Explains how to use a systems of layered mulch materials to provide a nutrient-rich base for healthy gardens and robust flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits in small spaces and containers

One of the biggest challenges of growing an organic garden is keeping away pests and diseases without using harmful pesticides. But as Bob illustrates in this necessary guide for any organic gardener, it is possible to keep your garden chemical-, pest-, and disease-free all at once. A master at growing organic produce, Flowerdew outlines the best natural methods, from building effective physical barriers and pest traps out of plants and recycled materials...

No dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and leads to higher fertility and less weeds. No dig experts, Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty, explain how to set up a no dig garden. They describe how to: Make compost, enrich soil, harvest and prepare food and make natural beauty and clean ing products and garden preparations. These approaches work...

Home vegetable gardens are the most productive way to grow food that humans have ever devised. In the future every house will have its own vegetable garden and people will once again produce a significant proportion of their own food. No longer an interesting and rewarding hobby, home vegetable gardening will be an integral part of a sustainable future. It is about to re-take its central position as one of the natural activities of humans.

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Discusses soil and climate, tells how to plan perennial plantings, and recommends popular varieties