WI Practical Know-How in the Garden

A wealth of garden advice, from the quirky (how to warm up freezing wellies before putting your feet into them) to the essential ( how to eradicate bindweed and what to do with a shady corner). Crucial hints and tips for the beginner and the seasoned gardener.

Zusammenfassung
GENERAL GARDEN TIPS include natural fertilizers, toilet roll planters, how to fit a garden hose, feeding the birds and removing rust from garden tools; DEALING WITH PESTS AND WEEDS includes beating slugs, discouraging moles and banishing weeds without chemicals; THE VEGETABLE GARDEN includes rotating crops, what to grow, the best tomatoes and storing apples and pears; ALLOTMENTS includes checking the rules, growing flowers amongst the veg and preparing the plot ; THE FLOWER GARDEN includes what to grow for the scent , where to buy for success with roses, what to plant in a shady corner and when to dead-head spring bulbs; THE HERB GARDEN includes where to plant kitchen herbs and how to use them, which herbs to dry and how to preserve..