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Seeds from Scratch
- Narrated by: Alice Vincent
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science & Engineering, Science
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Summary
A step-by-step audio guide to gardening in lockdown.
Gardener and journalist Alice Vincent talks you through turning a handful of seeds into your very first plants. Whether you've got a north-facing balcony, a sunny windowsill or a shaded nook, Alice will help you bring a little bit of green into your life.
With clear instructions and expert insight, Alice will illuminate, engage and reassure first-time gardeners, whether you're confined to the indoors or just want to get in touch with the earth. In four short, easy-to-listen-to chapters, Alice will explain sowing, germination, sprouting and re-potting so they feel as easy as buying a bunch of flowers.
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- Andrew O'Brien
- 22-05-20
A wonderful real time journey
What a fabulous idea, a real time walk through the process of raising plants from seed, in the company of a knowledgeable friend with an intuitive grasp off her subject. Thoroughly recommended for newbies and old hands alike.
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- Lynn Seldon
- 21-12-21
Great Gardening Primer
This made me want to plant seeds in December! recommended for all levels of gardeners.