What you produce from your garden will depend on the amount of space that you have. The larger the property the more potential you will have to produce a large variety of crops.
Watching plants grow from seed to harvest and knowing that the armful of vegies and herbs you have just gathered for the evening meal will be on the table within an hour or two of harvest, can be an exciting and satisfying experience. The Fruit, Vegetable and Herbs ebook is a comprehensive guide to growing your own edible harvest and ensuring that you know where your food that you are feeding your family has come from and how it has been handled.
This ebook is just the beginning- the possibilities are endless!
Pages: 163
Images: 224
ISBN: 978-0-9873176-6-7
Table of Contents
CREDITS
About the author
CHAPTER 1 FOOD FROM THE GARDEN
What can you produce in your garden?
CHAPTER 2 DECIDING WHAT TO GROW
CHAPTER 3 SUCCESSFUL GROWING
Light
Temperature
Soil
Nutrition
Water
Wind
Cold and the garden
Different growing methods
Where to get helpful information
CHAPTER 4 FRUITS
Introduction - fruit trees for all climates
How to develop an espalier on a wall
Good backyard fruit trees for a range of climates
CHAPTER 4 PART I – DECIDUOUS FRUIT TREES
Winter chilling requirements
Pests and diseases
Deciduous fruit encyclopedia
Bare-rooted fruit trees
Pruning deciduous fruit trees
CHAPTER 4 PART 2 – CITRUS FRUITS
Tolerance to different climates
How to grow healthy citrus
Citrus species
CHAPTER 4 PART 3 – TROPICAL FRUITS
What fruits when
CHAPTER 4 PART 4 – BERRIES
Berry fruit
CHAPTER 4 PART 5 – NUTS
Introduction to nut growing
Commonly grown nuts
CHAPTER 4 PART 6 – VINE CROPS
Grape varieties
CHAPTER 4 PART 7 – USING PRODUCE
What to do with excess fruit
CHAPTER 5 VEGETABLES
Why grow vegetables?
The site
Choosing what to grow
Feeding and watering
Planning the cropping programme
Pests and diseases of vegetables
CHAPTER 6 MUSHROOMS
Four easy steps to growing mushrooms
CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL GROWING TECHNIQUES
Growing produce in containers
Hydroponics
Permaculture gardening
More special growing techniques
APPENDIX
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