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    How to Grow Winter Vegetables
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    How to Grow Winter Vegetables

    By Charles Dowding

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    How to Grow Winter Vegetables shows that it is possible to enjoy an abundance of vegetables at the darkest time of year, whether stored or ready for harvesting when needed. It also covers growing for the ‘hungry gap’ from April to early June.

    Not much grows in winter, but a well-organised plot may nonetheless be quite full. You need to plan carefully, and well ahead (as early as spring) for sowing and planting at specific times through the year, so the main part of the book is an extensive month-by-month sowing, planting and growing calendar. Further sections cover harvesting, from garlic in July right through to the last of the overwintered greens in May, and storing your produce.

    Many salads can be grown in winter, especially with a little protection from fleece, cloches or larger structures. The book includes a whole section on frost-hardy salad plants, explaining how to ensure harvests of fresh leaves throughout winter. The beauty of winter and its produce is captured in glorious photographs from the author’s garden.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreen Books
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9780857841032
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    How to Grow Winter Vegetables
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    Charles Dowding

    Charles Dowding is an innovator of no dig, organic growing since 1983, who has built up a large and dedicated following on YouTube, where he presents videos teaching practical skills. His weed-free methods are about growing more easily, in less time, by understanding and working with natural processes. An established author of books for adult gardeners, this is Charles's first book for children and families. Charles also writes for national and international magazines and appears on TV and radio including BBC Gardeners' World. He sells produce and teaches courses from his vegetable garden in Somerset, where he lives. www.charlesdowding.co.uk

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    • 4/5
      Excellent guide to gorwing vegetables over winter, easy to read text and lots of photographs to clarify and illustrate. Six basic chapters - begins with potential for growing over winter crops in the UK. Chapter 2 covers soil & compost preparation, what veg to grow and gives tips on sowing and planting. Chapter 3 covers sowing, planting & growing lookig at what can be sown in spring, summer and autumn/winter to ensure crop availability over winter months. Chapters 4 & 5 deal with winter harvesting & storing. The final chapter covers growing veg under cover during the winter months.