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Allotments have always been popular in the UK but recently their popularity has increased throughout the world. "Your Organic Allotment" will teach you everything you need to know to create a modern allotment and provide organic food for your family all year round. You will be guided through the decision to take an allotment, shown how to prepare and protect it and discover how to grow all kinds of vegetables, herbs and fruits. You will also learn about crop rotations, how to tackle pests and problems and when to harvest. "Your Organic Allotment" is the indispensable guide for anyone who wants to grow their own delicious, chemical-free food.
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Pauline Pears is a Senior Horticultural Advisor with Garden Organic. Location: UK. Ian Spence was right-hand man to BBC Gardener's World presenter Geoff Hamilton and is author of bestselling RHS title Gardening Through the Year and Garden Plants and Flowers. Location: UK.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
.....I bought 2 of these books as gifts for 2 different novice allotment holders. Having been a member of the Henry Doubleday Research Association, now Garden Organic, for many years I knew of the work and experience of Pauline Pears. She did not dissapoint with this book it's concise and informative, ideal for all, but especially for the new/novice gardener. I recommend the Garden Organic too, it's a great read and they are doing such wonderful work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this for my wife for xmas. She already has an organic allotment (for the last seven years).
Since I bought it impulsively without researching first it is my own fault, but the book was more basic than I had expected.
However, anyone who has just taken on an allotment or is thinking about it would find a great deal of useful information, and to those people I would heartily recommend it.
Since I bought it impulsively without researching first it is my own fault, but the book was more basic than I had expected.
However, anyone who has just taken on an allotment or is thinking about it would find a great deal of useful information, and to those people I would heartily recommend it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have found this book useful as an organic gardener.
It has a lot of information in it, presented very clearly for the most part and gives a lot of useful advice on how to keep your organic land healthy and pest free. The diagrams of how to plan your garden to maximise yields and to encourage the right sorts of insects into your garden are extremely useful and well-thought out.
The only reason I do not give it five stars is that there is no really detailed, and yet simple, advice on how to manage a good crop rotation. This is something I have long struggled with and, to my disappointment, the explanation given in the book is not really very clear. Otherwise though, the book was really good. I just hope that they one day issue a revised edition addressing this slight weakness.
It has a lot of information in it, presented very clearly for the most part and gives a lot of useful advice on how to keep your organic land healthy and pest free. The diagrams of how to plan your garden to maximise yields and to encourage the right sorts of insects into your garden are extremely useful and well-thought out.
The only reason I do not give it five stars is that there is no really detailed, and yet simple, advice on how to manage a good crop rotation. This is something I have long struggled with and, to my disappointment, the explanation given in the book is not really very clear. Otherwise though, the book was really good. I just hope that they one day issue a revised edition addressing this slight weakness.
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