Can anyone recommend any good books for a guide to growing on an allotment please?
Many thanks
There's a thread on this in the basics forum that might help..
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,29735.0 (http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,29735.0)
Thanks Barnowl, hadn't spotted that one, will have a look
Having had a lottie for 4 years I thought I would invest in some literature. I scoured the internet and having read some reviews purchased "The Allotment Book" by Andi Cleverly. It is a very good book and would be essential reading for a 'newbie'. I personally found it wanting as there are more answers and tips available from the 'elder statesmen' and there is always the internet. It was a good price and it may get opened occasionally when the dust get wiped off!
i have one book which is a good guide. cant remember its title but its by a dr hessein or something like that and its available from B & Q
Hi, a good book that I have found is
'Grow your own veg by Carol Klein'. I have bght a few books over the last 2 years, and this is the only one I use.
And another good thread for great book recommendations... :)
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,25815.msg253881#msg253881
Agree with Jennys Gran
I did not like the programme but have found the book much more informative and well presented with loads of hints and excellent photos
I've found Joy Larkom's 'Grow your own Vegetables' invaluable. It doesn't have any pretty pictures but it's stuffed full of really useful info!
barkingdog
The chapter on food from the garden in John Seymour's "The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency" (first published 1976) is still my bible. Covers everything - vegetables, herbs, tree fruit, soft fruit, pests, tools, greenhouse growing, preserving - and not a raised bed in sight ;D. Also chapters on food from animals, food from the wild, natural energy, oh and wine and cider making ;)