardening March 26,2014 )
Growing Herbs in Containers by Sal Gilbertie
epub, pdf |eng | 1998-03-25 | Author:Sal Gilbertie

Chives Clove Pinks, Pinks, Carnation, Gillyflower (Dianthus caryophyllus) Perennial hardy to 10 degrees Fahrenheit; may be grown as an annual. Thin, gray-blue leaves form 12-inch mounds with 18-inch stems of ...
( Category: Container Gardening March 26,2014 )
Worm Composting by Joshua D. Nelson
epub |eng | 1998-03-25 | Author:Joshua D. Nelson

Moving Day: The Thrill of a New Home What your worms need more than anything when they arrive at their new home is a little peace and privacy. They will ...
( Category: By Technique March 26,2014 )
Wide Row Planting by Dick Raymond
epub |eng | 1977-03-25 | Author:Dick Raymond

Beans, Lima Lima bean plants are even bushier than snap beans. They will need even more space — at least three feet between wide rows. The seeds should be planted ...
( Category: By Technique March 26,2014 )

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