Rachelle Strauss Livres

Opening with the persuasive case for growing your own vegetables - from reducing your carbon footprint to improving your health and bank balance - this book goes on to present concise instructions on how to cultivate a successful and satisfying vegetable garden, ending with a comprehensive directory of vegetables.

Originally published: New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2009.

Composting is one of the easiest ways you can prevent rubbish from going to landfill, return nutrients to the soil and treat your gardens. This book discusses why we should compost and explains in practical terms how to make and what to do with compost. It includes types of compost bins, what you can and can't compost and composting techniques.