Gardening for the Zombie Apocalypse by Lloyd, Isabel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Copyright Title Page CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS BOOK INTRODUCTION

How long exactly?

PLUS: SURVIVORS ‘R’ US 1// THE END

PRIORITY 1: SOURCE YOUR SEEDS PRIORITY 2: PACK YOUR POTS PRIORITY 3: TOOL UP YOUR TOOLKIT

Tools for digging Tools for cutting Tools for watering Tools for wood

PRIORITY 4: FILL YOUR CUPBOARDS (BUT NOT YOUR FRIDGE)

Short on power Strong and staple And so it begins

PLUS: FOUR WHEELS GOOD PREP: PEPPER IN A POT 2// THE PLOT THICKENS

NEED NO. 1: SPACE

Space to grow

NEED NO. 2: SOIL

Sites with earth Sites with no earth

NEED NO. 3: SUN NEED NO. 4: WATER NEED NO. 5: SHELTER NEED NO. 6: FERTILITY NEED NO. 7: ORGANIZATION

Plan A: The 1990s-housing-development back garden Plan B: The architecturally important tower-block roof Plan C: The Premier League football stadium

NEED NO. 8: YOU

PLUS: DON’T GO THERE PREP: JUICE BAR IN A JIFFY 3// GARDENING IS WAR

FRIENDSHIP GROUPS

The Carbohydrators: root vegetables The Proteinators: peas and beans The C-Section: brassicas The Outlanders: alliums, cucurbits and friends Your Zombie Garden Backbone

KNOW YOUR ENEMIES

They’re everywhere Green and unpleasant Spineless bastards Thou shalt not pass

SICK BASTARDS

PLUS: NO FUELLING YOU PREP: BREAD IN A BED 4// SOLDIER SKILLS

SKILL NO. 1: IMPROVING YOUR SOIL

Compost corner Go green

SKILL NO. 2: SOWING AND GROWING

The difficult teenage years How to prick out

SKILL NO. 3: PLANTING OUT AND PROTECTING

Always use protection Hoop for the best

SKILL NO. 4: FEEDING

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Choices, choices

SKILL NO. 5: WATERING SKILL NO. 6: WEEDING

Weed ID

SKILL NO. 7: COLLECTING SEED

When to collect Storing

SKILL NO. 8: ROTATION

Let battle commence

PLUS: DEAD COOL PREP: SQUARE-METRE STIR-FRY 5// THE GROUNDWORK

GROWERS’ NOTES POTATOES RUNNER BEANS KALE BROAD BEANS AMARANTH FRENCH BEANS SPROUTING BROCCOLI STRAWBERRIES BEETROOT SWISS CHARD PUMPKINS AND SQUASH GARLIC COURGETTES PARSNIPS CARROTS ONIONS TURNIPS CABBAGE TOMATOES PEAS THE ZOMBIE GARDEN YEAR

PLUS: MEDIEVAL ON YOUR ASS, LITERALLY PREP: DUSTBIN DINNERS 6// SELF-PRESERVATION

IN A PICKLE

High-temperature pasteurizing Lactic acid fermentation Vinegar pickling Cellaring Drying Jams and chutneys

SUPPLIES AND DEMANDS

Beet it Apple store Cider issue

SURVIVAL PLAN

PREP: FENCE JAM PLUS: ALT. APOCALYPSE EPILOGUE: THE BEGINNING RESOURCES FURTHER READING REFERENCES

Introduction and Chapter 1: The End Chapter 2: The Plot Thickens Chapter 3: Gardening is War Chapter 4: Soldier Skills Chapter 5: The Groundwork Chapter 6: Self-preservation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS About the Author About Anima

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