A-Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa


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Designed to be a comprehensive guide for year-round successful vegetable gardening.







Jane's Delicious A-Z of Organic Vegetable Growing


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Janes Delicious AZ of Vegetables is an accessible guide to the most commonly-grown vegetables, plus many new and unusual ones now available, with detailed information on how to sow, plant, feed, water, protect, harvest and eat them, as well as save their seed for future generations. Written in Janes quirky, practical style and lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs for easy reference, this is a one-stop guide to growing any type of vegetable organically.







Gardening with Keith Kirsten


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An illustrated and practical guide for gardeners at all levels of expertise. Whether you have a few acres of land or a small back yard, this guide will help you get the most out of your garden.




Jane's Delicious Garden


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Do you want to grow vegetables and herbs organically? This is a practical and inspiring guide to preparing, planting and growing vegetables and herbs in any space -- from small urban gardens to country smallholdings. Packed with practical advice, time-saving tips, step-by-step instructions and personal anecdotes, this book is for novices and gardening gurus alike. With over 200 photographs and detailed information on how to prepare your garden for planting and growing nearly 100 vegetables and herbs, this guide will enable you to feed your family and friends with wholesome, organic food harvested from your garden.




Cape Town A-Z


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Cape Town A-Z by Sean Fraser is an indispensable, user-friendly guide to the Mother City, featuring: detailed Cape Peninsula and City Bowl locator maps; a comprehensive alphabetical listing of all the city has to offer, from natural attractions to cultural institutions, architecture, fine wining and dining, nightlife, shopping, markets, festivals, galleries and more; contact details and opening times; star-rated entries that enable the visitor to prioritise activities based on time available; and a category index to cater for interests, preferences, company, weather or mood. Capetonian Sean Fraser is a veteran travel writer and the author of a number of reference, travel and guide books, including the best-selling Seven Days in Cape Town published by Random House Struik.




Weedless Gardening


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Garden like Mother Nature, with an organic system that’s good for plants and good for people. Say good-bye to backaches and weed problems! Lee Reich’s organic Weedless Gardening eschews the traditional yearly digging up and working over of the soil. It’s is an easy-to-follow, low-impact approach to planting and maintaining a flower garden, a vegetable patch, trees, and shrubs naturally. "If you love to knock yourself out digging beds, buy a better shovel. If you're looking for a no-nonsense alternative, buy this book!" -Ketzel Levine, National Public Radio's Doyenne of Dirt) "Thoroughly practical, easy-to-follow guide to good gardening Lee Reich make it sound simple, and if you follow his methods and philosophy, it is." -Dora Galitzki, Gardening Columnist, The New York Times, and Author of The Gardener's Essential Companion "Finally, a book filled with science-based information that insures success and frees us from busywork in the garden." - Dr. H. March Cathey, President Emeritus, American Horticultural Society




How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition


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The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power. Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems to life for the home gardener by demonstrating sustainable growing methods for spectacular organic produce on a small but intensive scale. How to Grow More Vegetables has become the go-to reference for food growers at every level, whether home gardeners dedicated to nurturing backyard edibles with minimal water in maximum harmony with nature's cycles, or a small-scale commercial producer interested in optimizing soil fertility and increasing plant productivity. In the ninth edition, author John Jeavons has revised and updated each chapter, including new sections on using less water and increasing compost power.