From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard"Inspires, sustains, surprises, and consoles."--National Geographic Traveler (for River Time) "The good stuff . . . Not only good history, but an engaging intellectual autobiography."--Sue Hubbell, New York Times Book Review (for Dangerous Birds) Janet Lembke loves to garden. But when she moved into her urban home in Virginia, she only had one-eighth of an acre to work with: a small front yard and a small backyard. How she traded a postage-stamp lawn for an edible cornucopia is what this enchanting book is all about. Lembke joyfully guides us on her gardening journey, in chapters called: "Tomato Haven" "The Grass Extermination Project" "Tools of the Trade" "How a Garden Grows" "Herbs" "Flowers" "Vegetables" "Outwitting the Gardener" "Wooing the Green Man, Courting Dame Kind" and "Garden Dreams" From Grass to Garden is chock-full of tips and advice for gardeners with tiny plots, including what plants are compatible with others; garden paths and seating; what vegetables and plants work best in front versus backyards; and more. She offers everything a hopeful gardener needs to reap bounty for the kitchen table from what was once a small, pesky lawn. |
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... COMPOST Compost piles have existed since people began to raise crops and animals. They are not simply a convenient place to toss the trash. Dung, urine, green manure in the form of plant and food scraps, decaying leaves, wood shavings ...
... COMPOST Compost piles have existed since people began to raise crops and animals. They are not simply a convenient place to toss the trash. Dung, urine, green manure in the form of plant and food scraps, decaying leaves, wood shavings ...
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... compost grew better than those that weren't. The virtues of dung and urine are that the former abounds in phosphates ... compost bin is a yard-high square box made of sturdy black plastic with a tight-fitting lid that's perforated to let ...
... compost grew better than those that weren't. The virtues of dung and urine are that the former abounds in phosphates ... compost bin is a yard-high square box made of sturdy black plastic with a tight-fitting lid that's perforated to let ...
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... compost will germinate. The patch on the south side of the front yard, duly dressed with compost that was tilled in, brought forth cantaloupe and tomato sprouts. I ruthlessly pulled up the former— too much competition for the cucumbers ...
... compost will germinate. The patch on the south side of the front yard, duly dressed with compost that was tilled in, brought forth cantaloupe and tomato sprouts. I ruthlessly pulled up the former— too much competition for the cucumbers ...
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... compost bins, including a batch composter—a monstrous black plastic thing, the size of a barrel, that's spun around daily to mix the contents. It's supposed to make compost in only three weeks. But its digestion is finicky, and it ...
... compost bins, including a batch composter—a monstrous black plastic thing, the size of a barrel, that's spun around daily to mix the contents. It's supposed to make compost in only three weeks. But its digestion is finicky, and it ...
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... compost bins, worms are not happy with meat and fat, but vegetables, lint, and newspapers soon disappear. Friends began saving their banana peels, eggshells, and breadcrusts, which would arrive in gallon plastic milk jugs with the ...
... compost bins, worms are not happy with meat and fat, but vegetables, lint, and newspapers soon disappear. Friends began saving their banana peels, eggshells, and breadcrusts, which would arrive in gallon plastic milk jugs with the ...
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