A Hands-On Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs--Starting with Just One Square Yard!
Lolo Houbein has been growing food for more than 30 years--and now, drawing on her wide learning and hard-earned experience, she offers a wealth of information on how to turn small plots of land into sources of nourishing, inexpensive, organic food. Amateur gardeners wondering how to get started and veteran gardeners looking for new ideas will be inspired by Houbein's practical, often charming, and always optimistic advice. One Magic Square includes:
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Lolo Houbein first learned about growing food from her Uncle Wim, whose garden saved the family from famine during World War II in Holland. In 1958, she emigrated to Australia with her husband and children. She studied literature and anthropology at the universities of Adelaide and Papua New Guinea, and has written numerous books and articles on humanitarian and conservation topics. Houbein lives and gardens in the Adelaide Hills of Australia.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. All it takes to grow your own organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs is One Magic Square Lolo Houbein has 40 years' worth of gardening wisdom to share--on how to coax an abundance of organic food from a plot that is just 3 feet square Sustainable, cost-effective, and creative techniques: how to compost, save water, troubleshoot weeds and pests, create a plant-friendly microclimate, and moreOver 40 themed plot designs, from antioxidant-rich and anti-cancer plots to salad, pizza, pasta, and stir-fry plotsEncyclopedic information about every crop in every plotTips on drying, freezing, pickling, and other ways to get more value and enjoyment from your homegrown produceAnd her irresistible gardening philosophy (If herbs wanted to be used frugally, they would also grow frugally. But they don't ) Ever encouraging, often charming, and always practical, this expanded second edition of One Magic Square Vegetable Gardening will help first-time gardeners get started--and help veteran gardeners get results--on a small, easy-to-maintain plot. No actual magic is required. Artikel-Nr. 00109216786
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. All it takes to grow your own organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs is One Magic Square Lolo Houbein has 40 years' worth of gardening wisdom to share--on how to coax an abundance of organic food from a plot that is just 3 feet square Sustainable, cost-effective, and creative techniques: how to compost, save water, troubleshoot weeds and pests, create a plant-friendly microclimate, and moreOver 40 themed plot designs, from antioxidant-rich and anti-cancer plots to salad, pizza, pasta, and stir-fry plotsEncyclopedic information about every crop in every plotTips on drying, freezing, pickling, and other ways to get more value and enjoyment from your homegrown produceAnd her irresistible gardening philosophy (If herbs wanted to be used frugally, they would also grow frugally. But they don't ) Ever encouraging, often charming, and always practical, this expanded second edition of One Magic Square Vegetable Gardening will help first-time gardeners get started--and help veteran gardeners get results--on a small, easy-to-maintain plot. No actual magic is required. Artikel-Nr. 00096033185
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