Gardening Myths and Misconceptions

Gardening Myths and Misconceptions

by Charles Dowding
Gardening Myths and Misconceptions

Gardening Myths and Misconceptions

by Charles Dowding

Hardcover

$15.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Temporarily Out of Stock Online
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

Conventional wisdom is difficult to question, even when it is misguided and contains many contradictions. Gardening has its share of such ‘myths’ – some with discernible origins in history, others that have become established for no obvious reason – and they often obscure simpler and easier methods
of working. This delightfully illustrated book reveals how common sense triumphs and crops are more successful when these ‘rules’ are overturned.
A fascinating but practical book that will save the seasoned gardener time and give new gardeners heart.  


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780857842046
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 03/27/2014
Series: Wise Words , #3
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 4.70(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Charles Dowding is an internationally recognized organic gardening expert, and a former winner of the Garden Media Guild Practical Journalist of the Year award. He contributes articles to many magazines, including Gardeners’ World, Gardens Illustrated and Grow It! He talks on radio and television, and runs courses and advises on best practice, including for the National Trust in the UK.

He is a veteran organic grower, having practised no-dig gardening for many years. In his gardens he has conducted experiments to compare differences in growth between vegetables on dug and undug soil, showing that the dug beds have slightly lower yields, and more weeds and slugs. He established a new garden from scratch, to illustrate no-dig practice and form the basis for further experimentation.

He says: "I have always been interested in looking 'behind the scenes' and asking why things are as they are, questioning practices that are taken for granted. This led me to grow organically, at a time when the chemical approach was rarely challenged."

His books for Green Books are:

  • Organic Gardening: the natural, no-dig way
  • Grow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens
  • How to Grow Winter Vegetables
  • Gardening Myths and Misconceptions
  • How to Create a New Vegetable Garden

Find out more at www.charlesdowding.co.uk.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. A web of myths and misconceptions
2. Sowing and planting
3. Watering
4. Vegetable garden planning and design
5. Annual vegetables
6. Trees, shrubs and perennial vegetables
7. Manuring and fertilising
8. Making and using compost
9. Soil structure and care
10. Pest, diseases and weeds
Index

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews