Allotment Gardening Jez Abbott

Name: Allotment Gardening By Jez Abbott
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Allotment Gardening by Jez Abbott

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A community spirit and the simple joy of eating your own produce are some of the rewards for the allotment gardener. This book provides what 'allotmenter' needs to know, from guiding your search and helping negotiate the application process, to planning, necessary equipment and the best cultivation methods.

Allotment Gardening Summary

Allotment Gardening: Finding, Planning, Maintaining by Jez Abbott

A community spirit and the simple joy of eating your own produce are just some of the rewards for the allotment gardener. This book provides everything the first-time 'allotmenter' needs to know, from guiding your search and helping negotiate the application process, to planning, necessary equipment and the best cultivation methods. A troubleshooting chapter suggests effective treatments for pests and diseases, and the guide concludes with an extensive directory of the vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers appropriate for allotment growing, including harvest tips.

About Jez Abbott

Lucy Halsall is editor of the well-respected Grow Your Own magazine. Lucy was introduced to horticulture through her parents, who are keen market gardeners. After studying and training in horticulture, she worked as RHS horticultural advisor at Wisley for six years, later moving to Amateur Gardening magazine. She also writes - the most recent projects being co-author of Carol Klein's RHS Grow Your Own Fruit, and a contributor to the accompanying Grow Your Own Veg.

Jez Abbott trained in forestry and gardening and, as a freelance writer and editor, has specialized in horticultural journalism for many years. Publications that he writes for include Horticulture Week, The Grower and Period House & Its Garden, and he edited Landscape Review for five years from 2001. He lives on the south coast of England, is a keen gardener and takes regular jaunts to the wilderness of Dungeness.

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Sku

GOR010534090

ISBN 13

9781847866967

ISBN 10

1847866964

Title

Allotment Gardening: Finding, Planning, Maintaining by Jez Abbott

Author

Jez Abbott

Series

Green Guides

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Flame Tree Publishing

Year published

20100201

Number of pages

256

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N/A

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins