Learn the skills to create a more productive plot
Do you want to improve your harvest and garden layout, but aren’t sure how to go about it? In Build A Better Vegetable Garden, there are 30 DIY projects that anyone can make and enjoy.
Devised by Joyce Russell and Ben Russell, authors of the bestselling The Polytunnel Book, you can extend the season, protect crops from pests and improve yields. Build a Better Vegetable Garden will help you transform your vegetable plot into somewhere more productive, more attractive and more secure.
Build a Better Vegetable Garden – simple woodwork projects
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In the book, published by Frances Lincoln, there’s everything from simple woodwork projects for tunnels and frames to gadgets that deter slugs and carrot root fly. Each build includes step-by-step instructions, as well as a list of materials and the tools you’ll need, and a relative skills rating. There are expert growing tips and specific crop advice to help you make the most of your harvest.
Experts in their fields
Joyce Russell has 30 years of practical experience in fruit and vegetable growing while feeding a family from the garden. She writes each month for Kitchen Garden Magazine, as well as regular contributions to other magazines and newspapers.
Ben Russell is an experienced photographer who has had more than 3,000 photographs published. Their first book, The Polytunnel Book, is one of Frances Lincoln’s perennial best-sellers with hundreds of 5-star reviews on Amazon. Order Build a Better Vegetable Garden online for £16.99 from www.quartoknows.com or at good booksellers nationwide.
