Grow food for free

Richards, Huw, 1999- (Author).

Huw's Grow Food for Free has the inspiration and practical advice you need to start, grow, nurture, and harvest your own fruit and vegetables organically and at zero cost, even if you're new to gardening." -- From publisher.

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Gardening.
Gardens > Design.
Vegetable gardening.
Sustainable horticulture.
Garden ecology.

ISBN: 9781465491589
Physical Description 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition First American edition.
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

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"The sustainable, zero-cost, low-effort way to a bountiful harvest." -- From cover.

Includes index.

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Grow Food for Free : The Sustainable, Zero-Cost, Low-effort Way to a Bountiful Harvest

by Richards, Huw

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Grow Food for Free : The Sustainable, Zero-Cost, Low-effort Way to a Bountiful Harvest

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Contents	p. 6
	Introduction	p. 8
	The Power of Barter	p. 10
	Set Up Your Vegetable Patch	p. 12
	What Your Space Needs	p. 14
	Tools to Share or Borrow	p. 16
	Use Somebody Else's Garden	p. 18
	Grow Food on a Patio, Terrace, or Balcony	p. 20
	Establish a Water Supply	p. 22
	Work with Your Climate	p. 24
	Choose Your Setup	p. 28
	Create Your Own Containers	p. 30
	Cheap Raised-Bed Solutions	p. 34
	Create a Raised Bed for Free	p. 36
	Fill Your Raised Bed	p. 38
	Grow in the Ground	p. 40
	Starting Crops on the Windowsill	p. 42
	Organize Your Space	p. 44
	Make Your Own Tools	p. 46
	Make Your Own Watering Devices	p. 48
	Produce Your Own Compost	p. 50
	Soil and Compost: The Essentials	p. 52
	Using Homemade Compost	p. 54
	Your Compost Bin	p. 56
	Budget Compost Bin Solutions	p. 58
	Build a Compost Bin for Free	p. 60
	Compost Recipes	p. 62
	Source Free Compost Materials	p. 64
	Permaculture	p. 68
	Woodchip and Biochar	p. 70
	Make Your Own Liquid and Comfrey Feed	p. 72
	Source Seeds and Plants for Free	p. 76
	Annuals and Perennials	p. 78
	Planting from Your Kitchen Pantry	p. 80
	Swapping Seeds, Making Contacts	p. 84
	Plant Swaps	p. 86
	How to Grow Perennials	p. 88
	Perennial Crops	p. 90
	Herbs	p. 92
	Rhubarb	p. 98
	Jerusalem Artichokes	p. 100
	Blackberries and Hybrids	p. 102
	Strawberries	p. 106
	Fruit Bushes	p. 110
	How to Grow Annuals	p. 116
	How to Sow	p. 118
	How and When to Water	p. 120
	How to Transplant	p. 122
	How to Weed	p. 124
	Harvesting and Storing	p. 126
	Save Your Own Seed	p. 128
	Peas and Beans	p. 130
	Brassicas	p. 134
	Root Vegetables	p. 136
	Salad Greens and Leaf Crops	p. 144
	Cucurbits	p. 146
	Tomatoes	p. 148
	Peppers and Chiles	p. 150
	Alliums	p. 152
	Keep Your Soil Healthy Forever	p. 156
	Fight Pests and Diseases	p. 158
	Slugs and Snails	p. 160
	Common Pests	p. 164
	Common Diseases and Disorders	p. 166
	Crop Rotation	p. 168
	Looking Ahead	p. 170
	Make an Investment	p. 172
	What to Sell	p. 174
	How to Sell	p. 176
	Setting Up a Seed or Plant Swap	p. 178
	When to Expand Your Growing Area	p. 180
	A Three-Year Plan	p. 182
	Huw's Journal	p. 184
	Index	p. 218
	Resources	p. 222
	Acknowledgments	p. 222
	About the Author	p. 224

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