BOOKSHELF
Additions to your smallholder’s library
T
he festive season may
be but a distant
memory, but a good
book will always make a
welcome addition to a
smallholder's library. Here's a
small selection of some new
titles to consider.
, Sky Guide Africa South
2018 is a practical resource
for all astronomers, whether
they be novice, amateur or
professional. It covers the
WASTE
upcoming year's planetary
movements, predicted
eclipses, meteor showers -
any events and facets of the
night sky that change
annually. The guide also
contains a wealth of informa-
tion about the Sun, Moon,
planets, comets, meteors and
bright stars, with photos,
diagrams, charts and images.
Struik Lifestyle is the pub-
lisher, recommended price
R140.
K Work in a smallholder's
vegetable patch is never
finished, so you could have a
look at two books for
excellent advice.
Jane's Delicious A-Z of
Vegetables is of course by the
inimitable Jane Griffiths. Not
only is it an accessible guide
to the most commonly grown
vegetables, but she also
highlights many new and
unusual ones now available.
Written in Griffiths' quirky,
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the effort. If that's your
position an alternative is to
seek out a commercial or
semi-commercial recycler in
your area who will come
round regularly to collect
your stuff, and who will by
arrangement return in a few
days' time with your mone-
tary compensation.
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practical style
and lavishly illustrated with
full-colour photographs for
easy reference, this is a one-
stop guide to growing any
type of vegetable organically.
Publisher: Jonathon Ball.
Recommended price R235.
, Another book for the
vegetable gardener is Anyone
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