Download or read book The A Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa written by Jack Hadfield and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Year Round Vegetable Gardener written by Niki Jabbour and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even in winter’s coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of succession planting, and how to build inexpensive structures to protect your crops from the elements. No matter where you live, you’ll soon enjoy a thriving vegetable garden year-round.
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Download or read book GrowVeg written by Benedict Vanheems and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has ever wanted to tend a little piece of ground but wasn’t sure where to begin, GrowVeg offers simple recipes for gardening projects that are both attainable and beautiful. Benedict Vanheems, editor of the popular website GrowVeg.com, guides aspiring green thumbs to success from the start, no matter what size gardening space you have. Get recommendations for veggie varieties for your first edible garden, plant a miniature orchard, and grow an edible archway, or keep your efforts contained by cultivating a rustic crate of herbs on a sunny balcony, a crop of carrots in a basket, or nutritious and delicious sprouts in a jar on the kitchen counter. The beginner-friendly instructions and step-by-step photography detail more than 30 approachable, small-scale gardening projects that will inspire and empower you to get growing!
Download or read book Vegetable Gardening in South Africa written by Jack Hadfield and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homegrown Pantry written by Barbara Pleasant and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that you’ve mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops — including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more — to keep your pantry stocked throughout the year. Each vegetable profile highlights how many plants to grow for a year’s worth of eating, and which storage methods work best for specific varieties. Author Barbara Pleasant culls tips from decades of her own gardening experience and from growers across North America to offer planting, care, and harvesting refreshers for every region and each vegetable. Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner GWA Media Awards Silver Award Winner
Download or read book Vegetable Growing in South Africa Etc written by Charles W. SMITH (F.R.H.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Vegetables in South Africa written by Capel Hemy and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every aspect of vegetable gardening is covered in this book, from the planning stages to soil management, efficient watering, sowing, growing systems to harvesting. Specific information is given with regard to climatic conditions for the different regions of South Africa.
Download or read book Vegetable Growing Handbook written by W.E. Splittstoesser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1990-03-31 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is designed for home gardeners and small commercial vegetable growers. The author provides information on the scientific concepts upon which vegetable growing is based and on practical methods for growing vegetables. Features include a chapter on the nutritional value of vegetables and sections on hydroponics, the economics of gardening, the Delaney clause, food additives, natural toxicants and organic vegetables. The author covers soil propagation and composition, identification of pests and the use of pesticides, plant growth, planting schedules, vegetable classification and the preservation of vegetables.
Download or read book Charles Dowding s Skills for Growing Sowing Spacing Planting Picking and More written by Charles Dowding and published by No Dig Garden. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second "gardening course in a book" from master gardener Charles Dowding: 18 lessons, and over 900 photos with detailed captions Grow creatively, learn new skills, save time, enjoy growing success! Includes detailed information on: how to create planting plans: succession and interplanting plant propagation spacing, picking methods, and watering using covers for both warmth and pest protection. how to grow herbs and perennial vegetables how to grow in containers how to multisow Charles Dowding explains the skills and understandings you need, the essentials of gardening success, whether the space you are gardening is large or small. His approach sometimes diverges from the mainstream because he assays and develops new or lesser-known methods, for easier and better results. Lessons Skills and Knowledge Fully Use your Time and Space: how to maximise growth, efficiently Sketch Out the Year: examples of plans and successions for three beds Succession and Rotation: How to plan for and succeed with new plantings throughout summer and into autumn, what can follow what Winter Gardening: Growing and preparing for winter, and harvesting during the hungry gap Perennial Vegetables and Raspberries A growing manual of 12 perennial food plants, Herbs: How to sow, harvest and maintain annuals and perennials, from basil and coriander to sage and thyme Seeds and Sowing: How to source, buy and save seeds, with illustrations of seed saving Propagation Skills: The biggest lesson, packed with information on this important subject Multisowing: Inter-sowing is a form of companion planting, because seedlings like 'nurse plants' nearby, and plants generally like being close to other plants: why and how, many examples, a big timesaver and garden filler! Close Spacings: How and when to do it and why this works so well within reason; details for many vegetables Wider Spacings: Many examples and explanations, see the results from small plants to harvests Planting Methods: Sowing direct, ways to transplant and how to do it quickly Picking Skills: When to pick for different vegetables, seasons, plant growth and harvest requirements Picking Skills(2): More on picking, including discussions and examples of cutting, Small-space Growing: Vegetables in containers, sacks, vertical and one bed Early Cropping and Covers: Using fleece and mesh, their relative values and effects in different seasons Water, Frost, Moon, Energy: How to water, what you need to know about frost and some of my "secrets" of lateral thinking, plus action Note that this is a companion, not a sequel to No Dig Gardening, Course 1. Reading the first course book is not a prerequisite for using this book to garden better!
Download or read book Jane s Delicious Garden written by Jane Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to grow vegetables and herbs organically? This is a practical and inspiring guide to preparing, planting and growing vegetables and herbs in any space -- from small urban gardens to country smallholdings. Packed with practical advice, time-saving tips, step-by-step instructions and personal anecdotes, this book is for novices and gardening gurus alike. With over 200 photographs and detailed information on how to prepare your garden for planting and growing nearly 100 vegetables and herbs, this guide will enable you to feed your family and friends with wholesome, organic food harvested from your garden.
Download or read book A Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa written by Jack Hadfield and published by . This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to be a comprehensive guide for year-round successful vegetable gardening.
Download or read book Vegetable Growing in South Africa written by Charles W. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vegetable Growing in South Africa Second Edition Etc written by Charles W. SMITH (F.R.H.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jane s Delicious A Z of Organic Vegetable Growing written by JANE. GRIFFITHS and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janes Delicious AZ of Vegetables is an accessible guide to the most commonly-grown vegetables, plus many new and unusual ones now available, with detailed information on how to sow, plant, feed, water, protect, harvest and eat them, as well as save their seed for future generations. Written in Janes quirky, practical style and lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs for easy reference, this is a one-stop guide to growing any type of vegetable organically.
Download or read book Farming in South Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Vegetable Growing in South Africa written by L. PERKINS (of the School of Agriculture, Elsenburg, Cape of Good Hope.) and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
