Название: The Drought-Resilient Farm
Автор: Dale Strickler
Издательство: Storey Publishing
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Rainfall levels are rarely optimal, but there are hundreds of things you can do to efficiently conserve and use the water you do have and to reduce the impact of drought on your soil, crops, livestock, and farm or ranch ecosystem. Author Dale Strickler introduces you to the same innovative systems he used to transform his own drought-stricken family farm in Kansas into a thriving, water-wise, and profitable enterprise, maximizing healthy cropland, pasture, and water supply. Ranging from simple, short-term projects such as installing rain-collection ollas to long-term land-management planning strategies, Strickler’s methods show how to get more water into the soil, keep it in the soil, and help plants and livestock access it.

Название: For the Love of Pawpaws: A Mini Manual for Growing and Caring for Pawpaws
Автор: Michael Judd
Издательство: Ecologia
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 22 Мб
Язык: английский / English

How to cultivate, harvest, and utilize North America's largest native fruit. It is hard to eat more than one pawpaw at a go. The creamy rich pulp with tropical flavors ranging from mango and pineapple to banana combine like a satisfying dessert. The pawpaw, a close relative of the tropical custard apple, grows throughout much of North America yet culturally and horticulturally we know very little about it. This mini manual by edible landscape author Michael Judd jumps right into growing, caring for, harvesting, and using pawpaws - from seed to table. Judd demystifies fruit growing in direct, easy to follow steps that quickly brings confidence to the newbie grower while expanding the horizons of curious gardeners.

Название: Veg Out: A Stress-Free Guide to Creating Your First Vegetable Garden
Автор: Heather Rodino
Издательство: Union Square & Co.
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 51 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Beginner vegetable gardeners won’t end up in the weeds with this accessible guide. Watching delicate seedlings sprout from the ground and plucking cute cherry tomatoes at the peak of ripeness—if this is your idea of living the dream, you’ll want this friendly guide. Gardening expert Heather Rodino teaches the basics of growing your own vegetables, such as how to choose the right plants for a climate and guarding the crop from hungry critters. Included are 30 profiles of beginner-friendly vegetables and herbs with detailed instructions on where to grow, when to harvest, as well as their sunlight, watering, and soil needs. With helpful tips and photographs of important concepts, Veg Out is the perfect companion for any budding vegetable gardener.

Автор: Соколова Т.А., Дмитриева О.В., Игумнов М.А.
Название: Цветы в вашем саду
Издательство: Колос
Год: 1994
Страниц: 272 стр.+16 цв. илл.
Размер: 39.6 Мб; 19.8 Мб
Формат: pdf (ClearScan); djvu
ISBN : 5-10-002873-4
Качество: хорoшее (600 dpi)
Язык: русский
В популярной форме описаны способы возделывания разнообразных цветочных культур на приусадебном участке. Специальный раздел посвящен сохранению и дозариванию срезанных цветов при выращивании их на продажу. Подробно освещены вопросы цветочного оформлении приусадебных участков.
Для цветоводов-любителей.

Название: The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
Автор: Masanobu Fukuoka
Издательство: NYRB Classics
Год: 2009
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 16 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book “is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture.”

Название: The Cow: A Natural and Cultural History
Автор: Catrin Rutland
Издательство: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691198705
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 80,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

A richly illustrated introduction to the science and history of the cow. We populate the countryside with cows the world over, and their familiar presence ensures that global demands for milk and beef are met. But with more than a billion cattle on the planet, the importance of cows extends well beyond food production.

Название: Living Wild: How to plant style your home and cultivate happiness
Автор: Hilton Carter
Издательство: CICO Books
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 95 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The therapeutic benefits of living with and tending plants are well known—they offer a connection to the natural world that nurtures our mental and physical health. In Living Wild, Hilton Carter shows how to create a lush, stylish space with flourishing plants that bring life to your home and happiness to your life. He discusses interior design choices—choosing the right color scheme, textures, and materials to showcase gorgeous greenery—then takes a deep dive into styling. From picking the perfect planter to statement plants and taking in centerpieces, living art and hanging planters plus outdoors spaces and plants for kids along the way, Living Wild is packed with interior design and styling ideas that blur the boundary beside inside and out. Finally, we visit 8 unique homes that have been plant styled by Hilton and take a detailed look at his top ten designer plants, along with care and info tips.

Название: How to Attract Wildlife to Your Garden: Foods They Like, Plants They Love, Shelter They Need (2023)
Автор: Dan Rouse
Издательство: DK
ISBN: 0744069637
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 192
Размер: 182,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

A practical guide to attracting a range of wildlife to your outdoor space, with advice, inspiration, and step-by-step projects.Transform your garden into a haven for all kinds of wildlife. In a world with too much concrete and not enough greenery, every wildlife-friendly garden can make a huge difference.

Название: Growing Grapes in Texas: From the Commercial Vineyard to the Backyard Vine
Автор: Jim Kamas
Издательство: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623491800
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 264
Размер: 33,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

In this complete and approachable manual on grape growing in Texas, Jim Kamas asks the essential question all potential growers need to answer: Why do you want to plant a vineyard?
Outlining the challenges and risks to all who think viticulture is a weekend hobby, Kamas then identifies the state’s current grape growing regions and covers everything the commercial or home producer needs to know in order to have a successful vineyard.

Название: The Bee Friendly Garden: Easy ways to help the bees and make your garden grow
Автор: Doug Purdie
Издательство: Murdoch Books
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 80 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Bees are our most important pollinators and they are in decline the world over. They love to live in urban environments, where it's a short flight path from one type of plant to the next. But conventional gardens that favour lawns and pesticides over flowers and edible plants are scaring the good bugs away. The Bee Friendly Garden is a guide for all gardeners great and small to encouraging bees and other good bugs to your green space.