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The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money

2024

Format:	Book
Author:	Richards, Huw, 1999- author.
Title:	The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money / Huw Richards, Sam Cooper.
Edition:	First American edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2024.
Description:	223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm illustration
Summary:	"Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind. Follow Huw and Sam's tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year" -- From publisher.
Subjects:	Gardening. Vegetable gardening. Gardens -- Design. Sustainable horticulture. Sustainable living.
Other Author:	Cooper, Sam (Cook), author.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page 216) and index.
ISBN:	9780744092394 0744092396
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Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.

Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind.

- Learn about Huw and Sam's self-sufficiency ethos, goals and approaches
- Create your garden and learn how to build all the growing spaces you will need, such as hot beds and polytunnels
- Follow month-by-month planting plans with guidance on key tasks throughout the year
- Discover useful kitchen tips meal prep, storage, and preserving ideas along with base recipes so you can make the most of your crops

Follow Huw and Sam's tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year.

*The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller - March 2024

Table of Contents

	Foreword	06
	Principles of a Self-Sufficiency Garden	08
	Creating the Garden	12
	Garden Overview	14
	Raised Beds	16
	Hot Beds	20
	Polytunnel	26
	Potting Bench and Tool Storage	28
	Watering Station	30
	Boundaries and Vertical Growing	32
	Homemade Compost	34
	Composting Resources	38
	The Growing Year	40
	Monthly Sowing and Growing Plans	42
	First Season Harvests	46
	March	48
	April	56
	May	64
	June	76
	July	86
	August	98
	September	106
	October	116
	Into Winter	126
	The Second Season	136
	Troubleshooting	146
	The Hungry Gap	148
	In the Kitchen	150
	Kitchen Overview	152
	Flavor	154
	Salads	162
	Soup	166
	Curries	170
	Condiments	174
	Easy Pastry	176
	No-Knead Focaccia	178
	One-Dish Baking	180
	Preserves	182
	Fermentation	186
	Drinks	190
	Foraged Food	194
	Growing Skills	196
	Sowing	198
	Transplanting	200
	Watering	204
	Minimal Disturbance Gardening	206
	Amendments	208
	Weeding and Protecting	212
	Resources	216
	Index	218
	Acknowledgments	222
	About the Authors	223

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