Author: Alice Vincent Publisher: Random House ISBN: 147355103X Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 172
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The essential guide to the simple art of growing stuff. Feeling green-fingered but not sure where to start? This book is for you. Growing stuff - herbs, veg, salad, flowers and plants - is fun and pretty easy. You just need some practical knowledge - all in this book - and a bit of space - a window ledge, pot or plot of soil. Then, have fun growing: basil, mint, parsley, rosemary, chillies, courgettes, rocket, tomatoes, geraniums, pansies, lavender, osteospurmum, daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, tulips, succulents, aloe vera, money plants, maidenhair ferns and oxalis. If you have no outside space at all, you can grow everything here inside too...
Author: Alice Vincent Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1786897717 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 305
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'Breathtakingly beautiful' i 'Tender and wholehearted' Helen Jukes LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR IN FINANCIAL TIMES AND I When she suddenly finds herself uprooted, heartbroken, grieving and living out of a suitcase in her late twenties, Alice Vincent begins planting seeds. She nurtures pot plants and vines on windowsills and draining boards, filling her many temporary London homes with green. As the months pass, and with each unfurling petal and budding leaf, she begins to come back to life. Mixing memoir, botanical history and biography, Rootbound examines how bringing a little bit of the outside in can help us find our feet in a world spinning far too fast.
Author: Rebecca Woods Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781986206143 Category : Languages : en Pages : 36
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Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion. Small Space Gardening: Easy Guide How To Grow Your Favorite Plants Anywhere Welcome to Small Space Gardening: Learn and Grow Anywhere, a D.I.Y. book designed to not only give you some suggestions on where to plant your gardens but also to give you the basic tools you need in order to grow a garden practically anywhere. With the world becoming ever more densely populated, we need to have ways of being self-sufficient in such small places. This book is designed to help you see nooks and crannies as the perfect holes for growing plants. In the first chapter, we'll go over how growing your own plants can: Save you a lot of money if you use a lot of plant-based foods like spices and salads You can make money off of growing more than you need Will permanently change how you view the truly small spaces in and around your house so that you can recognize potential areas of growth. In the second chapter, I go over the bare basics to bring everyone up to speed on a simplified format. This ensures that those who want to grow plants in small places know what they're doing for the most part in areas where there's sun and where there's no sun. As with all books I guide you through, I take the time to guide everyone. In the remain chapters, we'll go over several different places for you to grow your plants. We'll go over: Several different ways to make home decors and hanging gardens a part of your household when you think you may have no room. Uncommon outside areas that go relatively unnoticed, even though they are great areas to have plants in. Places no one thinks about until they see someone else tending to their garden in that same place. This book is designed to thoroughly find most of the places you likely skipped when trying to figure out where you can place a small garden to grow your plants. Download your E book "Small Space Gardening: Easy Guide How To Grow Your Favorite Plants Anywhere" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!
