The Sceptical Gardener

Author : Ken Thompson
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848319347
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sceptical Gardener written by Ken Thompson and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are birds linked to house prices? How can a gardener improve the flavour of their vegetables? Do wildflowers really thrive in poor soil? In this collection of articles from The Telegraph, biologist and gardening columnist Ken Thompson takes a scientific look at some of the greater – and lesser – questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the genuine wisdom from the hokum. What is the ideal temperature for a compost heap? What do bees do that improves strawberries? Why are gardeners in literature always such dummies? This is an expert's gardening miscellany, aimed at making you not necessarily a better gardener, but probably a far more thoughtful one.

Author : Ken Thompson
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 1785786385
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes From a Sceptical Gardener written by Ken Thompson and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the best way to kill weeds in paving? How scared should we really be of Japanese knotweed? And what is a weed anyway? Biologist Ken Thompson set out to write a different kind of gardening column, one that tackles what he calls 'the grit in the gardening oyster'. In this new collection he takes a look at some of the questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the truth from the wishful thinking. Why are the beaks of British great tits getting longer? Which common garden insect owns a set of metal-tipped running spikes? Why might growing orange petunias land you in hot water? Are foxes getting bigger? How do you stop the needles falling off your Christmas tree? This expert's miscellany of (mostly) scientifically-tested garden lore will make you look at your garden through fresh eyes.

Author : R. J. Ruppenthal
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160358028X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fresh Food from Small Spaces written by R. J. Ruppenthal and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free space for the city gardener might be no more than a cramped patio, balcony, rooftop, windowsill, hanging rafter, dark cabinet, garage, or storage area, but no space is too small or too dark to raise food. With this book as a guide, people living in apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and single-family homes will be able to grow up to 20 percent of their own fresh food using a combination of traditional gardening methods and space-saving techniques such as reflected lighting and container "terracing." Those with access to yards can produce even more. Author R. J. Ruppenthal worked on an organic vegetable farm in his youth, but his expertise in urban and indoor gardening has been hard-won through years of trial-and-error experience. In the small city homes where he has lived, often with no more than a balcony, windowsill, and countertop for gardening, Ruppenthal and his family have been able to eat at least some homegrown food 365 days per year.

Author : Humphrey John Denham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Skeptical Gardener written by Humphrey John Denham and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman (varies Slightly) written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Malcolm Murray
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1551119625
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atheist's Primer written by Malcolm Murray and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Athiest’s Primer is a concise but wide-ranging introduction to a variety of arguments, concepts, and issues pertaining to belief in God. In lucid and engaging prose, Malcom Murray offers a penetrating yet fair-minded critique of the traditional arguments for the existence of God. He then explores a number of other important issues relevant to religious belief, such as the problem of suffering and the relationship between religion and morality, in each case arguing that atheism is preferable to theism. The book will appeal to both students and professionals in the philosophy of religion, as well as general audiences interested in the topic.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
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Download or read book The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 506 pages
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Download or read book The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: