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The A-Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa
Was R164.95Now R148.46(eB 1485)
Delivery time: Usually within 5 working days.
Country: South AfricaFormat: Softcover
Publisher: Random House StruikISBN: 9781868726295 Publication date: October 2001 Length: 280mm Width: 215mm Weight: 654g Edition: 1 Pages: 160
The A-Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa
Was R164.95 Now R148.46
This comprehensive guide to vegetable gardening in SA, written expecially for the home gardener, is based on vast practical experience and an intimate knowledge of local growing conditions. It provides advice on locations and layout, soils and nutrients, This comprehensive guide to vegetable gardening in South Africa, written especially for the home gardener, is based on vast practical experience and an intimate knowledge of local growing conditions. Part 1 provides down-to-earth advice on location and layout of the vegetable gaarden;soils and nutrients; garden planning and crop rotation; tools and equipment; watering; cultivation and weed control; seed, sowing, transplanting, harvesting, and pests and their control; container growing, and the use of plastics in the vegetable garden. In part 2 the common as well as a number of unusual vegetables are fully discused. Invaluable information on cultivars, soil preparation, propagation, sowing, transplanting, harvesting, and pests and diseases are included. This is followed by short descriptions of the more widely used culinary herbs. Finally, the appendices give information on how to grow salad sprouts, and detailed and invaluable advice on exhibiting vegetables.; Whether your garden is a smallholding or a townhouse patio, The A - Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa is an essential handbook containing everything you need to know for the successfull production of your own top-quality vegetables throughout the year.
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