Description
Book SynopsisAn essential book for every kitchen and garden.'
NIGEL SLATERThe number one book for anyone who loves salads.'
ANNA PAVORDCharles is a passionate and accomplished gardener'.
RAYMOND BLANC An updated edition of the definitive guide to salad leaves, with everything from sowing and growing leaves to delicious salad recipes. Salad leaves can flourish in a range of settings whether on a windowsill, in your garden or on the allotment. This compendium of practical methods will inspire you to grow a wide variety of salads throughout the year, including lettuce, spinach, cabbage, beets, endives and chicories. Beautifully designed with colour photos throughout,
Grow Organic Salad Leaves and Greens includes detailed information on how to grow micro-leaves using organic and permaculture principles, enabling you to enjoy fresh salad while also lowering your carbon footprint.Written by the guru of no-dig, Charles Dowding provides an overview of all you need to gro
Trade ReviewAn essential book for every kitchen and garden. * Nigel Slater, author & TV cook *
The number one book for anyone who loves salads. * Anna Pavord, author and gardening columnist *
Charles is a passionate and accomplished gardener who grows vegetables of amazing flavour. * Raymond Blanc, Restauranteur Le Manoir aux quatre Saisons *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
PART ONE: GROWING LEAVES High Yields, Small Spaces, Special Methods Vital Knowledge for Successful Harvests Sowing, Planting and Harvesting Through the Year Small Spaces and Micro Leaves Leaf Flavours Sowing, Raising, Sustaining Cosmic Leaves - bringing new energy to soil, plants and ourselves The Unwanted - coping with slugs and other pests
PART TWO: SALAD LEAF SEASONS OF HARVEST Leafing Through the Seasons Recipes for All Seasons
PART THREE: A CELEBRATION OF OUTDOOR LEAVES Lettuce Endives and Chicories Leaves of the Cabbage Family Spinach, Chard and Beet Exotic Tastes and Colours Herbs and Flowers Outdoor Winter Salads
PART FOUR: INDOOR SOWING AND GROWING Indoor Propagation Salad Leaves Through the Winter - growing indoors Acknowledgements Resources (organisations, suppliers and publications) Index
