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Description
The ultimate guide to establishing a productive and resilient kitchen garden.
There are few things more fulfilling than growing nutritious, fresh fruit and vegetables in your own garden. But with increased long, dry periods and scorching summers, our changing climate has become a true test of endurance for many plants favoured in Britain.
Beautifully designed with inspirational colour photos throughout, Drought-resistant Vegetables is a practical guide to combat the many challenges of gardening through changing growing conditions. It provides important guidance on ways to optimise your garden's micro-climate, improve soil conditions and conserve resources, as well as recommendations on resilient fruit, herb and vegetable varieties.
Whether you are adapting a growing space or starting from fresh, create a flourishing growing space with this handy guide.
Accessibility Information
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- WCAG level AA
- WCAG v2.2 compliant
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Table of Contents
Eco-friendly planting
How to optimise your garden's micro-climate
Healthy soil
Making humus
Water conservation
Vegetables
Sowing or planting?
Salads and leafy vegetables
Wild cabbage
Roots and tubers
Onions
Legumes
Culinary vegetables
Versatile vegetables
Heat-loving plants to experiment with
Herbs
A garden full of herbs
Fruit
Protect plants against climate stress
Fruit varieties the future
The winners
Resources
Index
Product details
| Published | 15 Jul 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781399427722 |
| Imprint | Green Books |
| Illustrations | 190 colour photos and 7 colour illustrations |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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