Title: Allotment Gardening For Dummies®
Description: Allotment Gardening For Dummies is a lively, hands-on guide to getting the most out of your allotment. Whether you're interested in eating fresh, saving money, getting exercise or enjoying wholesome family fun, this is the guide for you. The step-by-step advice takes you through all the stages in the process, from securing an allotment and preparing your plot, to choosing what to grow and enjoying the benefits of abundant fresh food and a sociable and healthy hobby. With over 50 handy line drawings, plus information on how to grow organic and advice on storing and cooking the food you grow, this guide really does have it all!   Allotment Gardening For Dummies includes:   Part 1: Getting to Grips with Allotment Gardening  Chapter 1: What Are Allotments All About?  Chapter 2: Getting hold of an Allotment  Chapter 3: Getting Started   Part 2: Preparing for Allotment Success  Chapter 4: Deciding What to Grow, When  Chapter 5: Preparing Your Plot  Chapter 6: Keeping Your Soil Healthy  Chapter 7: Keeping Your Plants Healthy  Chapter 8: Growing Organic   Part 3: Growing a Few of Your Favourite Vegetables  Chapter 9: Going Underground  Chapter 10: The Staples  Chapter 11: Growing Leafy Greens  Chapter 12: Planting Peas, Beans and Other Pods  Chapter 13: Growing More Exotic Veg   Part 4: Extending Your Allotment Repetoire  Chapter 14: Growing Wholesome Herbs  Chapter 15: Growing Fruitful Fruit  Chapter 16: Nurturing Flowers on an Allotment   Part 5: Getting the Most Out of Your Allotment  Chapter 17: Involving Children Around the Allotment  Chapter 18: Hobnobbing with Allotment Society  Chapter 19: Growing Giant Veg   Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter  Chapter 20: Ten Common Accidents and How to Prevent Them  Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Revive a Flagging Allotment
Subjects: Gardening, Nonfiction, Gardens