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Lawrence D. Hills - Comfrey: Past, Present and Future - 9780571246717 - V9780571246717
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Comfrey: Past, Present and Future

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Description for Comfrey: Past, Present and Future Paperback. Comfrey is noted by both organic gardeners and herbalists for its great usefulness and versatility. This book shows you how this useful plant could be cultivated in both tropical and temperate zones to produce a crop equally rewarding for gardener, smallholder and mechanised farmer. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.

Comfrey is noted by both organic gardeners and herbalists for its great usefulness and versatility. Of particular interest is the 'Bocking 14' cultivar of Russian comfrey. This strain was developed during the 1950s by Lawrence D. Hills, who founded the organic gardening organisation now known as Garden Organic.

Lawrence D. Hills was the world authority on comfrey. In this book, originally published in 1976, he wrote for farmers and gardeners in all countries, showing how this useful plant could be cultivated in both tropical and temperate zones to produce a crop equally rewarding for gardener, smallholder and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571246717
SKU
V9780571246717
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-5

About Lawrence D. Hills
Lawrence D. Hills (1911-1991) was a British horticulturalist, journalist, and writer who founded the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), now known as Garden Organic. Hills' research into the Russian Comfrey plant introduced him to Doubleday's work in this field, work which Hills built upon and furthered. Gardening correspondent of the Observer for eight years, Hills' books included Fertility Without Fertilisers, ... Read more

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