Matthew Biggs's Complete Book of Vegetables - Rilegato

Biggs, Matthew

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ISBN 10: 185626226X ISBN 13: 9781856262262

Casa editrice: Octopus, 1997

Riassunto

Providing a guide to growing, harvesting, storing and cooking more than 150 vegetables of the temperate world, this book also contains over 200 recipes and ideas for natural by-products, from medicinal and cosmetic uses to natural dyes. There are chapters on planning a garden, growing under glass, propagation, crop rotation, and weed, pest and disease control. The author has been a panellist on "Gardener's Question Time", and writes for "Your Garden" and "Gardener's World".

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Descrizione del libro:

An A-Z of vegetables for gardeners and cooks of all abilities offering advice on techniques for planting; crop rotation; pest, disease and weed control; growing in containers, under glass and in backyards; complemented by unusual recipes, culinary tips and information on the vegetable's decorative and medicinal uses.

L'autore:

Matthew Biggs trained at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has presented numerous television programmes, notably Channel 4's Garden Club, and is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time. He has written several books, including the recently revised Complete Book of Vegetables and the Eden Project's Gardening at Eden and how to do it at home.

Matthew contributes to several magazines, including the RHS's The Garden, BBC Gardeners' World, and Gardens Illustrated. He lectures at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Oxford University Botanic Gardens, and the Cookery School of Michelin-starred chief Jean-Christophe Novelli, and is course Director of the Plants and Plantsmanship course at the English Gardening School.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Octopus
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 185626226X
• ISBN 13: 9781856262262
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256