Overview

‘An essential book for every kitchen and garden.’ NIGEL SLATER ‘The number one book for anyone who loves salads.’ ANNA PAVORD ‘Charles is a passionate and accomplished gardener’. RAYMOND BLANC An updated edition of the definitive guide to salad leaves, with everything from sowing and growing leaves to delicious salad recipes. Salad leaves can flourish in a range of settings – whether on a windowsill, in your garden or on the allotment. This compendium of practical methods will inspire you to grow a wide variety of salads throughout the year, including lettuce, spinach, cabbage, beets, endives and chicories. Beautifully designed with colour photos throughout, Grow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens includes detailed information on how to grow micro-leaves using organic and permaculture principles, enabling you to enjoy fresh salad while also lowering your carbon footprint. Written by the guru of no-dig, Charles Dowding provides an overview of all you need to grow productive, healthy and tasty salads. He shares vital knowledge and gardening tips, from advice on indoor propagation to coping with slugs and other pests. The guide also includes delicious and imaginative recipes by Stephanie Hafferty, exploiting the fantastic flavours, colour and vitality of home-grown salad leaves. Learn the subtleties of salad seasons and the virtues of different leaves throughout the year with this practical guide.

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Author:   Charles Dowding ,  Stephanie Hafferty
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Green Books
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9780857845542

ISBN 10:   0857845543
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 October 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: GROWING LEAVES High Yields, Small Spaces, Special Methods Vital Knowledge for Successful Harvests Sowing, Planting and Harvesting Through the Year Small Spaces and Micro Leaves Leaf Flavours Sowing, Raising, Sustaining Cosmic Leaves - bringing new energy to soil, plants and ourselves The Unwanted - coping with slugs and other pests PART TWO: SALAD LEAF SEASONS OF HARVEST Leafing Through the Seasons Recipes for All Seasons PART THREE: A CELEBRATION OF OUTDOOR LEAVES Lettuce Endives and Chicories Leaves of the Cabbage Family Spinach, Chard and Beet Exotic Tastes and Colours Herbs and Flowers Outdoor Winter Salads PART FOUR: INDOOR SOWING AND GROWING Indoor Propagation Salad Leaves Through the Winter - growing indoors Acknowledgements Resources (organisations, suppliers and publications) Index

Reviews

An essential book for every kitchen and garden. -- Nigel Slater, author & TV cook The number one book for anyone who loves salads. -- Anna Pavord, author and gardening columnist Charles is a passionate and accomplished gardener who grows vegetables of amazing flavour. -- Raymond Blanc, Restauranteur Le Manoir aux quatre Saisons

Author Information

Charles Dowding is an internationally recognised organic gardening expert, and a former winner of the Garden Media Guild Practical Journalist of the Year award. He contributes articles to many magazines, including Gardeners’ World, Gardens Illustrated and Grow It! Charles frequently talks on radio and television, and runs courses and advises on best practice, including for the National Trust in the UK.

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