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Biodynamic Gardening: Grow Healthy Plants and Amazing Produce with the Help of the Moon and Nature's Cycles [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 256 pages, height x width x depth: 237x204x30 mm, weight: 1052 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 02-Mar-2015
  • Izdevniecība: DK
  • ISBN-10: 1409369382
  • ISBN-13: 9781409369387
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
  • Formāts: Hardback, 256 pages, height x width x depth: 237x204x30 mm, weight: 1052 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 02-Mar-2015
  • Izdevniecība: DK
  • ISBN-10: 1409369382
  • ISBN-13: 9781409369387
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
Get tastier produce from your garden with this fresh approach to growing veg, fruit and ornamental plants. Home-grown food is now a reality for many, eco-conscious gardeners everywhere should be keen to explore methods that increase yield and harvest edible crops with a depth of flavour rarely matched on supermarket shelves. Biodynamic gardening techniques promise both.

This incredibly accessible guide comes with fully illustrated step-by-step instructions on biodynamic techniques for home gardeners. Crystal clear practical advice tells you what to do when, from soil preparation and planting to harvesting at optimum times for the best flavour.

Even busy gardeners can incorporate biodynamic practices, so for a pragmatic guide to an all-natural, ethical approach that delivers great results, look no further.
Introduction 10(4)
The organic way
Know your garden
14(4)
Making compost
18(2)
Water wisely
20(2)
Welcoming wildlife
22(2)
Companion planting
24(2)
Seed saving
26(2)
Natural remedies
28(12)
Compost tea
40(2)
Weed tea
42(4)
The biodynamic approach
Tuning in to nature
46(12)
How the biodynamic movement began
58(2)
How to dynamize biodynamic sprays
60(2)
Nine biodynamic preparations
62(2)
The 9 preps explained
64(2)
Horn manure 500
66(8)
Horn silica 501
74(8)
Equisetum 508
82(4)
Yarrow 502
86(6)
Chamomile 503
92(6)
Nettle 504
98(4)
Oak bark 505
102(6)
Dandelion 506
108(6)
Valerian 507
114(6)
Storing the preps
120(2)
Making a biodynamic compost heap
122(4)
Making a cow pat pit
126(6)
Tree paste
132(4)
Enhance your liquid manures
136(2)
Making weed pepper
138(4)
Biodynamic garden planner
The gardening year
142(2)
Know your plants and what they need
144(2)
Crop finder
146(4)
Root days
150(22)
Onions
154(1)
Shallots
155(1)
Garlic
156(1)
Leeks
157(1)
Spring onions
158(1)
Welsh onions and Japanes bunching onions
159(1)
Potatoes
160(1)
Sweet potatoes
161(1)
Beetroot
162(1)
Swede
163(1)
Radishes
164(1)
Celeriac
165(1)
Parsnips
166(1)
Carrots
167(1)
Turnips
168(1)
Salsify
169(1)
Horseradish
170(1)
Jerusalem artichokes
171(1)
Flower days
172(8)
Cauliflower
176(1)
Calabrese
177(1)
Sprouting broccoli
178(1)
Globe artichokes
179(1)
Leaf days
180(26)
Cabbages
184(1)
Brussels sprouts
185(1)
Swiss chard and spinach beet
186(1)
Chinese cabbage
187(1)
Pak choi
188(1)
Chinese broccoli
189(1)
Kohlrabi
190(1)
Mustard greens
191(1)
Spinach
192(1)
Kale
193(1)
Celery
194(1)
Florence fennel
195(1)
Rocket
196(1)
Lettuce
197(1)
Corn salad
198(1)
Endive
199(1)
Chicory
200(1)
Red orach
201(1)
Radicchio
202(1)
Asparagus
203(1)
Rhubarb
204(1)
Seakale
205(1)
Fruit days
206(38)
Peas
210(1)
Runner beans
211(1)
French beans
212(1)
Broad beans
213(1)
Lima beans and soya beans
214(1)
Courgettes and summer squashes
215(1)
Cucumbers and gherkins
216(1)
Marrows
217(1)
Pumpkins and winter squashes
218(1)
Tomatoes
219(1)
Sweet peppers and chillies
220(1)
Aubergines
221(1)
Sweetcorn
222(1)
Okra
223(1)
Tomatillos
224(1)
Strawberries
225(1)
Raspberries
226(1)
Blackberries and hybrid berries
227(1)
Gooseberries
228(1)
Blackcurrants
229(1)
Redcurrants and whitecurrants
230(1)
Blueberries
231(1)
Cranberries
232(1)
Melons
233(1)
Apples
234(1)
Pears
235(1)
Sweet cherries
236(1)
Acid cherries
237(1)
Plums, gages, and damsons
238(1)
Peaches and nectarines
239(1)
Apricots
240(1)
Figs
241(1)
Citrus fruits
242(1)
Grapevines
243(1)
Biodynamic prep calendar 244(2)
Resources 246(2)
Index 248(5)
Acknowledgments 253
Monty Waldin is an award-winning wine writer specializing in green issues, with first hand experience of developing biodynamic vineyards in Europe and North America. He contributes to BBC radio and TV, and to British newspapers, including the Independent and the Daily Mail, and websites, as well as to wine, travel and environmental publications.