Grow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens Indoors Or Outdoors, All Year Round

About the Book

Grow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens: Indoors or Outdoors, All Year Round by Charles Dowding is a practical guide to growing fresh salad leaves throughout the year. The third edition combines organic and no-dig gardening methods with advice on growing salad crops in gardens, allotments, small spaces, balconies and windowsills.

The book covers a wide range of salad leaves, including lettuce, spinach, chard, beet, cabbage-family leaves, endives, chicories, herbs and edible flowers. It also explains how to grow micro-leaves and maintain productive crops through different seasons.

Growing Salad Leaves Throughout the Year

Charles Dowding explains sowing, planting and harvesting methods, indoor propagation, seasonal growing and ways to deal with common garden problems such as slugs and other pests. The book also includes a section on growing salad leaves indoors during winter.

Stephanie Hafferty contributes recipes designed around home-grown salad leaves, giving readers ideas for using fresh harvests in everyday meals.

Who Is It For?

This book is suitable for home gardeners, allotment growers, balcony gardeners and anyone interested in growing organic salad greens. It is also useful for readers who want practical guidance on growing food in smaller spaces or experimenting with year-round salad production.

Key Features

Organic salad gardening; no-dig gardening principles; year-round growing; lettuce, spinach, chard and beet; endives and chicories; micro-leaves; indoor propagation; small-space gardening; seasonal harvesting; recipes by Stephanie Hafferty; full-colour photographs.

Product Details

Author: Charles Dowding; Contributor: Stephanie Hafferty; Title: Grow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens: Indoors or Outdoors, All Year Round; Edition: 3rd Edition; Publisher: Green Books, Bloomsbury Publishing; ISBN: 9780857845542; Format: Paperback; Pages: 256; Publication Date: 30 October 2021; Language: English.

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