The Essential Allotment Guide

How to Get the Best out of Your Plot

John Harrison

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How To Books Ltd
26 March 2009

Gardening; Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Allotments

"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."

By: John Harrison
Imprint: How To Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Digital original
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9780716022121
ISBN 10: 0716022125
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 26 March 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Essential Allotment Guide: How to Get the Best out of Your Plot

The 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 * Britain's greatest allotment authority. -- Emma Townshend * The Independent * An invaluable source of information. * Scotland's Weekly News *