The Organic Gardener’s Handbook: Everything You Need to Know for Successful Organic Gardening - Softcover

A comprehensive and practical organic gardening guide which includes information on planning, plant selection, soil preparation, pests and diseases. It includes a history of British gardens and the exploits of early plant collectors. The "Assess and Plan" section looks at climate, aspect, and soil. In "Work With Your Plot", drainage and irrigation is featured, also soil and plant nutrition - manure, mulches and organic fertilizers. The "Keep Your Balance" section deals with encouraging beneficial wildlife, fending off pests and treating disease using the appropriate remedy. "How To Enjoy Your Labours" focuses on growing vegetables and fruits - their varieties, soil suitablilty, harvesting, cooking and keeping. In "Flower and Florish", the reader gets to know abour flowers, trees and shrubs and their cultivation and propagation. This book is endorsed by HDRA (The Henry Doubleday Research Association).

Whether you are keen to become a 'green gardener' or have been one for many years, this essential handbook is for you. If you really care about your environment and want to work with it – organically – rather than against it, you will find 'The Organic Gardener's Handbook' a comprehensive and practical companion which will help you to:
· Assess and plan

· looking at climate, aspect, soil
· what do you want in your garden?

· Work with your plot

· drainage and irrigation – assessment and action
· soil and plant nutrition – manure, mulches and organic fertilisers

· Keep the balance

· encouraging beneficial wildlife, fending off pests and treating disease using the appropriate remedy

· Enjoy your labours

· growing vegetables and fruits: varieties, soil suitability, harvesting, cooking and keeping

· Flower and flourish

· getting to know about flowers, trees and shrubs – their cultivation and propagation

When the weather is only fit for armchair gardening, dip into this compendium of gardening lore; read about the history of our gardens and the exploits of early plant collectors, and let the authors' enthusiasm for gardens and gardening inspire you.

'Nothing happens in living nature that is not in relation to the whole.'
GOETHE

'An absolutely excellent book – one of the best I have seen for years with its down to earth, accurate and well researched advice.'
HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

'A practical, informative and very readable gardening manual.'
THE TIMES

'A book to convert any reluctant gardener, and one that will charm the dedicated.'
THE GARDENER

'Very good...one of those rare gardening books which could be read purely for its excellent prose.'
SUNDAY SUN