Kitchen and Herb Gardener

$59.95

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The complete, practical guide to herb and kitchen gardening from planning and planting to care and maintenance.

Herbal and kitchen garden history – the origins of herbs, fruits and vegetables and their culinary properties.

How to design the most suitable kitchen garden, with plans for a range of gardens of all shapes and sizes, including potagers and a large-scale vegetable plot.

How to design various styles of herb garden, with examples, planting lists and plans with step-by-step instructions on how to make knot gardens, herb wheels and raised beds.

Covers all the main fruits, vegetables and herbs, with advice on cultivation, crop rotation and the best varieties to choose from.

Step-by-step practical advice on the best tools to use, preparing the soil, sowing, transplanting, propagation, training, harvesting and storage, as well as on all aspects of cultivating vegetables and herbs, and planting, pruning and propogating fruit trees.

Authors: Richard Bird and Jessica Houdret