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Author Dowding, Charles, author.

Title No-dig children's gardening book / Charles Dowding ; illustrated by Kristyna Litten.

Publication Info. London : Welbeck Children's Books, 2023.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J635 DOW    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - New Children's Books  NEW J 635 DOW    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J635 DO    Check Shelf
Description 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Note Includes index.
"Easy and fun family gardening"--Cover.
Contents Dear gardeners -- What is no-dig gardening? -- No-dig mythbusting -- What is soil and what makes it healthy? -- Microbe power! -- What is compost? -- How to make compost -- Suitable heap enclosures -- A no-dig bed in a day -- Creating a no-dig bed -- Planting a no-dig bed -- What is a weed? -- Sowing seeds under cover -- Sowing for four seasons of food -- When to sow and plant common vegetables -- A no-dig sensory garden -- Raising seedlings -- Upcycling in the garden -- Attract wildlife to your garden -- School gardens in Surrey, England -- Grow a giant sunflower -- Grow and carve a Halloween pumpkin -- Vegetables need company! -- A no-dig market garden -- Be a garden scientist -- Ten easy flowers -- Gardening for children with additional needs -- Seed-saving projects -- Useful information.
Summary No matter where you garden, it's easier without digging or weeding! Learn about helpful creatures, soil health, compost and plants that are good for wildlife.
Subject Gardening -- Juvenile literature.
No-tillage -- Juvenile literature.
Gardening. (OCoLC)fst00937852
No-tillage. (OCoLC)fst01038239
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Litten, Kristyna, illustrator.
ISBN 9781783128686 (UK hardback)
1783128682 (UK hardback)
9781783129195 (US hardcover)
1783129190 (US hardcover)
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