SowHow

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SKU: 9781911670339
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A Modern Guide to Grow-Your-Own Veg

By Paul Matson and Lucy Anna Scott

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SowHow by Paul Matson and Lucy Anna Scott is a practical guide for novice gardeners eager to start their own vegetable gardens. The book offers straightforward advice on how to sow seeds and care for plants throughout the growing season. Featuring easy-to-understand illustrations and clear instructions, it’s an ideal resource for anyone new to gardening, aiming to cultivate their own food.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're passionate about gardening and want a practical, hands-on guide to growing your own vegetables and herbs. It's perfect for anyone from beginners to seasoned gardeners seeking straightforward advice, illustrated tips, and seasonal planning strategies for nurturing a productive home garden.

SowHow is an innovative grow guide for every modern gardener. With its fresh, bright design and clear-cut know-how, the sleek reissue of this little book provides expert advice and encouragement to get growing whether you’re looking to fill a garden, allotment, or a patio pot.

A modern gardening guide to growing your own veg

Description

When you’re growing veg for the first time it can be hard to know where to start and even more difficult to find inspiring advice that isn’t completely incomprehensible…

You’ll find entries on 30 easy-grow vegetables to sow throughout the seasons, from kale to runner beans, carrots to cucamelons, plus ideas for herbs, edible flowers and advice on cultivating your own cocktail garden.

SowHow breaks down the key steps of sowing, planting and harvesting each featured vegetable into understandable bite-sized chunks using straightforward language and smart infographics. Plus, the essential start-up advice covering everything from top tools and cunning crop rotations, to uncomplicated compost and the lowdown on mulches, will make you a pro in no time.

Complete with simple cooking suggestions, shrewd storage info and creative gardening hacks, this unique, comprehensive companion will transform your grow space into a hot bed for leeks, beets and all your other best-of-veggie friends. So whether you are looking to fill a garden, an allotment, or a patio pot, get going and grow with SowHow.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911670339

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pavilion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 184.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 208

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Home & Garden Lucy Anna Scott Non-Fiction Paul Matson

About the Author

Paul Matson is a visual designer and the founder of SowHow (sowhow.com). Inspired by his allotment, he developed SowHow's original, easy-to-use aesthetic before launching a range of organic seed packets in 2014. Paul uses beautiful design and clever infographics to simplify gardening and help first-time gardeners produce first-class vegetables.

Lucy Anna Scott is a writer with an artistic interest in stories that explore how plants, trees and landscapes help us better understand ourselves. She co-created Lost in London, an indie magazine that explored the city’s wild landscapes. Her previous books include Lost in London: adventures in the city’s wild outdoors and My Tiny Garden.