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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635.5 EAN: 9781900322201 ISBN: 190032220X Label: Green Books Manufacturer: Green Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 234 Publication Date: March 20, 2008 Publisher: Green Books Studio: Green Books Sales Rank: 1189
Rating: - Totally inspirational
A completely invaluable book for anyone who likes to grow food. The thing about salad is that even the tiniest spot can be made to produce something (look at Dowding's discussion of microleaves for windowsills...) But the big advantage of this book is the brilliant month by month sections containing detailed suggestions and growing instructions for salads that will flourish at different times of year. Forget sowing the same thing over and over again, says Dowding. Instead, choose seasonal plants - mustards and rockets in winter, soft watery leaves in summer - which will flourish, needing less care and getting less pests, because they are growing at just the right time for them.
This book made me get out the seed catalogues and ... Read More: