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How to Grow your own Food

Planting and growing your own garden vegetables

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Chapter List

1. Foreword
2. Preface
3. February, 1st Week - Leeks Leeks; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In February; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Of The Leek;
4. February, 2nd Week - Paths Paths; Natural History In The Gardenwild Arum; Vegetable Snippetsliving With Travelling Badgers;
5. February, 3rd Week - Bean Trenches and Lettuce Bean Trenches And Lettuce; Natural History In The Gardenwoodpeckers; Vegetable Snippetsa Look At The Lettuce;
6. February, 4th Week - Jerusalem Artichokes Jerusalem Artichokes; Natural History In The Gardensong Thrush; Vegetable Snippetsjerusalem Artichokes Demystified;
7. March, 1st Week - Broad Beans Broad Beans; Natural History In The Gardenpied Wagtails; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About The Broad Bean;
8. March, 2nd Week - Parsnips Parsnips; Natural History In The Gardendaisies And Dandelions; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Of The Parsnip;
9. March, 3rd Week - Onions Onions; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In March; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Onions;
10. March, 4th Week - Radishes Radishes; Natural History In The Gardenjackdaws; Vegetable Snippetsa Rundown On Radishes;
11. March, 5th Week - Globe Artichokes Globe Artichokes; Natural History In The Gardenbrimstone Butterfly; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Of Globe Artichoke;
12. April, 1st Week - Scorzonera, Salsify And Calendula Scorzonera, Salsify And Calendula; Natural History In The Gardenornamental Purple Plum And Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly; Vegetable Snippetssalsify In The Wild And Some Scorzonera Facts;
13. April, 2nd Week - Leeks And Lettuces Leeks And Lettuces; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In April; Vegetable Snippetslettuce Chat;
14. April, 3rd Week - Beetroot And Courgettes Beetroot And Courgettes; Natural History In The Gardencuckoo Arrival; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Ofthe Beetroot;
15. April, 4th Week - Hoeing, Root Veg And Runner Beans Hoeing, Root Veg And Runner Beans; Natural History In The Gardencow Parsley; Vegetable Snippetscatch Crops;
16. May, 1st Week - Swedes Swedes; Natural History In The Gardenstinging Nettle; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Of The Swede;
17. May, 2nd Week - A Word From The Flower Garden A Word From The Flower Garden; Natural History In The Gardenwhite Dead-Nettle; Vegetable Snippetstalking Weeds;
18. May, 3rd Week - Turnips And Runners Turnips And Runners; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In May; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Turnips;
19. May, 4th Week - Courgettes, Nettles And Comfrey Courgettes, Nettles And Comfrey; Natural History In The Gardenleaves; Vegetable Snippetsmore About Comfrey;
20. May, 5th Week - Purple Sprouting Broccoli And Broad Beans Purple Sprouting Broccoli And Broad Beans; Natural History In The Gardencuckoo In The Nest; Vegetable Snippetscabbage Root Fly;
21. June, 1st Week - Blackfly On Broad Beans Blackfly On Broad Beans; Natural History In The Gardencuckoo Spit; Vegetable Snippetsthe Fascinating World Of Aphids;
22. June, 2nd Week - Planting Out Leeks Planting Out Leeks; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In June; Vegetable Snippetsnursery Beds;
23. June, 3rd Week - Kohlrabi Kohlrabi; Natural History In The Gardenwolf Spider; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Kohlrabi;
24. June, 4th Week - Pottering, Tending Runner Beans, Jerusalem Artichokes And Courgettes Pottering, Tending Runner Beans, Jerusalem Artichokes And Courgettes; Natural History In The Gardenhouse Martins; Vegetable Snippetsmore About Weeds;
25. July, 1st Week - Cabbage White Butterflies Cabbage White Butterflies; Natural History In The Gardenblackbirds; Vegetable Snippetslarge White Life Cycle;
26. July, 2nd Week - Bull-Necked Onions And The Last Globe Artichokes Bull-Necked Onions And The Last Globe Artichokes; Natural History In The Gardenorange Hawkweed; Vegetable Snippetsbolting;
27. July, 3rd Week - Perpetual Spinach (Leaf Beet) Perpetual Spinach (Leaf Beet); Natural History In The Gardenyarrow; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Leaf Beet;
28. July, 4th Week - Lots Of Badgers, Beetroot, Runners And Courgettes Lots Of Badgers, Beetroot, Runners And Courgettes; Natural History In The Gardenswifts; Vegetable Snippetsbeetroot Red;
29. August, 1st Week - Onions, Spring Onions And Jerusalem Artichokes Onions, Spring Onions And Jerusalem Artichokes; Natural History In The Gardenwood Pigeons; Vegetable Snippetswild Onions;
30. August, 2nd Week - Moles, Molehills And Weeding Moles, Molehills And Weeding; Natural History In The Gardenwasps; Vegetable Snippetsfarmyard Manure (Fym);
31. August, 3rd Week - Storing Onions And Sowing Green Manure Storing Onions And Sowing Green Manure; Natural History In The Gardenslow Worms; Vegetable Snippetsmore Fact About Onions;
32. August, 4th Week - Flowers In The Veg Patch Flowers In The Veg Patch; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In August; Vegetable Snippetsred Mason Bee (Osmia Rufa);
33. August, 5th Week - Root Veg Root Veg; Natural History In The Gardenhouse Martins; Vegetable Snippetsout-Of-Season Parsnips;
34. September, 1st Week - Winter Onions Winter Onions; Natural History In The Gardenslow Worm Babies; Vegetable Snippetsthe Pros And Cons Of Using Peat;
35. September, 2nd Week - Leaf-Mould And Compost Leaf-Mould And Compost; Natural History In The Gardenivy-Leaved Toadflax; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Leaf-Mould;
36. September, 3rd Week - Winter Purslane And Corn Salad Winter Purslane And Corn Salad; Natural History In The Gardenblackbirds And Elderberries; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Winter Purslane And Corn Salad;
37. September, 4th Week - Runners, Greens And Comfrey Runners, Greens And Comfrey; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In September; Vegetable Snippetsan Experiment With Beans;
38. October, 1st Week - Sorting Out The Shed Sorting Out The Shed; Natural History In The Gardenorb-Web (Diadem) Spiders; Vegetable Snippetsmulching In The Veg Patch;
39. October, 2nd Week - Looking After Purple Sprouting And Frogs Looking After Purple Sprouting And Frogs; Natural History In The Gardenspindle Berries; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Broccoli;
40. October, 3rd Week - Autumn-Sown Broad Beans And Sunday Feasts! Autumn-Sown Broad Beans And Sunday Feasts!; Natural History In The Gardenhibernating Small Turtoiseshell Butterflies; Vegetable Snippetsmealtime Magic;
41. October, 4th Week - Essential Greenhouse Work & Potting-On Purslane Essential Greenhouse Work & Potting-On Purslane; Natural History In The Gardenhogweed;
42. November, 1st Week - Garlic Garlic; Natural History In The Gardenwall Pellitory; Vegetable Snippetssome Facts About Garlic;
43. November, 2nd Week - Winter Work And Harvesting Jerusalems Winter Work And Harvesting Jerusalems; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In November;
44. November, 3rd Week - Sunflowers, Teasels And Finches Sunflowers, Teasels And Finches; Natural History In The Garden‘jenny’ Wren; Vegetable Snippetsfuller’s Teasel;
45. November, 4th Week - In The Veg Store & Putting Globe Artichokes To Bed In The Veg Store & Putting Globe Artichokes To Bed; Natural History In The Gardenredwings And Fieldfares;
46. November, 5th Week - Winter Digging Winter Digging; Vegetable Snippetssoil Organic Matter (Som);
47. December, 1st Week - Tending Winter Onions Tending Winter Onions; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In December; Vegetable Snippetswood Ash;
48. December, 2nd Week - Wasps, Leaf-Mould And Brassicas Wasps, Leaf-Mould And Brassicas; Natural History In The Gardenblue Tits; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Of Allotments;
49. December, 3rd Week - Shallots Shallots; Natural History In The Gardenfoxes; Vegetable Snippetsa Brief History Of Shallots;
50. December, 4th Week - Mulching With Bracken Mulching With Bracken; Natural History In The Gardencotoneaster Berries; Vegetable Snippetsbracken Use Through History;
51. January, 1st Week - Planning For The Season Ahead Planning For The Season Ahead; Natural History In The Gardenrobins; Vegetable Snippetssoil Hand Texture Test;
52. January, 2nd Week - Planting Bush Apples Planting Bush Apples; Vegetable Snippetsapple Rootstocks Explained;
53. January, 3rd Week - Cups Of Tea And Cobnuts Cups Of Tea And Cobnuts; Natural History In The Gardenlong-Tailed Tits; Vegetable Snippetsherb Teas And Cabbage Water;
54. January, 4th Week - Chitting Potatoes Chitting Potatoes; Natural History In The Gardenbadgers In January; Vegetable Snippetsto Chit Or Not To Chit;
55. January, 5th Week - Heeling In Leeks And North Facing Cherries Heeling In Leeks And North Facing Cherries; Natural History In The Gardenlesser Celandine; Vegetable Snippetsmore Leek Factoids;