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Growing potatoes : a directory of varieties and how to cultivate them successfully / Richard Bird and Alex Barker.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
635.21 BIR	Adult Non Fiction		Bankstown .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780754831556 (hbk.)
ISBN	0754831558 (hbk.)
Name	Bird, Richard, 1942-
Title	Growing potatoes : a directory of varieties and how to cultivate them successfully / Richard Bird and Alex Barker.
Published	London Lorenz Books, [2016]
Published	©2016
Description	64 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.
Notes	Includes index
Summary	Potatoes are very easy to grow, and the taste of newly harvested potatoes is incomparable. This book describes and illlustrates the best-loved varieties, from the internationally popular Desiree and King Edward to the specialist Pink Fir Apple and Forty Fold. There are stepby-step instructions for sowing potatoes in rows and containers, chitting and planting, protecting and earthing up, and how to harvest and store potatoes. There are also suggestions for when and where to plant potatoes, and how to keep plants in tip-top condition by dealing with any pests and diseases. With over 180 photographs, this book is a must for both novices and experienced growers.
Subjects	Potatoes
Subjects	Vegetable gardening
Other Names	Barker, Alex author.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Potatoes . Vegetable gardening . See Also: Gardening . Horticulture . Kitchen gardens . Narrower Subject References: Edible greens. . Authors: Barker, Alex . Bird, Richard, 1942- .