This antiquarian volume contains a detailed guide to growing plants and
vegetables under cloches, with information on a wide variety of
vegetables, maintenance, repair, commercial work, cuttings, fruits, and
much more. Complete with helpful illustrations and a wealth of practical
information and tips, this text is ideal for the discerning
horticulturalist with an interest in cloche gardening. The chapters of
this book include: 'Principles of Cloche Gardening', 'Soil management',
'Design and Development', 'Planning a Cloche Garden', 'Seed Sowing',
'Green Salads', 'Peas and Beans', 'Root Crops', 'Brassicas', 'Sweet
Corn', 'Onions', 'Other Vegetables Cloched in Spring', 'Tomatoes'... and
much more. We are proud to republish this vintage book, now complete
with a new and specially commissioned introduction on gardening.