{"product_id":"the-allotment-book-by-walter-brett-9781851246687","title":"The Allotment Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis remarkably relevant historic text provides sound advice to allotment growers and includes a handy month-by-month guide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to help civilians grow vegetables during the First World War, \u003cem\u003eThe Allotment Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical guide to making the most of whatever size allotment you have. Though written more than one hundred years ago, it contains easy-to-follow, reassuring advice, which still feels pertinent today. It comes from an expert who firmly believes that we can all grow crops successfully, whether our allotment is tiny or large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters cover digging techniques, making compost, clearing neglected ground, fertilisers, recommended varieties, a handy month-by-month guide to what to do at the allotment through the year, and hints for novice growers. The philosophy of growing could not be more apt for our times: 'There is comfort in the fact that all of us, farmers, allotment-holders, and cottagers are inclined to get all we can from our land during our tenancy, without putting any more into it than we can help.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharmingly simple line drawings and diagrams accompany this timeless text, an ideal gift for allotment growers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082677534956,"sku":"9781851246687","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c7844643de3fcbee22f85632ad41dc45.jpg?v=1765311816","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-allotment-book-by-walter-brett-9781851246687","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}