Grow your food for free (well almost) : great money-saving ideas for your garden / Vegetable gardening. Self-reliant living.

Hamilton, Dave, 1974-

Grow your food for free (well almost) : great money-saving ideas for your garden / Dave Hamilton. - Totnes, Devon : Green Books, 2011. - 240 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Don't like spending money in garden centres? Think you can make it yourself for a fraction of the price or find a cheaper option? Dave Hamilton shows you how. By recycling and reusing materials creatively and making the most of what you have, you can gather all you need to grow your food on a budget. Whether it's building your own shed from scrap, constructing a path out of recycled materials or storing your harvest without a freezer, it's all here. This practical guide: * takes you on a frugal journey through the seasons, from planning your space and setting up a plot to raising, recycling, harvesting and storing your plants * offers money-saving tips every step of the way, and occasional tips on the actual gardening! * is crammed full of satisfying projects, from seed saving and making your own plant feed to building a fence or garden shed * gives step-by-step instructions, with easy-to-follow diagrams. Food & drink. Agriculture & farming. Gardening.

9781900322898


Vegetable gardening.
Self-reliant living.

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