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Index
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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