When Valentine Low decided to forego his world of dinner parties with the chattering classes to take on a pastime usually indulged in by old men with flat caps and rollups, he had little idea of the sea change it would bring about in his life. A year down the line he had developed a worrying obsession with potatoes, a resourcefulness that borders on kleptomania and an ever-strengthening relationship with a cheery Irishman named Michael (who thinks that zeitgeist is something nasty you get on your cucumbers).
By turns entertaining and informative, and packed with allotment wisdom -- everything from who was responsible for the desecration of the purple sprouting broccoli (that'll be the pigeons) to how to build a proper manure heap -- One Man and His Digis an indispensable guidebook for all green-fingered urbanites
- 277 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1 In the Beginning
- 2 Spade Work
- 3 Safi’s Paradise
- 4 Kitty Gets the Spuds In
- 5 Death by Washing-Up
- 6 A Fine Crop
- 7 War and Peace
- 8 Pick Your Own
- 9 Not So Fantastic Mr Fox
- 10 Mind the Gap
- 11 Sex and the Allotment
- 12 Borlotti Bean Blues
- 13 Rainbow Chard Nation
- 14 Mimi and Charlotte
- 15 Renewal
- 16 Allotments Under Threat
- 17 Eggs and Tayberries
- 18 Inheriting the Earth
- Bibliography
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster UKYear
2008Topic
Biological SciencesPrint ISBN
9781847391285
Subtopic
HorticultureeBook ISBN
9781847394903
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