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  • Heirloom Seeds: An Introduction to Organic Heirloom Seeds, Growing Them, and Their Benefits

    by Karen Elliot ...
    Get your copy of the best guide to heirloom seeds from Karen Elliot!You should be planting heirloom! Why you may ask? Well it is because of the many reasons you will learn inside this book. By planting heirloom you are truly self sufficient. One heirloom seed has 100s of years of history behind it. A true heirloom seed has fed 1000s of people throughout the years and will continue to feed ... Read more

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  • Composting: How Organic Gardeners Let it Rot and Make Homegrown Humus

    Organic Gardening Beginners Planting Guides

    by Gaia Rodale ...
    Series series Organic Gardening Beginners Planting Guides
    Just to say Thank You for checking out this Book I want to give you a copy of my upcoming special report "The Homesteader’s Calendar: Seasonal To-Dos for Sustainable Living & Homestead Survival ".“Composting: How Organic Gardeners Let it Rot and Make Homegrown Humus” shows you how to take nature’s way of recycling organic matter and give it a boost. By creating the ideal conditions for ... Read more

    R47,49

  • Introduction to Succulents and Cacti

    by Dueep Jyot Singh ...
    Table of ContentsIntroductionHow to Recognize SucculentsConophytumCultivation of CactusesPottingBest Potting CompostRe-Potting Your CactiWatering of Your SucculentsPropagation of SucculentsPropagation through SeedsPropagation through CuttingsLeaf cuttingsPropagation through OffsetsPests and DiseasesDiseasesCultivated Succulent PlantsAgaveAloeConophytum... ... Read more

    R47,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Grow Cannabis at Home - A Guide to Indoor Medical Marijuana Growing

    by Glenn Panik ...
    This book provides a step-by-step guide to successfully cultivating cannabis and an informative read about all aspects of this healthful plant. It is not a gardening tips book, but a guide to help you through each stage of a project that is not rocket science, but has it's pitfalls. Additionally, this ebook serves as a reference/guide to the overwhelming jargon you will run into if research the ... Read more

    R142,79 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition

    The Original Manual for Living Off the Land & Doing It Yourself (Homesteading & Off-Grid Survival)

    by Carla Emery ...
    OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD: The 50th anniversary edition of the classic manual for sustainable living—with 900+ pages covering basic country skills and wisdom for living off the land!Whether you’re homesteading, prepping, or living off-grid, keep your family healthy, safe, and self-sufficient—no matter what’s going on in the world.From homesteaders to urban farmers, and everyone in between, there ... Read more

    R437,68

  • Botany for Gardeners, Fourth Edition

    An Introduction to the Science of Plants

    by Brian Capon ...
    This bestselling reference guide is essential for any experienced or buddening gardener.All questions about complex plant processes can be found in the Botany for Gardeners. First published in 1990 with more than 260,000 copies sold, it has become the go-to introduction to botany for students and gardeners. Now in its fourth edition, Botany for Gardeners has been expanded and updated. It features ... Read more

    R155,35

  • Introduction to the Bean Family - Growing Beans in Your Garden Organically

    by Dueep Jyot Singh ...
    Table of ContentsIntroductionCultivating BeansUsing PolesLima BeansClimatic requirementsPlantingHarvestingBroad BeansPlanting and CultivationHarvestingSoybeansFrench BeansString Beans and String Less BeansPlantingMung BeansMung Beans Sprouts – How to Make SproutsBean Harvesting TipsConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionThe moment on... ... Read more

    R47,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Self-Sufficiency Garden

    Feed Your Family and Save Money: THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    by Huw Richards, Sam Cooper ...
    Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialling their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month ... Read more

    R360,05

  • The Garden Jungle

    The Sunday Times bestseller and classic guide to green gardening

    by Dave Goulson ...
    An exploration of the wondrous ecosystems in our gardens – and a call to rewild the places where we live.From window boxes to road verges, from lawns to borders, scientist and gardener Dave Goulson shows how easily any outdoor space can become a sanctuary for bees, beetles, worms and butterflies.With infectious enthusiasm, wit and scientific insight, Goulson shows how our gardens can combat ... Read more

    R202,62

  • Food For Free

    by Richard Mabey ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for aspiring foragers. Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages.Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside ... Read more

    R78,07

  • Wild Food

    A Complete Guide for Foragers

    by Roger Phillips ...
    **An authoritative and beautifully illustrated book on wild food and foraging by one of the leading experts.'I can safely say that if I hadn't picked up this book some twenty years ago I wouldn't have eaten as well, or even lived as well, as I have. It inspired me then and it inspires me now' – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstal**Wild food is all around us, growing in our hedgerows and fields, along river ... Read more

    R466,08

  • Homesteading The Easy Way Including Prepping And Self Sufficency: 3 Books In 1 Boxed Set

    3 Books In 1 Boxed Set

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    There is a growing community of people who are turning to homesteading. The allure of homesteading can be obvious: it allows you to stay home more, be more self-sufficient, and slow down to enjoy "the simple life." Some of the benefits may be more subtle. For example, you have a better diet and spend less money. Study homesteading in detail. Begin by reading the books in this boxed collection. ... Read more

