Polytunnel Book

Fruit and Vegetables All Year Round

AvJoyce Russell

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Engelska, 2013

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‘ Until now, there has been next to no information available on how to make the best use of a polytunnel. The Joyce and Ben Russel team have filled that gap, showing us in clear, precise detail how to erect and manage polytunnels, and above all, what to grow in them.’ Joy LarkcomThe Polytunnel Book is the most comprehensive, practical month-to-month growing guide to polytunnel gardening available. Whether you are a complete beginner, or a more experienced grower, this book has got what you need including information on:Preparing the site How to get the best from each crop Identifying and coping with pests Making a hotbed Composts and organic feeds Month-to-month planting plans for year-round growing But at the heart of this book is Joyce Russell's experienced hand guiding you through each month of the year. It tells what to do and when to do it, in order to grow the best fruit and vegetables all-year-round.300 colour photographs illustrate the wealth of practical tips and techniques as well as celebrating what can be achieved. 'A polytunnel offers a relatively cheap and simple way to tend crops undercover. And Joyce Russel tells exactly how to do it.’ Kitchen Garden Magazine

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-04-04
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781781011102
Förlag:Quarto Publishing PLC
Medarbetare:Ben Russell

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Mer om författaren

Joyce Russell has thirty years of practical experience of fruit and vegetable growing, while feeding a family from the garden. She writes each month for Kitchen Garden Magazine, as well as regular contributions to other magazines and newspapers. She wrote for Organic Gardening magazine for ten years.Ben Russell is a skilled craftsman, photographer and journalist. He has written more than a 100 step-by-step making articles for woodworking magazines and had over 6,000 photographs published in books and magazines.

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"The huge increase in growing your own has led to a parallel surge in interest in polytunnels, the best tool a serious vegetable grower can acquire. But until now there has been next to no information available on how to make the best use of a polytunnel. The Joyce and Ben Russell team, with their years of practical experience, have filled that gap, showing us in clear, precise detail how to erect and manage polytunnels, and above all, what to grow in them."

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSIntroductionHow to use this book1: SETTING UP A POLYTUNNELChoosing the right locationChoosing the polytunnelPreparing the landPutting up a classic, hooped polytunnelLaying out the inside of the polytunnel2: A FEW ESSENTIALSSome thoughts on seedsSome thoughts on compost3: A MONTH-BY-MONTH GUIDE TO A YEAR IN THE POLYTUNNELJanuaryFebruaryMarch AprilMayJune JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember4: FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AT A GLANCEAuberginesBasilBeetrootBroad beans (early crop)Broccoli(Spring) cabbageCarrots (early crop)CourgettesCucumbersFigsFlorence fennel (as an overwinter crop)French beansGrapesKohl rabiLettuceMelonsPeas (mangetout, as a spring crop)Peaches and nectarinesPeppersNew potatoesPumpkins and squashSalad leaves: rocket, mizuna, etc.Spinach, spinach beet and Swiss chard(Early) strawberriesSweetcornTomatoes5: PESTS, DISEASES AND OTHER PROBLEMS - AN ORGANIC APPROACHSome polytunnel pestsSome polytunnel diseasesMineral deficienciesSome physical problems6: ONGOING CARECrop rotation in a polytunnelTen steps to soil healthRepairs and maintenance7: MAKE YOUR OWNHow to make a hotbedHow to make your own potting mixesHow to make liquid feedsList of suppliersGlossaryIndexAcknowledgements