Allotment Gardening For Dummies

Allotment Gardening For Dummies is a lively, hands-on guide to getting the most out of your allotment. Whether you're interested in eating fresh, saving money, getting exercise or enjoying wholesome family fun, this is the guide for you. The step-by-step advice takes you through all the stages in the process, from securing an allotment and preparing your plot, to choosing what to grow and enjoying the benefits of abundant fresh food and a sociable and healthy hobby. With over 50 handy line drawings, plus information on how to grow organic and advice on storing and cooking the food you grow, this guide really does have it all! Allotment Gardening For Dummies includes: Part 1: Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening Chapter 1: What Are Allotments All About? Chapter 2: Getting hold of an Allotment Chapter 3: Getting Started Part 2: Preparing for Allotment Success Chapter 4: Deciding What to Grow, When Chapter 5: Preparing Your Plot Chapter 6: Keeping Your Soil Healthy Chapter 7: Keeping Your Plants Healthy Chapter 8: Growing Organic Part 3: Growing a Few of Your Favourite Vegetables Chapter 9: Going Underground Chapter 10: The Staples Chapter 11: Growing Leafy Greens Chapter 12: Planting Peas, Beans and Other Pods Chapter 13: Growing More Exotic Veg Part 4: Extending Your Allotment Repetoire Chapter 14: Growing Wholesome Herbs Chapter 15: Growing Fruitful Fruit Chapter 16: Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment Part 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment Chapter 17: Involving Children Around the Allotment Chapter 18: Hobnobbing with Allotment Society Chapter 19: Growing Giant Veg Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter Chapter 20: Ten Common Accidents and How to Prevent Them Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment

Allotment Gardening For Dummies is a lively, hands-on guideto getting the most out of your allotment. Whether you'reinterested in eating fresh, saving money, getting exercise orenjoying wholesome family fun, this is the guide for you. Thestep-by-step advice takes you through all the stages in theprocess, from securing an allotment and preparing your plot, tochoosing what to grow and enjoying the benefits of abundant freshfood and a sociable and healthy hobby. With over 50 handy linedrawings, plus information on how to grow organic and advice onstoring and cooking the food you grow, this guide really does haveit all!Allotment Gardening For Dummies includes:Part 1: Getting to Grips with Allotment GardeningChapter 1: What Are Allotments All About?Chapter 2: Getting hold of an AllotmentChapter 3: Getting StartedPart 2: Preparing for Allotment SuccessChapter 4: Deciding What to Grow, WhenChapter 5: Preparing Your PlotChapter 6: Keeping Your Soil HealthyChapter 7: Keeping Your Plants HealthyChapter 8: Growing OrganicPart 3: Growing a Few of Your Favourite VegetablesChapter 9: Going UndergroundChapter 10: The StaplesChapter 11: Growing Leafy GreensChapter 12: Planting Peas, Beans and Other PodsChapter 13: Growing More Exotic VegPart 4: Extending Your Allotment RepetoireChapter 14: Growing Wholesome HerbsChapter 15: Growing Fruitful FruitChapter 16: Nurturing Flowers on an AllotmentPart 5: Getting the Most Out of Your AllotmentChapter 17: Involving Children Around the AllotmentChapter 18: Hobnobbing with Allotment SocietyChapter 19: Growing Giant VegPart 6: The Part of Tens ChapterChapter 20: Ten Common Accidents and How to Prevent ThemChapter 21: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment

Introduction 1Part I: Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening 7Chapter 1: Discovering What Allotments Are All About 9Chapter 2: Getting Hold of an Allotment 17Part II: Preparing for Allotment Success 25Chapter 3: Getting Started 27Chapter 4: Deciding What to Grow and When 43Chapter 5: Preparing Your Plot 57Chapter 6: Keeping Your Soil Healthy 77Chapter 7: Keeping Your Plants Healthy 97Chapter 8: Growing Organic 125Part III: Growing Your Favourite Vegetables 139Chapter 9: Going Underground with Root Vegetables 141Chapter 10: Exploring More Root Vegetables 161Chapter 11: Bringing Home the Brassicas 175Chapter 12: Growing Wholesome Herbs 195Chapter 13: Cultivating Everyday Essentials 215Chapter 14: Growing Leafy Greens 245Chapter 15: Planting Beans, Peas and Other Odds and Pods 265Chapter 16: Growing More Unusual Veg 285Part IV: Extending Your Allotment Repertoire 307Chapter 17: Growing Fruitful Fruit 309Chapter 18: Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment 339Part V: Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment 355Chapter 19: Involving Children on the Allotment 357Chapter 20: Hobnobbing with Allotment Society 371Chapter 21: Entering the World of Giants 379Part VI: The Part of Tens 395Chapter 22: Ten Common Mistakes to Avoid 397Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment 405Index 411