GB ~ Organic Gardening The Natural No-Dig Way ~ By Charles Dowding

Organic GardeningThe Natural No-Dig Way
By Charles Dowding

In Organic Gardening Charles Dowding shares the philosophy, tips and techniques that have enabled him to run a successful organic garden supplying local restaurants and shops for over 25 years.

•    Forget the ‘received wisdom’ about gardening. Observe what is going on in the soil and with your plants, in your own garden and climate.

•    Respect and encourage life as much as you can, chiefly by spreading good compost or manure.

•    There is no need to dig in compost and manure – just spread it on top and let worms take it in. Digging can harm soil structure, and is not helpful to plants.

Based on his experience of using a system of permanent raised beds, Charles takes you through a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables: explaining what to choose, when to plant and harvest, and how best to avoid pests and diseases.

With simple recipes for your fresh-picked produce, this second edition features new photographs and more tips and advice. 

Contents
Foreword by Patrick Holden                                                
Introduction                                                                            

Part 1: Letting Nature Nurture your Garden
1       The art of not digging                                                  
2       The basics                                                                    
3       Deciding what to grow                                                
4       What’s in season?                                                       
5       Living with pests                                                          
6       Sowing seeds, raising plants                                     
7       Making compost                                                          
8       The moon                                                                     

Part 2: Healthy Harvests
9       Summer salads                                                           
10     Winter salads                                                               
11     Alliums                                                                          
12     Choice of roots                                                            
13     Savouring summer                                                      
14     Brassicas                                                                     
15     Tomatoes, greenhouse vegetables and unusual vegetables       
16     Perennial vegetables                                                  
17     Herbs and edible flowers                                            
18     Tree fruit and nuts                                                        
19     Soft fruit (berries)                                                         

Postscript                                                                               
Appendix: Dig/no-dig experiment at Lower Farm             
Resources                                                                             
Bibliography                                                                          
Main index   
Index of recipes       

Publication Details:

Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
ISBN: 9781900322812
Format: 234mm x 156mm
32pp of colour plates
Imprint: Green Books