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General Organic Gardening Methods Explained

Organic Gardening - by Geoff Hamilton

Organic Gardening Books
Geoff Hamilton was a pioneer of T.V. gardening and certainly one of the best. He ventured to try organic gardening, and this book is "the result of ten years of trials and observation ... ...a great deal of collating and evaluating information".

The book is easy to read, well-laid out and richly illustrated in 2 and 3 columns. You will learn all the basics on soil, garden compost and fertilizers... plus essential growing methods.
American Organic Gardening Books British Organic Gardening Books
Organic Gardening by Geoff Hamilton. Organic Gardening by Geoff Hamilton.
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in America here
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Productive Organic Gardening Methods

'British Gardening Books

Eliot Coleman: - The Winter Harvest Handbook.

This book has been recommended to me for farmers and small holders. Eliot Coleman farms in Maine with temperatures as low as -290C. Discover how he uses light plastic greenhouses to turn hard winters into production.

Growing is Eliot's business, and in this gardening book he shares his valuable experience to all. Eliot Coleman is also the author of The New Organic Grower and Four Seasons Harvest.

American Organic Gardening Books British Organic Gardening Books
The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-round Vegetable Production Using Deep-organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses




Pioneering Methods For Organic Gardens

Square Foot Gardening Books

Square Foot Gardening with Mel Bartholomew and others.

Mel Bartholomew was an engineer who took a fresh look at gardening. And his first gardening book was a major break through for gardeners.
His latest All New Square Foot Gardening adds 10 new features to the original. Mel even claims that he doesn't use fertilizer. Certainly his methods are well-suited to those spaces you never thought you could grow on, and it's going global. Find out more...
Gardening Books on Pruning and Training Gardening Books on Pruning and Training
Find Square Foot Gardening books here. Link Try Square Foot Gardening it's ideal for the U.K.


No-Dig Gardening Books

Organic Gardening: The Natural No Dig Way - by Charles Dowding.

The author is a passionate believer in no-dig gardening. He encourages his readers to abandon the rules and learn the benefits of a natural approach. These include improved weed control and information on organic pest control. And you even get a chapter on gardening by the Moon. Charles Dowding describes how to work with nature and his success - veg box schemes and 25 years supplying restaurants - speaks for itself.
No-Dig Gardening Books No-Dig Gardening Books
Find books on No-Dig Gardening here Find books on No-Dig Gardening here




A Measured Approach With Vegetables And Organic Food

'Vegetable Gardening Books

Grow Your Own Vegetables - by Joy Larkcom

Here's a gardening book packed full of information on growing at least 72 types of vegetables. Based on research it gives you the details: crop spacings, sowing, planting and harvesting times, crop rotation, a gourmet garden plan, a feed the family growing plan and all the basics of organic gardening too. This book will be well-thumbed - I suggest that you purchase the hard back version.
American Vegetable Gardening Books British Vegetable Gardening Books
Grow Your Own Vegetables Grow Your Own Vegetables
Joy Larcom's Books are here Joy Larkcom's books are here


Organic Vegetable Growing Books

Organic Vegetable Growing - by Robert Milne

Here's a down to earth matter of fact book. You learn the gardening lessons from 20 years of self-sufficiency with a family. With experience of school gardening the author adds tips for gardening with children. Robert Milne's search for better gardening methods took him to study a degree in soil science. This book is enlightened by Agricultural Botany research and there is good advice of crop spacing.
Organic Vegetable Growing Books Organic Vegetable Growing Books
Organic Vegetable Growing: A Practical, Authoritative Guide to Producing Nutritious and Flavourful Vegetables from Your Garden Organic Vegetable Growing: A Practical, Authoritative Guide to Producing Nutritious and Flavourful Vegetables from Your Garden or Allotment





Organic Vegetable Growing Books

Help Finding Plants For A Site From

Wide Ranging Flower Selections

For All Seasons.

There's more to flowering plants than meets the eye as Carol Klein and Lynn Byczynski show you in their gardening book titles that are listed here.



British Flower Gardening Books
 

American Flower Gardening Books
 




Specialised Gardening Techniques

I'm always being asked about:
pruning, propagating, composting... etc...
Here are some definitive works that help lay the subject to rest.

Gardening Books on Pruning and Training

Horticultural Society - Pruning and Training - by Brickell and Joyce.

