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The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Vegetables : The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Vegetables.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dove, Helena.
- ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW, author.
- Series:
- Kew Experts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vegetable gardening.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (147 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Vegetables
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK, 2020.
- Summary:
- The Kew Guide to Growing Vegetables looks at some of the most common vegetables grown, and also some more unusual edibles. It gives easy to follow instructions on how to be a successful vegetable gardener, plus 12 exciting projects to try throughout the year. From sowing, to planting young plants, to hardening off and harvesting, Helena Dove, Kew's Kitchen Gardener shows what can be achieved with a few packets of seed and some fertile ground.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION TO GROWING VEGETABLES
- PLANTS
- Okra
- Leek
- Onion
- PROJECT 1: RAISED BEDS
- Shallot
- Spring onion
- Garlic
- American groundnut
- Celery
- Celeriac
- Peanut
- Asparagus
- PROJECT 2: CREATING AN ASPARAGUS BED
- Beetroot
- Chard
- Swede
- Kale
- Calabrese
- PROJECT 3: USING VEGETABLES AS A DECORATIVE DISPLAY
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage
- Brussels sprout
- Kohl rabi
- Sprouting broccoli
- Turnip
- Pak choi
- Mizuna
- Komatsuna
- Pepper
- Endive
- Chicory
- Miner's lettuce
- Seakale
- Cucumber
- PROJECT 4: CREATING A WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY VEGETABLE GARDEN
- Courgette and summer squash
- Winter squash
- Pumpkin
- Globe artichoke
- Carrot
- PROJECT 5: BUILDING A ROOT CLAMP
- Rocket
- Florence fennel
- Soya bean
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Sweet potato
- PROJECT 6: SWEET-POTATO SLIPS
- Lettuce
- Cucamelon
- Watercress
- PROJECT 7: ROOTING WATERCRESS
- Oca
- Parsnip
- Parsley root
- Runner bean
- French bean
- Tomatillo
- Pea
- PROJECT 8: WINDOWSILL SALADS
- Mangetout and sugarsnap pea
- Radish
- Radish pod
- Rhubarb
- PROJECT 9: FORCED RHUBARB
- Buckler-leaf sorrel
- Agretti
- Yacon
- Tomato
- PROJECT 10: SEED SAVING
- Aubergine
- Potato
- PROJECT 11: FESTIVE WINTER VEGETABLES
- Spinach
- Lamb's lettuce
- PROJECT 12: NATURAL SUPPORTS FOR BROAD BEANS
- Broad bean
- Sweetcorn
- Troubleshooting
- What to do when
- Index
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780711242791
- 0711242798
- OCLC:
- 1148863211
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