This
book is a unique, detailed guide for the home gardener who wants to
provide for all his own food throughout the year. Wherever you live and
whatever the size of your garden - whether it be a large country plot,
a small backyard or just an average suburban yard - John Seymour's
practical, common sense advice will work for you.
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Text
and illustrations explain with step-by-step clarity the whole process
of growing every vegetabvle, fuirt and herb, from sowing to harvesting.
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Storing,
canning, salting, drying and freezing; making jam, wine and cider;
assembling a greenhouse; growing under glass; keepinmg bees and
chickens; mending fences; choosing tools -- these an related topics are
also treated with the same c arefuol attention to detail.
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The Self-Sufficient
Gardener
A Complete Guide to Growing and Preserving All Your Own Food
by
John Seymour
Doubleday, 1979
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a copy
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