Royal Horticultural Society - The Half-hour Allotment

Product Description

This practical & inspirational handbook is aimed at the new generation of gardeners who want to enjoy the taste & health benefits of growing their own food, but who have little time to spare. Expert advice & innovative techniques show you how to grow the right quantities of the fruit & vegetables you love, & enjoy the satisfactions of tending an allotment or vegetable garden without becoming a slave to your plot. Tested by fruit-grower Will Sibley & author Lia Leendertz on their own allotments, these methods will enable you to get the best results in half an hour per day, or even less. The book covers all aspects of allotmenteering & vegetable gardening, including the practicalities of obtaining & maintaining a site, choosing what to grow, designing the plot & advanced projects such as building paths & shelters. A section on harvesting, storing & cooking shows you what to do when your crop is ripe & ready.