Organic Gardening: The Classic Guide to Growing Fruit, Flowers, and Vegetables the Natural WayPenguin, 17/01/2011 - 288 من الصفحات Organic Gardening, a classic guide to growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables the natural, chemical-free way has been fully revised and updated to reflect the latest thinking and techniques. Written by one of the UK's best-loved gardening personalities and a keen advocate of the organic approach, this book will be appreciated by the novice and the experienced gardener alike. |
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6 Introduction | 6 |
9 THE ORGANIC WAY | 9 |
12 THE SOIL | 12 |
Soil types 14 | 14 |
Soil management 15 | 15 |
18 SOIL IMPROVEMENT | 18 |
The four phases of soil management 19 | 19 |
Compost 21 | 21 |
Preparing vegetable beds 135 | 135 |
Sowing 138 | 138 |
Protecting crops against cold 140 | 140 |
Choosing what to grow 143 | 143 |
Salad vegetables 144 | 144 |
Cultivating salad vegetables 146 | 146 |
Shoot vegetables 149 | 149 |
Cultivating shoot vegetables 150 | 150 |
Animal manure 27 | 27 |
Alternative soil conditioners 29 | 29 |
Wormworked compost and manure 31 | 31 |
Green manure 32 | 32 |
35 FERTILIZERS | 35 |
The need for nutrients 38 | 38 |
Organic fertilizers 40 | 40 |
43 ORGANIC PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL | 43 |
Maintaining a healthy garden 44 | 44 |
Companion planting 45 | 45 |
Controlling birds and animals 46 | 46 |
Controlling soil pests and insects 49 | 49 |
General garden diseases 52 | 52 |
Organic chemicals 53 | 53 |
54 ORGANIC WEED CONTROL | 54 |
Hoeing 57 | 57 |
Mulching 58 | 58 |
Recognizing weeds 60 | 60 |
Useful weeds 62 | 62 |
64 PLANNING YOUR GARDEN | 64 |
Features to include 67 | 67 |
Drawing up a plan 72 | 72 |
74 THE ORNAMENTAL GARDEN | 74 |
Preparing the soil 75 | 75 |
Hedges 76 | 76 |
Lawns 78 | 78 |
Trees 81 | 81 |
Deciduous trees 84 | 84 |
Coniferous trees 86 | 86 |
Planting ornamental borders 88 | 88 |
Choosing suitable plants 92 | 92 |
Winter plants 94 | 94 |
Early spring plants 96 | 96 |
Midspring plants 98 | 98 |
Late spring plants 100 | 100 |
Early summer plants 102 | 102 |
Midsummer plants 104 | 104 |
Late summer plants 108 | 108 |
Fall plants 110 | 110 |
Cultivation of border plants 112 | 112 |
Ponds and aquatic plants 121 | 121 |
Alpines 123 | 123 |
Cultivating wildflowers 125 | 125 |
126 THE CONTAINER GARDEN | 126 |
Planting in containers 127 | 127 |
Hanging baskets 130 | 130 |
132 THE VEGETABLE GARDEN | 132 |
Pod and seed vegetables 154 | 154 |
Cultivating pod and seed vegetables 156 | 156 |
Fruiting vegetables 162 | 162 |
Cultivating fruiting vegetables 164 | 164 |
Bulb vegetables 168 | 168 |
Cultivating bulb vegetables 170 | 170 |
Squash vegetables 172 | 172 |
Cultivating squash vegetables 174 | 174 |
Root vegetables 178 | 178 |
Cultivating root vegetables 180 | 180 |
Leaf vegetables 188 | 188 |
Cultivating leaf vegetables 190 | 190 |
Vegetable pests and diseases 198 | 198 |
202 THE FRUIT GARDEN | 202 |
Selecting plants 203 | 203 |
Planting and training fruit trees and bushes 204 | 204 |
Cultivation of fruit 210 | 210 |
Tree fruit 212 | 212 |
Citrus fruit 214 | 214 |
Cultivating tree fruit 215 | 215 |
Soft fruit 224 | 224 |
Cultivating soft fruit 225 | 225 |
Fruit pests and diseases 232 | 232 |
236 THE HERB GARDEN | 236 |
An herb collection 238 | 238 |
Cultivating herbs 240 | 240 |
246 GREENHOUSE GARDENING | 246 |
Heating a greenhouse 249 | 249 |
Caring for greenhouse plants 252 | 252 |
Maintaining a greenhouse 255 | 255 |
Deciding what to grow 256 | 256 |
Greenhouse pests and diseases 257 | 257 |
258 BASIC TECHNIQUES | 258 |
Choosing garden equipment 261 | 261 |
Cultivation techniques 262 | 262 |
Watering plants 266 | 266 |
268 PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES | 268 |
Other methods of propagation 273 | 273 |
278 THE GARDENING YEAR | 278 |
Spring 279 | 279 |
Summer 280 | 280 |
Autumn 281 | 281 |
Winter 282 | 282 |
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Acknowledgments 288 | 288 |