French Market-Gardening: Including Practical Details of Intensive Cultivation for English Growers (Paperback)

First published in 1909, this volume contains a classic guide to 'market gardening' with a particular focus on the French style of gardens. A market garden is the small-scale production of vegetables, fruits, and flowers for direct sale to consumers and restaurants. With step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations, this volume is recommended for those with an interest growing produce for pleasure or profit. Contents include: "The Meaning of 'Intensive' Cultivation", "The History of Intensive Cultivation in France", "Work in a French Garden", "The Sit for a French Garden", "The Soil and its Treatment", "Water Supply", "Manures", "Making the Hot-Beds", "Cost and Maintenance of a French Garden", "A Word to Amateur Gardeners", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.