The Essential Allotment Guide: How to Get the Best out of Your Plot by John Harr

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The complete introduction to acquiring an allotment and getting the most from it, by the bestselling author of Vegetable Growing Month-by-Month.

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In recent years allotments have grown in popularity with demand far outstripping supply. John Harrison shows how to improve your chances of getting an allotment and move up the waiting list. In this all-encompassing guide, he also advises on clearing an allotment, planning what to grow and how, building compost bins, using raised beds - plus detailed instructions on growing the best vegetables and fruit.Praise for John Harrison's Vegetable Growing Month by Month:"...solid words of advice, written in a way that everyone will understand."Medwyn Williams, Chairman of the National Vegetable Society and member of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society.

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Complete introduction to acquiring and getting the most out of an allotment, from the bestselling author of Vegetable Growing Month By Month. With advice on clearing, planning, compost, using raised beds and growing the best vegetables and fruit.

Author Biography

John Harrison has been growing vegetables on his own allotment for many years.He uses many organic methods, working with nature rather than against it.He is passionate about the quality of our food and the ecology that supports us all on this planet.He has been a member of the Henry Doubleday Research Association (now known as Garden Organic) since 1976 and is also a member of the National Vegetable Society, currently serving as Secretary for Crewe and Nantwich District.

Review

An invaluable source of information. - Scotland's Weekly NewsBritain's greatest allotment authority. - The IndependentThe Essential Allotment Guide is the next best thing to having a weather-beaten old gardener as a next-door neighbour. Calm, practical and endlessly resourceful, this useful manual provides advice on everything from dismantling a second-hand greenhouse...to the mysteries of making organic fertiliser. - Daily Mail

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The complete introduction to acquiring an allotment and getting the most from it, by the bestselling author of Vegetable Growing Month-by-Month.

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In recent years allotments have grown in popularity with demand far outstripping supply. John Harrison shows how to improve your chances of getting an allotment and move up the waiting list. In this all-encompassing guide, he also advises on clearing an allotment, planning what to grow and how, building compost bins, using raised beds - plus detailed instructions on growing the best vegetables and fruit.Praise for John Harrison's Vegetable Growing Month by Month : "...solid words of advice, written in a way that everyone will understand."Medwyn Williams, Chairman of the National Vegetable Society and member of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society.

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An invaluable source of information. - Scotland's Weekly NewsBritain's greatest allotment authority. - The IndependentThe Essential Allotment Guide is the next best thing to having a weather-beaten old gardener as a next-door neighbour. Calm, practical and endlessly resourceful, this useful manual provides advice on everything from dismantling a second-hand greenhouse...to the mysteries of making organic fertiliser. - Daily Mail

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The complete introduction to acquiring an allotment and getting the most from it, by the bestselling author of Vegetable Growing Month-by-Month.

Details ISBN0716022125 Author John Harrison Pages 256 ISBN-10 0716022125 ISBN-13 9780716022121 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 635 Media Book Language English Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Imprint How To Books Ltd Subtitle How to Get the Best out of Your Plot Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-03-26 Short Title The Essential Allotment Guide UK Release Date 2009-03-26 Illustrations Line drawings Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-03-25 AU Release Date 2009-03-25 We've got this

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