A gardening book with a zero-waste twist, this is the only growing guide anyone will ever need! Plotting out all the basics, The Zero-Waste Garden focuses on unique yield maths to maximise space, taste and minimise waste.
A gardening book with a zero-waste twist, this is the only growing guide anyone will ever need! Plotting out all the basics, The Zero-Waste Garden focuses on unique yield maths to maximise space, taste and minimise waste.
Ben Raskin (Wiltshire, UK) is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and a father of two. He runs courses and training on organic growing and launched the Soil Association’s flagship Organic Apprenticeship Scheme in 2007. Ben got the gardening bug working on an organic vineyard in northern Italy, and has worked in horticulture for 18 years, including a stint as Assistant Head Gardener at the UK charity Garden Organic.
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Introduction Space Preparing the ground Rotations Capturing the Sunlight / Green Manures Interplanting and undersowing Yield How to Choose What to Grow Manipulating Spacing for Size of Crops Taste Don’t Throw It, Store It: Basic Recipes Freezing Drying Using all the plant Pickling and fermenting Winter Storage Waste Raising plants Aero Waste Fertility Reducing Energy Use The Zero-Waste Guide to Tools When to sow/plant/harvest/store / Zero-Waste Watering The Plants Leaves and stems Rocket Asparagus Celery Corn salad / lambs lettuce Fennel Oriental brassicas Winter Purslane Spinach Chard Lettuce Watercress Rhubarb Brassicas Introduction Brussel Sprouts Brocoli Cauliflower Kale Nero Cabbage Kohl Rabi Roots Beetroot Celeriac Carrot Potato Radish Swede / Parsnip Onions Leek Spring Onion Garlic Onion & Shallot Fruiting and Flowering Veg Aubergine/Eggplant Broad (Fava) Bean Green Beans Artichoke, Jerusalem Courgettes/Zucchini Cucumber Pea Pepper Pumpkin Tomato Sweetcorn Herbs Basil Rosemary / Thyme / Sage/ Oregano Parsely & Coriander Mint Seeds Poppy / Nigella / Sunflower /Fennel Fruit Currants / Melons Raspberry / Blueberry Strawberry Apple & Pear Plum / Grapes Index Glossary