Author: Tyler Water Publisher: ISBN: 9781801325844 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 200
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** COLOR EDITION ** Do you want to discover a scientific technique for building your own hydroponic garden? Then keep reading... Hydroponics is a means of growing plants without soil. It makes use of nutrient-rich water or a nutrient solution as well as techniques that allow the plant to grow. You can also use sand or gravel, with added nutrients. In this chapter, you are going to learn the history of the growing art that we call hydroponics. You will also learn about some of its practical uses throughout history. Traditionally, the soil is used to grow plants. It was thought that soil was necessary since plants started out in the earth, with nutrient-rich soils like the strawberry plants that were first grown in the wild before being cultivated for gardens. At some point in history, it was discovered that the soil was not necessary for the growing process. Rather, the role of soil is to act as a reservoir to hold the nutrients that a plant needs in order to grow. Crops grown hydroponically, according to studies, grow faster and healthier and are better than crops grown on soil; this is because they would not have to go through a lot of disadvantages that the soil may present, such as; situations of a break out of a soil-borne disease in the area, the struggle to have to push its way through the soil during germination, the attack from organism and pests that live in the soil. And of course, the plants in hydroponic systems do not have to 'hustle' for nutrients and water because this is basically what they are planted in, in hydroponic systems-water-based mineral nutrient solutions. Hydroponics also helps you save water, which sounds a bit strange when you think of water is essential for this process. Usually, it's every alternate day so that the soil soaks up the water and is transported to the roots. That sounds fine, doesn't it? But that's only a portion of the big picture. Some of the water is bound to seep out of the container, some of it evaporates, and a portion of it seeps further into the soil beyond the plant's roots. So, in practice, the plant essentially only uses up a small portion of the water. Hydroponics uses a simple recirculating mechanism that ensures that the water is fully soaked up by the roots. It means that the portion of water that isn't absorbed by the plant is directly sent to the reservoir. The same water from the reservoir is later pumped up to the plants. Since the reservoir is shut tight, there is no chance for the water to evaporate, and it certainly will not seep out of the bottom of the container. You can save around 80% of the water by switching to hydroponics instead of using regular soil gardening. This book covers the following topics: Equipment Hydroponic Growing System Plant necessities Best plant for hydroponics Pest and disease Choosing the right site for your garden Maintenance of your hydroponic garden And Much More! Do not get scared; hydroponic gardening is not as complicated, tricky, and demanding as your mind is about to convince you that it is; on the contrary, it is very simple! And this is what this book is about-to enlighten you and get you started on having your own hydroponic garden. Ready to get started? Click "Buy Now"!
Author: Sam William Gross Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 114
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Do you want to learn how to grow plants using containers, companion planting and vertical gardening.? If yes, then keep reading... Some things truly never change. While growing up, we heard our parents constantly preaching to us about eating our fruits and vegetables. As adults, we thought we were rid of those annoying lectures. We never dreamed the responsibility of lecturing us on this importance of these foods was subsequently turned over to our doctor. After decades of having this thought drilled into our heads, we should have realized by now that maybe, just maybe, they knew what they were talking about. Still, with today's hectic schedules being crammed with more activities than ever before, it remains next to impossible to have enough of the good stuff on hand as well as the time to convert it all over to a well-balanced diet. While nothing can be done to slow down the sands of time, there is plenty that can be done about making fruits and vegetables readily available to us. If we have our own garden, it only stands to reason that we would be more likely to consume those foods, right? But there are some major problems that many want-to-be gardeners face. One: lack of space. Two: the know-how to till and prepare the soil for a garden. Three: the equipment to make it all come together. The solution? Container gardening. Container gardening does not require tilling, digging or weeding. So, if you don't like getting too dirtied or muddied, this is the best way to grow plants. It requires less tools, supplies and materials. Thus, it's more economical compared to regular gardening that requires tools such as spades, mower, rake or greenhouses. This book covers Advantages of Growing Plants in Containers Container Garden Design Which Plants Do Well in Containers The Right Pots for Your Plants Growing Strategies Best Choices in Seeds Maintenance Tactics And Much More Growing vegetables in container gardens adds aesthetic values to your living area. Some vegetables are not only edible but also ornamental. It is a great way of decorating your living area by arranging the plants and containers as you would a flower bouquet. With the right combination of plants, varying styles, size and color of the containers, you can add a versatile and original style to your house. Growing vegetables in container gardens produces fresh and nutritious food and improves both your mental and physical health. It is a good recreation activity and the entire process of plating, growing and harvesting is very fulfilling. It also helps in increasing your biological, environmental and herbal knowledge that is useful for a healthy lifestyle. Why go to all of the trouble when you can visit your supermarket and pick up anything you want? Because there are many advantages to growing your own food. Some people might be skeptical at the thought of growing their own food. Don't let the thought of being responsible for supplying many of your own vegetables sway your decision. This is actually a good thing. Once you recognize the many benefits that having your own garden has to offer, you will be on board. Despite what you may believe, gardening is not that hard. Yes, it requires a certain measure of your time and a few resources, but in the end, what you reap will more than pay you back for what time and energy you have invested. Ready to get started? Click "Buy Now"!
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