    R82,10

  • Marijuana Growing Secrets: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Personal and Medical Marijuana Cultivation Indoors and Outdoors. Discover How to Grow Top Quality Weed and Advanced Cannabis Growing Tips

    by Calvin Newman ...
    The Ultimate Blueprint For Growing Your Own Marijuana (Even If You've Never Grown A Plant Before)Do you have a health condition like chronic pain or a mental health issue where medical cannabis would help?Or are you simply interested in growing weed for recreational purposes but don't know where to start?Either way, this is the only cannabis growing book you'll ever need.This marijuana growing ... Read more

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  • The Gardening Calendar

    by Richard Shepherd ...
    A complete gardening calendar with help for every week of the year. Find out what you should be doing in your garden as each season progresses. A guide to the year's work in the garden, shown week by week. ... Read more

    R47,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bugs and Insects Kingdom : K12 Earth Science Series

    Insects for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Zoology Books
    Turn the playground into an amazing kingdom by filling your child's memory with lessons about insects and bugs. That can only be made possible with a highly interactive book like this. By securing a copy today, you are moving towards a better informed and environmentally-aware child. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    R82,10

  • RHS Practical Cactus and Succulent Book

    How to Choose, Nurture, and Display more than 200 Cacti and Succulents

    by Zia Allaway, Fran Bailey, Christopher Young, Royal Horticultural Society ...
    The Royal Horticultural Society's definitive guide to propagating, nurturing, and designing with more than 200 cacti and succulents.How can you encourage your bunny ear cactus to flower and flourish? What is the best method for propagating an echeveria or kalanchoe? What exactly are living stones, and where do they grow in the wild?RHS Practical Cactus & Succulent Book is the ultimate reference ... Read more

    R360,05

  • What's Wrong with My Marijuana Plant?

    A Cannabis Grower's Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies

    by David Deardorff, Kathryn Wadsworth ...
    A simple step-by-step system for identifying, repairing, and preventing problems with marijuana plants.What's Wrong with My Marijuana Plant? is the first problem-solving book for marijuana growers with an effective and easy-to-use visual diagnostic system pioneered by Deardorff and Wadsworth for identifying pest, disease, and environmental problems by symptom. What are those rusty spots on your ... Read more

    R274,15

  • Gärtnern wie Gott in England

    Die cleveren Tricks der britischen Gärtner

    by Gerda Walton ...
    WAS IST EIGENTLICH EINE STUMPERY? Was verbirgt sich hinter den altehrwürdigen Mauern von Berkeley Castle? Und wie kann Salbei dabei helfen, den Klimawandel aufzuhalten? Gartenexpertin und Energiebündel Gerda Walton lädt ein zu einer Reise durch die schönsten Gärten Englands. Mit im Gepäck: das Wissen der besten Headgardener und Koryphäen der Landschaftsarchitektur. Walton gibt zahlreiche Tipps ... Read more

    R499,00

  • A Baby's Garden

    Introducing Your Baby to the Joys of the Garden

    by Elizabeth St. Cloud Muse ...
    Colorful paintings of birds, insects, flowers, and trees illustrate this keepsake journal designed to record memories spent in the garden between mother and child. Consumable. ... Read more

    R129,36

  • Clever Gardening Tips For Busy People

    by Richard Lincton ...
    This book is designed to be a quick and handy reference point , a mini-helper for all those odd gardening jobs. We all lead busy lives and the garden areas of our home are often the first thing that gets neglected. You don’t have to spend countless hours tending to every new green shoot, when just a few sensible steps can make an amazing impact on any tired garden.Based upon personal experience, ... Read more

    R21,46

  • The Greenhouse Book

    Make the Most of Your Greenhouse Throughout the Year

    by Tom Brown ...
    Series series DK Gardening Guides
    Winner of the Garden Media Guild's Practical Book of the Year 2025, this is the ultimate guide to gardening under glass.Thinking of buying a greenhouse but aren’t sure what to grow in it, or how? Or maybe you've inherited a garden with a greenhouse, but haven’t got a clue what to do with it? Whatever your journey to growing under glass, this book gives a clear, inspiring, and brilliantly ... Read more

    R434,23

  • A Colour Atlas of Weed Seedlings

    by John B Williams ...
    Early recognition and control of weeds invariably leads to considerable savings in the cost of herbicides used on crops and in gardens. This atlas is an indispensable full colour photographic guide to the 40 most common weeds afflicting arable farmland and gardens. The weeds have all been photographed at cotyledon and seedling stage to permit early ... Read more

    R623,03

  • Consider the Lilies

    Japanese Flower Arrangement and Bible Topics

    by Alfreda "Oko" Martin ...
    Japanese flower arranging has attracted a world wide following, and this book is a simple and clear introduction to the art.The first section illustrates thirty-six suggested flower arrangements with diagrams and full how-to-do-it instructions. The second part of the book explains the theory and technique of Japanese flower arrangement. The result is a book which gives an astonishing range of ... Read more

    R54,61

  • How to Grow Cherry Tomatoes

    by Lonnie Hawkins ...
    Cherry tomatoes are a very popular vegetable to grow for folks who are short on yard space. These little bushy plants are ideal for balconies, patios or even windowsills. Average cherry tomatoes are about an inch across, but there are varieties like Tiny Tim that produce tomatoes about half that size. Not only do cherry tomatoes take up less space, they also mature quicker than full-sized ... Read more

    R127,31