The Edible Backyard

Transform your outdoor space into a flourishing food paradise with 'The Edible Backyard' by renowned gardening expert Kath Irvine. This essential gardening guide is perfect for anyone looking to cultivate their own edible garden in New Zealand. With over 20 years of experience, Kath combines her extensive knowledge and passion for gardening into a practical step-by-step format, making it easy for you to grow fresh, organic produce at home.

Inside this beautifully illustrated guide, you'll find expert advice on garden design, seasonal planting, soil health, pest management, and organic gardening techniques. Whether you're a novice gardener eager to start an edible garden from scratch or an experienced green thumb seeking advanced tips, this book caters to every skill level. Kath's engaging and humorous writing style ensures that readers remain motivated and inspired throughout their gardening journey.

With informative hand-drawn illustrations and stunning photographs, you'll discover innovative planting plans tailored for small backyards and spacious landscapes alike. Learn the secrets to successful seed-saving, soil fertility, and managing pests naturally and sustainably.

Join Kath on her gardening year, exploring how to achieve consistent harvests with minimal waste—all while enjoying the fruits of your labor in a vibrant, edible landscape. Order 'The Edible Backyard' today and embark on your journey to sustainable home gardening. Plus, enjoy FREE shipping on your order from Smartfox NZ!
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780143775560
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2021
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE NZ
Pages: 352


Description:
In this practical step-by-step guide, gardening teacher Kath Irvine shares her wealth of knowledge from more than 20 years of helping Kiwi gardeners design, build, grow and maintain their own productive edible gardens.
Kath's sage, hands-on, often humorous advice steps readers through everything they need to know to grow great produce at home, including garden design, tools and equipment, seasonal planting advice, soil fertility, seed-saving basics, managing pests and diseases, and how to incorporate organic and permaculture gardening methods into any home garden.
While documenting a year on her own property, Kath shows how you can successfully produce bountiful crops throughout the seasons to provide a steady, daily harvest with minimal wastage.
The book is illustrated with hundreds of stunning photographs and helpful hand-drawn illustrations that share clever design concepts and planting plans for gardens of all shapes and sizes.

Kath is the perfect guide, and this easy-to-understand, comprehensive book is ideal for gardeners at any skill level, from beginners setting up a new garden from scratch, to intermediate trouble-shooters, to advanced green-thumbs seeking deeper knowledge.
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