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Grow your own seasonal food in a low maintenance, wildlife-friendly garden that feels like a woodland glade. Alan Carter shows you how to plan and plant a temperate forest garden for any sized plot from a small terrace garden to an allotment or smallholding, that provides nutrient-dense and often unusua
Grow your own seasonal food in a low maintenance, wildlife-friendly garden that feels like a woodland glade. Alan Carter shows you how to plan and plant a temperate forest garden for any sized plot from a small terrace garden to an allotment or smallholding, that provides nutrient-dense and often unusual food through every season, and requires minimal work to maintain. Learn how to: Create your own productive forest garden, even in a cooler climate, Successfully layer root crops, fruit, perennial vegetables and edible flowers and shrubs below tree crops, Cultivate an edible garden that doesn't look like a traditional vegetable plot, Incorporate traditional fruit and vegetable crops like strawberries and beans with more unusual crops, such as shiitake mushrooms and ferns, Build soil health, make compost and manage pests and diseases - essential knowledge for all no dig, organic gardeners, Keep plant costs low with useful tips on seed saving and propagation, The first part of this in-depth, practical guide explains how a forest garden works, how to map your climate and design your own plot, and how to manage it with mulching, weeding and pruning. The second half of the book is a detailed directory of more than 170 plants and fungi suitable for a wide range of temperate climates, complete with growing, harvesting and cooking tips based on years of the author's experience.
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