This antiquarian text contains a simple and practical guide to home food
production, containing all the information an amateur gardener could
possibly need to know about starting and managing their own vegetable
garden. This text was originally produced during the Great War period to
supply owners of small gardens and plots with practical guidance in the
successful cultivation of essential food crops in a time when an urgent
need of making use of every available space existed. Much of the
information contained herein is timeless, and will be of much value to
those with an interest in the topic. The chapters of this book include:
'The Soil and its Treatment', 'Manures and Fertilisers', 'How to Crop an
Allotment', 'A Year's Supply of Vegetables', 'Vegetables and Their
Culture', 'Salad Vegetables', 'Herb and How to Grow Them', 'Culture of
Food Crops', 'How to Exhibit Vegetables', etcetera. This text was
originally published in 1919, and is being proudly republished now
complete with a new introduction on growing vegetables at home.