Grow Your Own How to Be an Urban Farmer

ISBN: 9781760522629
Publication date: 01/11/2017

All the expert information and techniques you need to grow
your own edible plants in the city.
Learn how to grow your own food—from the ground up—with
this authoritative, accessible, generously photographed
guide from two unmatched experts in horticulture and
soil science. Grow Your Own Food provides simple step-bystep
methods and information to enable the average city
dweller to grow food plants at whatever scale their time and
resources permit—from pots on an apartment balcony to
larger suburban backyards.
It details specific techniques to create the best environment
for your urban edible garden including setting up the
soil: fertilisers, compost and worm farms; choosing crops:
propagation, planting and maintenance; pest and disease
management; and seed saving. Grow Your Own Food will
also bring you up to date on the very latest techniques and
planting beds, including hydroponics and vertical gardens,
along with integrated urban farming, including bees and
poultry.
Angus Stewart's regular appearances on radio and TV
(Gardening Australia) have seen him emerge as Australian
gardening's leading expert. He is the bestselling author of
Creating an Australian Garden. Simon Leake is the founder
of SESL Environment and Soil Science and was named 2016
Horticulturist of the Year

Pages: 272
Dimension: 265mm X 205mm
Author: STEWART, ANGUS