Kitchen gardening for beginners

Introduction

About this book

Step 1-10 to Preparing you plot

Step 1. Assessing your site

Assessing your site

Different types of sites

Step 2. Preparing your soil

Know your soil

Improving your soil

Project: Double digging

Step 3. Creating your space

Beds & borders

Choosing your paths

Project: Paths

Mark out the area

Prepare the edges

Prepare the surface

Raised beds

Step 4. Protecting crops

Protection from wind, frost & pests

Project: Rabbit-proof fencing

Greenhouses & cold frames

Project: Cold frame

Cloches

Project: Hanging basket cloche

Step 5. Feeding & mulching

Fertilizers & mulch

Project: Liquid comfrey

Composting & compost bins

Project: Compost bin

Step 6. Watering & weeding

Watering methods

Weeds & weeding

Step 7. What to grow

Which plants will suit your soil & exposure

Choosing crops

Flowers

Step 8. Creating a style

Your style

Seating & socializing

Project: Bench

Herbs & the kitchen garden

Children

Project: Herb parterre

Chickens

Bees

Step 9. Crop rotation

Crop rotation

Catch crops & interplanting

Project: Planting sweet corn

Step 10. Sowing & planting

Starting plants inside

Starting plants outside

Planting methods

Vegetables Growing & storing

Leafy crops

Cabbage & Asian brassicas

Brussels sprouts

Spinach & Chard

Lettuce & Salad greens

Chicory & Endive

Kale

Fruiting & flowering

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Broccoli & Cauliflower

Zucchini & Summer squash

Pumpkins

Squash

Bell peppers & Chiles

Sweet corn

Globe artichokes

Beans & pods

Green & String beans

Project: String bean support

Fava beans

Peas & Snow peas

Bulbs & roots

Potatoes

Carrots

Sweet potatoes

Onions & Shallots

Garlic

Green onions

Project: Onion drying rack

Florence fennel & Kohlrabi

Celery root & Parsnips

Rutabagas & Turnips

Beets

Radishes

Jerusalem artichokes

Stems

Leeks

Celery

Rhubarb

Asparagus

Herbs

Annual & Perennial herbs

Shrubby herbs

Fruit-Growing & storing

Soft fruit

Strawberries

Project: Fruit cage

Raspberries

Project: Raspberry cane support

Blueberries & Cranberries

Project: Sunken blueberry bed

Blackberries & Hybrids

Gooseberries

Currants

Trees & vines

Apples

Pears

Plums Gages & Damsons

Project: Planting a fruit tree

Cherries

Peaches & Nectarines

Apricots

Citrus & Medlars

Figs

Quinces

Mulberries

Grapes

Melons

Help- Troubleshooting guide

Dealing-with problems

Gallery of pests

Gallery of diseases

Gallery of deficiencies

Gallery of weeds

Pruning

Pruning fruit bushes

Propagating: plants

Glossary

Index & Acknowledgments