This richly illustrated gardening book covers over 800 plants: trees, shrubs, climbers, hedges, fruit, roses, palms, evergreens, even grasses. Discover the methods you need to maintain your plants in good shape and ensure you get good blossoms and fruit.
Gardening Books on Pruning and Training Gardening Books on Pruning and Training
American Horticultural Society Pruning & Training (American Horticultural Society Practical Guides) Royal Horticultural Society Pruning & Training


Gardening Books on Propagating Plants

Horticultural Society - Propagating Plants - with Alan Toogood

Produced to a very high standard and richly illustrated. This gardening book contains everything you need to know on the subject and more. Introductory sections cover natural propagation, modern systems, the tools, the growing media, plant problems... ...

Subsequent sections are divided by plant types. There are several methods of propagating most of the 1,500 garden plants described: different types of cuttings, seeds, bulbs, division, special methods. There's so much here and I'm still learning...
Gardening Books on Pruning and Training Gardening Books on Pruning and Training
American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques Royal Horticultural Society Propagating Plants




Books About Compost Making

Let Rot! - by Stewart Campbell

The Gardener's Guide to Composting is a popular read. It explains all the basics for making good compost and really it is very simple.

For those of you who are new to compost making, this is an attractive, humorous introduction, which tells you everything that you need to know.

Books About Compost Making Books About Compost Making
Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides) Let it Rot!: Gardener's Guide to Composting (Storey's Down-to-earth Guides)




QR Compost Making

'Common-sense Compost Making' and 'The Quick Return Method' - books by Mary Bruce, and by Andrew Davenport.

The quick return method of compost making is a thing of garden cook books. A mix of herbs and honey are made up to get the heap going. This method is a kin to homeopathy for gardens.

Any methods that can make hot heaps, use up weeds and kill weed seeds have to be worth the effort. You enjoy better compost with this book's help.
QR Compost Making QR Compost Making
Common-sense Compost Making by the Quick Return Method Common-sense Compost Making: By the Quick Return Method




Gardening and Planting by The Moon

  Gardening And Planting By The Moon - by Nick Kollerstrom  

The moon has a huge influence on the earth. It pulls vast amounts of water, affects the upper atmosphere, and illuminates the night sky. Many gardeners think it odd not to take account of the position and phase of the moon.

Although these methods are best known to folk law, they are now supported by science. For example, it is claimed that the moon has more effect on crop yield than the sun. And the phases of the moon have most effect at the time you sow seed or plant out. Find out more...
QR Compost Making QR Compost Making
Find books about Gardening and Planting by the Moon here Find books about Gardening and Planting by the Moon here


Find Gardening Books On Companion Planting

'Roses Love Garlic', and 'Carrots Love Tomatoes' by Louise Riotte are just 2 popular titles about this important aspect of organic gardening.

Companion Planting    Find Information For American Gardens here

Companion Planting    Companion Planting in British Gardens is here.

Learn More About Organic Gardening

Teaming With Microbes

Teaming With Microbes - The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web (Revised Edition) by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis

Jeff Lowenfels teaches home gardeners about the soil food web. His painless and entertaining methods give you the know-how to return beneficial biology to your soil. Wayne Lewis is a lifelong Alaskan gardener. He has worked with Jeff on many projects over the past 25 years, including the national 'Plant a Row for the Hungry program'.

This organic gardening book tells you how, that vital and complex living system - the soil - sustains so much life. You'll read fascinating factual information. When you discover what actually makes things happen, you'll also realise how and why organic gardening works so well and more about how to improve your garden.
Organic gardening books on soil Organic gardening books on soil
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British Expert Gardening Books

Thoroughly Helpful Books

Dr. D. G. Hessayon - Expert Gardening Guides

THE best selling series of gardening books covers most aspects of gardening in over 20 titles. They are well laid out, beautifully illustrated, really simple to use, and comprehensive.

Titles such as the The Indoor Plant Spotter, The Greenhouse Expert, and The Flower Expert help you choose the right plants to grow along with the conditions they need.

The Lawn Expert, and Garden DIY Expert show you how to do things step by step. However, the series doesn't hesitate to recommend garden chemicals in titles such as The Pest & Weed Expert. While The Lawn Expert also has sections on meadows, naturalising, ground cover and landscaping...
Expert American Gardening Books British Expert Gardening Books
Dr. Hessayon's Expert Gardening Guides are here. Dr. Hessayon's Expert Gardening Guides are here.




Prince Charles Organic Gardening Books UK

Breaking New Ground - The Way Ahead

Prince Charles - a voice for harmony, to value nature, where example speaks from practice.

Find out more about the future British Monarch as he sets out his ideas and practises in sustainable organic farming and estate management.
Prince Charles Organic Gardening Books in America Prince Charles Organic Gardening Books UK
Find books by Prince Charles on organic gardening & farming, estate management & his outlook for harmonious, sustainable life on planet Earth. Find books by Prince Charles on organic gardening & farming, estate management & his outlook for harmonious, sustainable life on planet Earth.


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