Healthy Vegetable Garden: A natural, chemical-free approach to soil, biodiversity and managing pests and diseases

The Healthy Vegetable Garden is a comprehensive guide to growing organic, pesticide-free vegetables and fruits in a sustainable way. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to reduce chemical inputs, enrich the growing ecology, and create a hardy, nutrient-dense crop. The book covers topics such as disease control, pest management, companion planting, soil health, biodiversity, and natural barriers and traps. It is written by expert organic gardener Sally Morgan and is suitable for growers of all levels.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2021
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co

For anyone who wants to learn how to cultivate their own pesticide-free, zero-food-miles vegetables while treading lightly on our planet, this is a must-read. The Garden Jungle and Gardening for Bumblebees are written by Dave Goulson. This A-Z, soil-to-table manual demonstrates how to minimize chemical inputs, naturally enrich your growing ecology, and produce a hardy, nutrient-dense, and delectable crop, whether you are an experienced gardener or have grand plans for your allotment.

In The Healthy Vegetable Garden, organic gardener Sally Morgan describes how to use natural methods to deal with the difficulties of a changing climate by applying regenerative gardening, agroecology, and permaculture principles. All in order to help your green space flourish.

You will learn how to:

Combat disease and keep pests at bay with natural predators, companion planting, and trap and barrier crops.

Choose the right plants to attract pollinators and pest predators.

Build a healthy soil full of organic matter, earthworms, and mycorrhizal fungi.

Regenerate soil through no-dig practices, composting, cover crops, and mulching.

Boost biodiversity through crop rotations and polyculture.

Rewild your garden by creating a variety of habitats, utilizing walls and fences, log piles, water features, and wild corners.

Understand plant defenses and use biocontrols.

Make natural barriers, traps, and lures.

A healthy, productive garden should work in harmony with nature to produce and protect delicious fruits and vegetables while also building a rich soil that is full of life. With The Healthy Vegetable Garden, growers of all levels will begin reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases while also creating a lush habitat—all without the use of fertilizers, pesticides.

Weight: 584g
Dimension: 178 x 247 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781645020646