Perennial vegetables are a joy to grow and require a lot less time and effort than annuals. In this book Martin Crawford gives comprehensive advice on all types of perennial vegetable (edible plants that live longer than three years), from ground-cover plants and coppiced trees to plants for bog gardens and edible woodland plants. There are many advantages to growing perennial vegetables, for example: * they need less tillage than conventional vegetables and so help retain carbon in the soil * the soil structure is not disturbed in their cultivation * they extend the harvesting season, especially in early spring * and, of course, they are much less work. Part One looks at why and how to grow these crops, and how to look after them for maximum health. Part Two features over 100 perennial edibles in detail, both common and unusual - from rhubarb to skirret; Jerusalem artichoke to nodding onions. This book offers inspiration and information for all gardeners, whether experienced or beginner, and also includes plenty of cooking tips. It includes beautiful colour photographs and illustrations throughout.
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This lovely book makes it clear that we are not just missing a trick, we are missing a feast. --Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
A really useful book... Let us start freeing outselves from the tyranny of the annual sowing, thinning and planting regime. --Bob Flowerdew
I admire tremendously the first-hand experience which informs Martin Crawford's writing. This book leads us down the path to a wealth of perennial vegetables and tells us how to combine them successfully. -- Anne Swithinbank. At last an in-depth book on perennial vegetables combined with Martin Crawford's usual diligence of research - essential reading. --Ben Law
A really useful book... Let us start freeing outselves from the tyranny of the annual sowing, thinning and planting regime. --Bob Flowerdew
I admire tremendously the first-hand experience which informs Martin Crawford's writing. This book leads us down the path to a wealth of perennial vegetables and tells us how to combine them successfully. -- Anne Swithinbank. At last an in-depth book on perennial vegetables combined with Martin Crawford's usual diligence of research - essential reading. --Ben Law
About the Author
Martin started his working life a computer programmer but his passion for organic gardening quickly led to a change in career. Martin has had broad and varied horticultural/agricultural experience over the last 25 years - he has worked for the Yarner Trust in North Devon teaching small-scale organic agriculture; grown food for a small hotel on the Isle of Iona; restored the walled gardens of a manor house in mid-Devon; and run his own organic market garden and tree nursery in South Devon. His experience led him to the concept of forest gardening as a sustainable system that can flourish in our changing climate conditions and it was this that led to the founding of the Agroforestry Research Trust in 1992, where he has been systematically researching plant interactions, unusual crops, etc over the past 15 years. He currently manages a 2 acre Forest Garden in Dartington which he planted 15 years ago, he runs a commercial tree nursery specialising in unusual trees and shrubs and has an 8-acre trial site, researching fruit and nut trees. He also teaches courses on Forest Gardening and Growing Nut Crops, writes books and edits a quarterly journal, Agroforestry News. He is a director of 'Gaia', a Trust formed by James Lovelock to further his work. He lives in Dartington with his wife and 2 children. See www.agroforestry.co.uk for more information.
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By Roger
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Everything I've read from Martin Crawford has been fascinating, throwing a light on what normally passes unnoticed. There's a wealth of information here presented in a very easily assimilated way in a very attractive book .... the result has seen me happily visit the garden and pick dandelion leaves for a salad and even eat the flowers. You see the plants around you in a different light - just the job!
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By Rover
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The content of this volume is excellent, let down by the poor binding. The sort of book one wishes to read and refer to often but it just won't stand up to it. My copy fell to pieces after 30 weeks but was replaced by the publishers almost instantly on complaining so this one will be treated with far more gentleness! 3/10 for binding but 10/10 for service!
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By bri2lamps
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All members of household thought it very good and had read/skipped though it after only two days. It has been consulted many times since. Only reason for not giving it 5 stars is the some of the pages have become loose as it is not very well constucted.
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al you need to know
very informative and enlightening opening a new look at what it is possible to grow and eat from your garden
Published 1 month ago by david thorpe
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Excellent
Fascinating and informatve, lots of unusual vegetables that I had never heard of, I found the tuberous rooted ones particularly interesting.
Published 2 months ago by Terry John Ide
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How to grow Perennial Vegetables
Easy, readable format that covers all the bases. Good notes on a variety of specific perennial vegetables, some more common that others.
Published 4 months ago by W. A. Mc Allister
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An Eye Opener
Like most people who grow vegetables I have a collection of books on the subject. Some are better than others but all cover pretty much the same ground. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Dermot O'Grady
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Modern Techniques in Gardening
This book opens up a new way of vegetable gardening that will not only allow you to try new vegetables to taste but also make gardening easier, an excellent read.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Deryck Forrest
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Great!!
All of Martin Crawfords books are amazing! There is a little section on how to integrate perennial vegetables into your current garden or food forest and a great glossary on loads... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Luke Warren Wills
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Disappointing quality of the actual book
As per other reviews, the quality of the book is crap, pages falling out within a very short time. The content however is great. A very interesting book which will be used a lot.
Published 6 months ago by Jo
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A host of exotic new crops to experiment with
There are lots of good reasons to grow perennials, as this inspiring book demonstrates. You don't have to till or dig, which is good for gardener's backs, healthier for the soil... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jeremy Williams
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Pages falling out
Martin Crawford's book is an excellent guide for anyone interested in permaculture, forest gardening or just people with an interest in growing some more unusual types of veg. Read more
Published 7 months ago by vrapce
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good but could be better
First - The binding... It's hopeless. Although Amazon replaced the book efficiently the replacement copy had exactly the same problem, with the same pages falling out even though I... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Suzy
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