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No-dig children's gardening book / Charles Dowding ; illustrated by Kristyna Litten.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Welbeck Children's Books, 2023Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781783128686
  • 1783128682
  • 9781783129195
  • 1783129190
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 635 23
LOC classification:
  • SB453 .D69 2023
Contents:
Dear gardeners -- What is no-dig gardening? -- No-dig mythbusting -- What is soil and what makes it healthy? -- Microbe power! -- What is compost? -- How to make compost -- Suitable heap enclosures -- A no-dig bed in a day -- Creating a no-dig bed -- Planting a no-dig bed -- What is a weed? -- Sowing seeds under cover -- Sowing for four seasons of food -- When to sow and plant common vegetables -- A no-dig sensory garden -- Raising seedlings -- Upcycling in the garden -- Attract wildlife to your garden -- School gardens in Surrey, England -- Grow a giant sunflower -- Grow and carve a Halloween pumpkin -- Vegetables need company! -- A no-dig market garden -- Be a garden scientist -- Ten easy flowers -- Gardening for children with additional needs -- Seed-saving projects -- Useful information.
Summary: No matter where you garden, it's easier without digging or weeding! Learn about helpful creatures, soil health, compost and plants that are good for wildlife.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Circulating Books Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Children's Collection SB453 .D69 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 05/27/2024 3182700022978
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

"Easy and fun family gardening"--Cover.

Dear gardeners -- What is no-dig gardening? -- No-dig mythbusting -- What is soil and what makes it healthy? -- Microbe power! -- What is compost? -- How to make compost -- Suitable heap enclosures -- A no-dig bed in a day -- Creating a no-dig bed -- Planting a no-dig bed -- What is a weed? -- Sowing seeds under cover -- Sowing for four seasons of food -- When to sow and plant common vegetables -- A no-dig sensory garden -- Raising seedlings -- Upcycling in the garden -- Attract wildlife to your garden -- School gardens in Surrey, England -- Grow a giant sunflower -- Grow and carve a Halloween pumpkin -- Vegetables need company! -- A no-dig market garden -- Be a garden scientist -- Ten easy flowers -- Gardening for children with additional needs -- Seed-saving projects -- Useful information.

No matter where you garden, it's easier without digging or weeding! Learn about helpful creatures, soil health, compost and plants that are good for wildlife.

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