Organic Gardening Techniques: Expert Advice on Planting, Growing, and Caring for Your Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs

by Nick Hamilton

Overview

The popularity of organic gardening continues to rise as people seek to control the quality and freshness of the food they eat. And organic gardening isn't just about creating delicious healthy food for the table: it's also about supporting delicate ecosystems and working without the use of chemicals. This comprehensive handbook of organic gardening techniques is full of practical information on sowing and growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. From selecting the right tools to propagation, crop rotation, growing on supports, training greenhouse crops, watering, weed control—all of the essentials are here. Protecting crops from pests and diseases is dealt with comprehensively, along with extensive advice on storing and preserving your produce after the harvest. Packed full of information, with useful tips throughout, Organic Gardening Techniques is a thorough reference guide for every organic gardener.

Inside Organic Gardening Techniques

Comprehensive guide to gardening the organic way, from preparing the soil to caring for your crops.

Easy-to-use format, with information on getting started, sowing from seed, propagating, watering, crop protection, and much more.

Essential gardening techniques are explained and illustrated with clear diagrams, helping you get the most from your productive garden.

Includes practical projects that anyone who is able to wield a hammer and saw can easily construct, from building a compost bin and potting bench to making cloches and cold frames.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620082737
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/18/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Nick Hamilton is the owner of Barnsdale Gardens, Britain's largest collection of individually designed gardens with 39 working gardens on an eight-acre site. He carries on the legacy of his father, the late Geoff Hamilton, legendary host of the BBC s Gardener's World TV show. Nick is the author of The Barnsdale Handy Gardener and Geoff Hamilton - A Gardening Legend. He has a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for organic gardening, principles which he puts into effect at Barnsdale Gardens.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

1 Planning and Preparing for Your Garden 11

Planning and Rotating Crops

The Right Tools for the Job

2 Preparing the Soil and Planting 33

The Soil

Starting and Propagating Plants

Repotting

Watering

3 Organic Growing Methods 69

Early Crops

Training and Pruning Fruit

Raised Beds

Protected Crops

Container Gardening

Using Supports

4 Caring for Your Crops 119

Controlling Weeds

Earthing Up Potatoes and Other Vegetables

Blanching and Forcing

Protecting Your Crops

Using Organic Sprays

Mulching

Thinning and Harvesting

5 Produce Storage and Off-Season Maintenance 157

Recycling

Storing Your Produce

Maintaining a Greenhouse

6 DIY Projects for Your Garden 185

Grow Tunnel

Deep Bed Cloche

Planting Board

Firming Board

Potting Bench

Cold Frame

Dibble

7 A Look at Barnsdale Gardens 200

Index 210

Photo Credits 215

About the Author 216

Editorial Reviews

City Farmer News:

Nick Hamilton is the owner of Barnsdale Gardens, Britain’s largest collection of individually designed gardens with 39 working gardens on an eight-acre site.

By Nick Hamilton
CompanionHouse Books
2 edition (June 18, 2018)

He carries on the legacy of his father, the late Geoff Hamilton, legendary host of the BBC’s Gardener’s World TV show. Nick is the author of The Barnsdale Handy Gardener and Geoff Hamilton – A Gardening Legend. He has a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for organic gardening, principles which he puts into effect at Barnsdale Gardens.

The popularity of organic gardening continues to rise as people seek to control the quality and freshness of the food they eat. And organic gardening isn’t just about creating delicious healthy food for the table: it’s also about supporting delicate ecosystems and working without the use of chemicals. This comprehensive handbook of organic gardening techniques is full of practical information on sowing and growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants.

From selecting the right tools to propagation, crop rotation, growing on supports, training greenhouse crops, watering, weed control—all of the essentials are here. Protecting crops from pests and diseases is dealt with comprehensively, along with extensive advice on storing and preserving your produce after the harvest. Packed full of information, with useful tips throughout, Organic Gardening Techniques is a thorough reference guide for every organic gardener.

From the Publisher

City Farmer News: Nick Hamilton is the owner of Barnsdale Gardens, Britain’s largest collection of individually designed gardens with 39 working gardens on an eight-acre site. By Nick Hamilton CompanionHouse Books 2 edition (June 18, 2018) He carries on the legacy of his father, the late Geoff Hamilton, legendary host of the BBC’s Gardener’s World TV show. Nick is the author of The Barnsdale Handy Gardener and Geoff Hamilton – A Gardening Legend. He has a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for organic gardening, principles which he puts into effect at Barnsdale Gardens. The popularity of organic gardening continues to rise as people seek to control the quality and freshness of the food they eat. And organic gardening isn’t just about creating delicious healthy food for the table: it’s also about supporting delicate ecosystems and working without the use of chemicals. This comprehensive handbook of organic gardening techniques is full of practical information on sowing and growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. From selecting the right tools to propagation, crop rotation, growing on supports, training greenhouse crops, watering, weed control—all of the essentials are here. Protecting crops from pests and diseases is dealt with comprehensively, along with extensive advice on storing and preserving your produce after the harvest. Packed full of information, with useful tips throughout, Organic Gardening Techniques is a thorough reference guide for every organic gardener.

City Farmer News