Mini Farming Handbook

£8.74

Mini Farming Handbook

Smallholdings DIY: general Garden design and planning Gardening: fruit and vegetable Gardening: plants and cultivation guides Specialised gardening methods Organic gardening / Sustainable gardening

Author: Brett L. Markham

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Language: English

Published by: Skyhorse

Published on: 6th May 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 26 Mb

ISBN: 9781629142876


Bestselling author Brett Markham’s new handbook

gives us the mini farming basics along with in-depth tips on vegetable gardening, fermenting, composting, and self-sufficiency in a handy new format and design. Includes:

  • Soil management and making your own fertilizer
  • Crop rotation and cover cropping
  • Composting
  • Seed starting and timing/planning
  • Raised beds and pest management
  • Pvc trellising and planting spacers
  • Raising chickens, making your own chicken plucker, and butchering
  • Growing fruit/nut trees and vines
  • Food preservation (canning and freezing)
  • Fermenting wine, vinegar and cheese

With the full color photographs that made the original Mini Farming so popular, and step by step drawings, projects, graphs, and tables, you’ll have everything you need for your new or established mini farm at your fingertips. So dive in and learn how to begin and cultivate your own mini farm on less than a quarter acre.

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