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Отглеждане на зеленчуци: в градина, в кашпи, в саксии, на балкон
Насладете се на отглеждането на повече от 80 вида вкусни зеленчуци, салати и билки.
Независимо дали стопанисвате голяма градина или само няколко саксии на балкона, с тази книги ще станете експерт-градинар и ще се гордеете с несравнимия вкус на отгледаните от вас зеленчуци и билки.
Стъпка по стъпка с календар за засаждане и експертни съвети от професионални градинари, изданието разполага с всичко, което ви е необходимо, за да отгледате богата реколта.
Независимо дали стопанисвате голяма градина или само няколко саксии на балкона, с тази книги ще станете експерт-градинар и ще се гордеете с несравнимия вкус на отгледаните от вас зеленчуци и билки.
Стъпка по стъпка с календар за засаждане и експертни съвети от професионални градинари, изданието разполага с всичко, което ви е необходимо, за да отгледате богата реколта.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published July 26, 2007
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About the author
Alan Buckingham
41 books5 followersAlan Buckingham is a freelance writer, editor, gardener, and photographer. He has over twenty years' experience in illustrated publishing, both as an editor and as an author, and has worked on countless information books, interactive CD-ROMs, and websites. In recent years he has written chiefly about gardening and photography, his two main interests. "The Kitchen Garden" and "Grow Fruit" are illustrated with many of his own pictures.
Alan is a long-time kitchen gardener. Every summer he proves himself incapable of heeding his own advice and consequently grows far more fruit and vegetables than he and his family could ever hope to eat. Should he ever be given the opportunity to have his time again, he would happily swap his career in publishing for one as a head gardener.
Alan is a long-time kitchen gardener. Every summer he proves himself incapable of heeding his own advice and consequently grows far more fruit and vegetables than he and his family could ever hope to eat. Should he ever be given the opportunity to have his time again, he would happily swap his career in publishing for one as a head gardener.
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January 26, 2020
Excellent how to for beginners. I plan on purchasing this book for future reference. It actually breaks down hundreds of plants and guides you from sowing the seed to harvesting the vegetables.
May 5, 2020
Beautiful photos, brief instructions easy to follow for each vegetable to grow.
September 5, 2020
Gorgeous pics, and we'll meaning advice abound. However most of tips are at too high of a level to help. I kept wanting more and found myself more annoyed than educated. And, I love growing obscure vegetables, but this book didn't include more than the more popular ones.
But in fairness to author, the space required for details is enormous. Suggest that title is best suited for ultimate beginners.
But in fairness to author, the space required for details is enormous. Suggest that title is best suited for ultimate beginners.
April 28, 2024
As I try to bring my back yard up to scratch I’m browsing a dozen gardening books for ideas and advice. These opening paragraphs will open every review of the dozen – the review of this specific book will appear at paragraph 5.
Can’t imagine any gardening book could be described as perfect – I live in Scotland, which might have a slightly colder climate than other places in the world. But gardening books are useful if you’re trying to bring a piece of land into productive use for yourself, family or community. Useful, to supplement what you may already know, useful to give you ideas and encouragement, useful to remind you of the essentials and the possibilities.
I’d caution against picking just one book – unless it covers a particularly narrow, specialist field. Browse half a dozen or a dozen books before and as you start your new project. Don’t necessarily buy new – pick up some second hand ones online or in charity shops. Seriously, gardening is not going to have changed much in the last 30 years, you don’t need to pay £20 to buy the latest piece by some celebrity gardener when you can get a half a dozen books for that money from charity shops or online.
Browse, take notes, compare, learn, become enthused … but don’t forget to get your hands dirty.
ALAN BUCKINGHAM – GROW VEGETABLES. Readable, well-illustrated, comprehensive, he leads you through all the basics, starting with advice to take time and plan what you hope to achieve … and clearly reading a selection of books will aid your planning.
Buckingham describes the tools, the techniques, the need-to-knows like soil types and crop rotation. He looks at a wide range of herbs and vegetables and fruits, looks at the problems, offers advice on planning the gardening year. I’m assuming it is aimed at a mainly UK audience, but there’s a lot of substance here and it’s the sort of book which will quickly bring you up to speed and give you ideas and an optimistic vision. Well worth the couple of quid I paid for it and I'll view with respect any other advice I see or hear him offering.
Can’t imagine any gardening book could be described as perfect – I live in Scotland, which might have a slightly colder climate than other places in the world. But gardening books are useful if you’re trying to bring a piece of land into productive use for yourself, family or community. Useful, to supplement what you may already know, useful to give you ideas and encouragement, useful to remind you of the essentials and the possibilities.
I’d caution against picking just one book – unless it covers a particularly narrow, specialist field. Browse half a dozen or a dozen books before and as you start your new project. Don’t necessarily buy new – pick up some second hand ones online or in charity shops. Seriously, gardening is not going to have changed much in the last 30 years, you don’t need to pay £20 to buy the latest piece by some celebrity gardener when you can get a half a dozen books for that money from charity shops or online.
Browse, take notes, compare, learn, become enthused … but don’t forget to get your hands dirty.
ALAN BUCKINGHAM – GROW VEGETABLES. Readable, well-illustrated, comprehensive, he leads you through all the basics, starting with advice to take time and plan what you hope to achieve … and clearly reading a selection of books will aid your planning.
Buckingham describes the tools, the techniques, the need-to-knows like soil types and crop rotation. He looks at a wide range of herbs and vegetables and fruits, looks at the problems, offers advice on planning the gardening year. I’m assuming it is aimed at a mainly UK audience, but there’s a lot of substance here and it’s the sort of book which will quickly bring you up to speed and give you ideas and an optimistic vision. Well worth the couple of quid I paid for it and I'll view with respect any other advice I see or hear him offering.
March 7, 2022
An easy-to-understand yet thorough book for beginner gardeners. The book is broken down into sections which include soil prep, various types of vegetables and details on how to grow them, and timelines for your garden work. The photos were also helpful in identifying plant diseases and pests, as well as what healthy plants should look like.
December 9, 2018
This is a comprehensive guide to growing vegetables. It covers planning, sowing, growing, problem diagnosis, and harvesting. It’s also the first book on crop rotation that I’ve come across, and it was laid out simply and easy to understand. Fantastic information!
May 25, 2017
One of the BEST gardening books so far. Pictures are outstanding too.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
July 2, 2018
Helpful but I wish each vegetable example had more information.
April 7, 2019
Lots if basics in this new edition. Gréât photos.
April 14, 2019
Very accessible book about vegetable gardening.
May 10, 2020
A full manual on how to grow a garden. A really good read considering that a great economic depression is looming.
January 11, 2010
‘Grow Vegetables’ (written by Alan Buckingham) is geared towards new gardeners. There’s nothing here to frighten or confuse and everything is nicely laid out and easy to find.
The book covers everything a newcomer to vegetable gardening needs to know. There’s a quick run through of general gardening topics such as microclimates, soil and compost, tools and containers. There’s a very nice section on the concept of space versus time and which garden tasks are likely to feel like chores (weeding!) and which are far more satisfying (raising plants from seed).
There’s a reassuringly short section on crop rotation (a process that I believe is often portrayed in an eye-crossingly complicated way), but the book then misses a trick because the vegetable families used in the crop rotation page don’t exactly match up to the ones used in the vegetable directory section later – which would have made the instructions the ‘fool proof, step-by-step advice’ they’re portrayed as being.
‘Grow Vegetables’ is not an organic gardening book, although it suggests that people stick to organic methods. There is a section on ‘eco-gardening’ – being organic, using biological controls and conserving water – and it is followed two pages on how to save seeds.
The vegetable directory section is divided into family groupings. Every commonly grown vegetable is included, with good pictures of what they look like growing (very useful for a beginner), pictures of techniques, a list of common problems and recommended varieties. What you won’t find here is any Latin names, they’re completely absent from the book. Whilst I understand why this is the case, I think it’s a mistake in the context of the more exotic species mentioned.
In each plant family there are some more unusual vegetables mentioned. These include Chinese cabbage and pak choi, sweet potatoes (with instructions from growing from slips, but no instructions on making slips), and growing heritage potato varieties from microplants. Readers will also discover several new beans – soy, lima and yard long – and it was at this point that I wished there was some difficulty rating attached to each species, as some of these vegetables would be tricky enough to disappoint and disenchant new gardeners.
There is a section on herbs, but nothing on fruit, which I suppose is consistent with the book’s title. A very nice year planner follows, with a month-by-month guide to kitchen garden tasks.
The last sections in the book are from the Vegetable Doctor, with clear pictures and descriptions of pests and diseases and the damage they cause. There’s also information on how to prevent them – including companion planting and attracting beneficial wildlife.
Overall, ‘Grow Vegetables’ lays out everything a new kitchen gardener will need to know, together with a little bit more that will encourage them to spread their wings and try new things as they become more proficient. It’s beautifully laid out and would make a great gift to encourage a budding gardener. There may well be a wide range of similar titles on offer, but this one is definitely worth short-listing.
The book covers everything a newcomer to vegetable gardening needs to know. There’s a quick run through of general gardening topics such as microclimates, soil and compost, tools and containers. There’s a very nice section on the concept of space versus time and which garden tasks are likely to feel like chores (weeding!) and which are far more satisfying (raising plants from seed).
There’s a reassuringly short section on crop rotation (a process that I believe is often portrayed in an eye-crossingly complicated way), but the book then misses a trick because the vegetable families used in the crop rotation page don’t exactly match up to the ones used in the vegetable directory section later – which would have made the instructions the ‘fool proof, step-by-step advice’ they’re portrayed as being.
‘Grow Vegetables’ is not an organic gardening book, although it suggests that people stick to organic methods. There is a section on ‘eco-gardening’ – being organic, using biological controls and conserving water – and it is followed two pages on how to save seeds.
The vegetable directory section is divided into family groupings. Every commonly grown vegetable is included, with good pictures of what they look like growing (very useful for a beginner), pictures of techniques, a list of common problems and recommended varieties. What you won’t find here is any Latin names, they’re completely absent from the book. Whilst I understand why this is the case, I think it’s a mistake in the context of the more exotic species mentioned.
In each plant family there are some more unusual vegetables mentioned. These include Chinese cabbage and pak choi, sweet potatoes (with instructions from growing from slips, but no instructions on making slips), and growing heritage potato varieties from microplants. Readers will also discover several new beans – soy, lima and yard long – and it was at this point that I wished there was some difficulty rating attached to each species, as some of these vegetables would be tricky enough to disappoint and disenchant new gardeners.
There is a section on herbs, but nothing on fruit, which I suppose is consistent with the book’s title. A very nice year planner follows, with a month-by-month guide to kitchen garden tasks.
The last sections in the book are from the Vegetable Doctor, with clear pictures and descriptions of pests and diseases and the damage they cause. There’s also information on how to prevent them – including companion planting and attracting beneficial wildlife.
Overall, ‘Grow Vegetables’ lays out everything a new kitchen gardener will need to know, together with a little bit more that will encourage them to spread their wings and try new things as they become more proficient. It’s beautifully laid out and would make a great gift to encourage a budding gardener. There may well be a wide range of similar titles on offer, but this one is definitely worth short-listing.
October 26, 2011
Similar to Buckingham's "Allotment month by month" except here presentation is different and focus is only on veg and herbs (no fruit).
Split into a number of sections:
Perfect plot - space, location, layout, crop rotation, micro-gardening
Veg grower's know how - tools, pots, soil, compost, sowing, planting, etc
Then sections by plant type: Cabbages & lefy veg; Root & stem veg; Peas & beans; Salads; Fruiting veg; cucumbers & squash; Perennial veg; Herbs - gives info on where, where & how to plant, routine care, harvesting & what can go wrong.
Vegetable year planner - month by month guide to jobs to be done: prep, sowing, planting out, routine care, harvesting, other tasks.
Vegetable doctor - pests, diseases, deficiemcies, control and valuable wildlife.
Split into a number of sections:
Perfect plot - space, location, layout, crop rotation, micro-gardening
Veg grower's know how - tools, pots, soil, compost, sowing, planting, etc
Then sections by plant type: Cabbages & lefy veg; Root & stem veg; Peas & beans; Salads; Fruiting veg; cucumbers & squash; Perennial veg; Herbs - gives info on where, where & how to plant, routine care, harvesting & what can go wrong.
Vegetable year planner - month by month guide to jobs to be done: prep, sowing, planting out, routine care, harvesting, other tasks.
Vegetable doctor - pests, diseases, deficiemcies, control and valuable wildlife.
October 2, 2011
I have the Australian version. I am determined to become leafy vegetable, bean and tomato self sufficient in my little garden, all in pots and planters by Xmas. Possibly too big an ask, but worth a go!!
I loved this book for it's information, but it lost a star for giving the impression on the cover that it leant toward small area gardening. It just didn't give enough information on which plants could grow well in pots or large planters and how to do it if applicable.
I didn't come out of this book knowing any more about container gardening than I did before unfortunately, but I did still learn new things, which is good!
I loved this book for it's information, but it lost a star for giving the impression on the cover that it leant toward small area gardening. It just didn't give enough information on which plants could grow well in pots or large planters and how to do it if applicable.
I didn't come out of this book knowing any more about container gardening than I did before unfortunately, but I did still learn new things, which is good!
January 25, 2011
A great book for beginner gardeners. Great pictures throughout the book. The different vegetables are categorized into groups(root, salad greens etc.). There are simple and clear directions on how to grow the vegetable, the type of pests, propogation, when to plant and details on the varieties of that veggie. Also included is a calendar for vegetable planting, a pest index. A well organised book.
I am waiting to plant my own vegetables!
I am waiting to plant my own vegetables!
July 7, 2011
This was really helpful for people who have never grown vegetables before. There are tons of photos taken throughout the growing process, and it covers so many different types of vegetables and herbs. A lot of other intro gardening books are sometimes too vague but this book had a lot of specific, detailed information.
April 26, 2010
I got this from the library - and then went and bought it. It's a great book on how to grow vegetables - in various ways! I love the pictures. It has every kind of vegetable and how to grow them, take care of them, store them, etc. I'm excited for my garden this year!
April 1, 2014
As a newbie to the gardening scene, I found this book to be a thorough and informative introduction. It covers all the basics without going into overwhelming detail. It's well laid out and can easily be used as a reference.
May 3, 2011
Good general reference, not a whole lot of guidance into the details of maintenance and care, not a whole lot on container gardening or dealing with less than ideal gardening conditions (eg. shade!)
May 17, 2011
Good information
March 16, 2012
Great informational veggie book as it talks about when to sow the seeds, growng needs,routine care, harvest, what can go wrong and vareities. Also, it has lots of beautiful pictures.
January 27, 2013
Great reference book with lots of photos. Chapter 12, Vegetable Doctor, contains helpful info & photos on whatever nutrient deficiency may ail your plants and diseases.
May 10, 2013
A good reference, so long as readers remember that each climatic zone requires modifications in terms of planting times etc. Gardening does not work with a one-size-fits-all approach.
April 8, 2016
Not bad, some useful advice. (The 'Grow Fruit' book by the same author is far more in depth than this one was.)
July 30, 2016
great beginner gardening book
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April 18, 2021Great resource for a newbie like me!
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