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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

    R49,69

  • 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

    R322,22

  • 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

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R85,89

  • 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

    R246,43

  • 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

    R49,69 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

    R149,41 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R305,66

  • 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

    R80,37

  • 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

    R322,22

  • 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

    R49,69 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

    R85,89

  • 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

    R479,65

  • 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

    R162,48

  • 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 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 SOLDDiscover the 50th anniversary edition of Carla Emery’s trusted guide to homesteading, self-sufficiency, and sustainable living. With more than 900 pages of practical instruction, The Encyclopedia of Country Living helps beginners and experienced homesteaders build the skills to live confidently from the land.Whether you’re interested in off grid living, small-scale ... Read more

    R458,03

  • Gardening in Windy Locations

    by Michael ...
    Strong, persistent winds can be one of the biggest challenges facing gardeners in temperate regions. Both cool sea winds and hot onshore winds can make life very difficult for many plant species.Often gardeners don't fully appreciate how much the wind can affect plant growth until they move to an exposed coastal location or a new subdivision with few surrounding trees or shrubs for shelter.But ... Read more

    R16,45 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Crash Course on How to Grow Broad Beans

    by Errol Flynn ...
    A Crash Course on How to Grow Broad Beans This book covers several topics including: - Nutrition Information - Climate & Growing Conditions - How to Prepare the Garden Soil - How to Plant - How to Water and much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device. ... Read more

    R133,21

  • Floriculture - Domestic Flower Growing in Limited Spaces Tips

    by Dueep Jyot Singh ...
    Table of ContentsIntroductionTips for BeginnersPreparing Your Windowsill Boxes and ContainersChoosing Your Plant Before You Buy ItBest time for getting Roots, Bulbs, and CuttingsGrowing Water Weeds!Plant Propagation and GerminationSeed propagationPlant Propagation through CuttingsLayer PropagationDivision PropagationGrafting and BuddingConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroduction<... ... Read more

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Enjoy Flowers - The New "Flora Historica"

    by Marcus Woodward ...
    “How to Enjoy Garden Flowers” is a vintage guide to the flowers that can be found in an English garden, exploring their history, popularity, identification, culture, and maintenance. Interwoven with interesting information, beautiful descriptions and even poetry, this guide constitutes a must-have green-fingered gardeners. Contents include: “The Herald Flowers”, “Tulipomania”, “Nosegays”, “Old ... Read more

    R146,61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Concise Garden Wildlife Guide

    by Bloomsbury ...
    Series series Concise Guides
    This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, covers 200 wildlife species that can be seen in the garden, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, molluscs and crustaceans.Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details to help readers differentiate between similar looking animals and plants. A concise written account outlines ... Read more

    R120,51

  • PERMACULTURE RELOADED – New Techniques for Your Dream Garden

    by Ortiz MJ Ortiz MJ ...
    PERMACULTURE RELOADED – New Techniques for Your Dream Garden Want a thriving, self-sustaining garden that works with nature instead of against it? PERMACULTURE RELOADED introduces modern strategies and time-tested techniques to create a productive, eco-friendly oasis—whether you're starting from scratch or improving an existing garden. Inside, you'll discover: ✅ Innovative permaculture techniques ... Read more

    R139,00

  • Making Your Main Garden - Making an Attractive Garden in a Limited Space

    by Dueep Jyot Singh ...
    Table of ContentsIntroductionMaking Your GardenTips when planting trees and ShrubsPlanning Your GardenPH valueFlowering PlantsConifers, Cypress And FirsWillows and MaplesConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionA main garden can either be in the front of your house or at the back of your house – wherever you have some space.It does not matter how large your house is; the main garden is usu... ... Read more

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus