Get fresh : how to grow delicious vegetables and herbs in New Zealand / text & photography by Dennis Greville.
Material type: TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2007.Description: 144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781869661601 (pbk.)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 635.0993 GRE | 2 | Available | T00481142 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Whether you live on a lifestyle block or you just a couple of planters on the deck, you¿ll be surprised to find how easy it is to raise fresh, tasty vegetables and herbs for the table, especially with Dennis Greville¿s Get Fresh to guide you. It¿s illustrated with his superb photos, many taken at his own thriving plot. The introduction explains the essentials, from preparing the site and soil to cloche and greenhouse gardening, getting rid of pests and diseases, and other topics. Then follows individual entries covering more than 60 vegetables and herbs. Each has a panel with essential needs, helping you decide on which plant to grow. followed by in-depth instructions and a guide on special varieties. In the back of the book is a month-by-month calendar to guide you through the gardening year in both the North and South Islands. Though there¿s much to interest green-fingered gardeners, Dennis also keeps the beginner in mind, so the emphasis is on realistic solutions and helpful tips, making this the only book you¿ll need.
Includes index.
Includes index. -Whether you live on a lifestyle block or you have a couple of planters in the back yard, you'll be surprised to find how easy it is to raise fresh, tasty vegetables and herbs for the table, especially with Dennis Greville's new book on hand to guide you. Illustrated with his superb photos, many taken at his own thriving plot in Christchurch, Get Fresh first lays the groundwork for all you'll need to know, from preparing the site and soil to cloche and greenhouse gardening, controlling pests and diseases, and other topics. It then provides the 'how to' on growing more than 60 individual vegetables and herbs. Though there's plenty of interest to green-fingered gardeners, Dennis also keeps the beginner in mind, so the emphasis is on realistic solutions and helpful tips. Plants are also rated on whether they suit the North or South Island climate, making this the only book you'll need, wherever you live, for growing great produce.
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