Growing Stuff: An Alternative Guide to Gardening is an ideal book for the novice gardener or the urban gardener who is short of space. Click on the link below to buy this book:
This illustrated handbook was published in March 2009 and costs £ 14.41.
The book has easy-to-follow instructions on the basics of growing herbs & vegetables. There are lots of hints for the urban gardener who has to make the most of limited space, and plenty of information for the novice about container gardening.
A good book for the gardening family is ‘Kids in the Garden: Growing plants for food and fun’.
Amazon say:
“Kids in the Garden is an easy and fun guide for children to use on their own or with adults, and encourages children to learn about gardening, healthy eating and caring for the environment. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions, with bright photography and fun illustrations. The book is aimed at children aged five upwards with adult supervision, then for older children up to 11 to complete on their own. The book features more than 50 projects, with full instructions on the materials needed, companion plants, saving resources, harvesting seasons, seeds, the water cycle and indoor gardens. There is also a section on wildlife, showing how to encourage animals into your garden, as well as how to make a mini pond, birdhouses, pest patrol, building a wormery, rescuing bees and ladybirds, and much more. The plants and vegetables featured include potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers, herbs, strawberries, blueberries, sunflowers and many more. The recipes included are simple to make with the fresh produce and include; one pot jam, minty fizz and easy pizza sauce. ”
This book is a great present & deserves a place on every gardening family’s bookshelf.
iGrowIt – is an app created by a gardener with 16 years experience. iGrowIt makes gardening easy for the i-generation of gardeners.
iGrowIt
The incredible new technology that is coming in late Mary/early June in the shape of the iPad may seem like an unlikely benefit to many green fingered wannabes, but with it comes an App that can help even the least experienced.
iGrowIt is already available on iPhone and iPod but it has been approved by Apple, the technology group behind this i-generation, as the only vegetable growing application from the UK that was ready ahead of the iPad launch.
iGrowIt
The App is seasonal, telling you immediately what to plant and when. It has an intuitive seed packet that goes one step further, providing recipe suggestions as well as preparation and planting tips – and even recipe ideas.
This guarantees an easy experience as the App “thinks” for you:
To download this App, which is perfect for gardeners, search for iGrowIt on your iPad or iPhone App store – it costs £0.59p
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