How to Grow Winter Vegetables

Dowding, Charles

Green Books（2011/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 232 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781900322881
• DDC分類 635

Full Description

Widen your winter horizons and enjoy an abundance of vegetables at the darkest time of year in this lovely book.

Many people believe that not much grows in winter, but a well-organised plot can still be productive with careful planning. In fact, many salads can be grown in winter, especially with a little protection from fleece, cloches or larger structures. Written by organic gardening expert Charles Dowding, this guide explains how you can come through winter with plenty of vegetables stored and ready to harvest.

Beautifully designed with full-colour photographs from Martin's garden, How to Grow Winter Vegetables includes an extensive month-by-month sowing, planting and growing calendar, as well as plenty of tips on storing produce. Martin shares harvesting guidance, from garlic in July right through to spring cabbage and pea shoots in May. The guide also includes a whole section on frost-hardy salad plants and other vegetables.

How to Grow Winter Vegetables is a useful resource for anyone looking to utilise their garden and grow fresh produce throughout the year.

Contents

Introduction

PART 1 Winter's potential
A forgotten season
A winter's scene

PART 2 Preparing for winter
Looking after your soil
Making your own compost
What to grow for winter
Tips for sowing & planting

PART 3 Sowing, planting & growing calendar
Sowing & planting in spring
Sowing & planting in early summer
Sowing & planting in late summer & autumn

PART 4 Winter harvests
Winter harvests calendar
Winter & hungry gap vegetables A-Z

PART 5 Stored harvests
Principles of storing for winter
Vegetables for winter storage A-Z

PART 6 Winter vegetables under cover
Under-cover growing
An amazing array of vegetables

Resources
Index