Jason Johns has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.2★ across 4 ratings. The most-rated is Greenhouse Gardening.
Greenhouse Gardening
Summary
Greenhouse Gardening : A Beginners Guide To Growing Fruit & Vegetables All Year Round, is for anyone who wants to know how to get the most out of their greenhouse. Whether you want to extend your growing season, grow unusual plants, or protect your valued plants from the frost, a greenhouse is an essential tool for any gardener. Greenhouses are so useful, but many people don't make the most of their greenhouse, and it soon either gets filled with clutter, or turns into a jungle of uncontrolled plants. This audiobook provides you with a complete guide to growing any type of plant in a greenhouse, and how to make the most of it. With the information in this audiobook, you will be able to avoid the many pitfalls and issues people encounter when buying, building, and using their greenhouse. As you listen to this audiobook, you will learn everything you need to know about owning a greenhouse, from choosing the best type of greenhouse, to building the foundation, and even buying used greenhouses. You will learn how a greenhouse can extend your growing season, and let you grow plants that you would otherwise be unable to grow. In Greenhouse Gardening : A Beginners Guide To Growing Fruit & Vegetables All Year Round, you will learn: How to buy a greenhouse, whether new or used Choosing the best glass, floor, construction, and foundation, to ensure your greenhouse has a long life The difference between a greenhouse and a poly tunnel How to build a solid foundation for your greenhouse Why air-flow and cooling is so important, and how to prevent humidity damaging your plants The best way to heat your greenhouse, and the differences between the different heating systems How to irrigate your greenhouse to automatically water your plants and protect them from heat damage The difference between growing in the ground, versus growing in containers How to secure your greenhouse against the wind and protect it from damage How to start seedlings successfully in your greenhouse and grow them on into healthy plants Growing tomatoes, chilies, peppers, citrus plants, squashes, cucumbers, grapes, tropical plants, and more in your greenhouse What to do to prepare your greenhouse for the growing season Overwintering your greenhouse and extending your growing season into the colder months Avoiding the potential problems associated with owning a greenhouse Dealing with the potential diseases and pests you will encounter in your greenhouse How to ensure successful pollination of your plants are in your greenhouse Growing year round and producing great yields The best way to clean your greenhouse to combat diseases and pests
©2016 Jason Johns (P)2017 Jason Johns
Raised Bed Gardening: A Guide to Growing Vegetables in Raised Beds - No Dig, No Bend, Highly Productive Vegetable Gardens
Summary
Raised Bed Gardening: A Guide to Growing Vegetables in Raised Beds is for anyone who wants to learn more about raised bed gardening; a back- and disability-friendly way to increase productivity from your vegetable patch! Raised beds are one of the best ways for you to grow vegetables at home and are low maintenance, easy to plant, and highly productive. This audiobook is a complete step-by-step guide showing you exactly how to get started with raised beds in your garden. Whether you want one or two, or want to create an entire vegetable garden of raised beds, you will find everything you need to know in this informative audiobook. As you listen to this audiobook, you will find out how much time you can save and how much more you can grow by converting your vegetable garden to raised beds. Of course, if you prefer to grow flowers, then a raised bed can be a perfect feature in any garden, built to blend in to the design of your home and look fantastic.
©2017 Jason Johns (P)2018 Jason Johns
Canning & Preserving at Home
Summary
Canning & Preserving at Home: A Complete Guide to Canning, Preserving and Storing Your Produce is for anyone who wants to know how to store their own fresh produce for long term use. Whether you want to make jam, pickles, soups or chutneys or freeze or can fresh fruits and vegetables, you will find everything you need to know in this book. Canning and preserving can feel like a bit of a minefield. Many people think of homesteaders and older folk canning away in their kitchen, but increasingly younger people and urban gardeners are interested in preserving the produce they have grown or even making their own healthy preserves from fresh fruit and vegetables bought from the supermarket. This book guides you through the complete process of preserving fresh produce from start to finish. You will learn everything for methods such as freezing, canning, dehydrating, pickling, jamming, making fruit leathers and cordials and more. This complete guide turns you into an expert preserver! In Canning & Preserving at Home, you will discover all of this, plus plenty of recipes and ideas for the kitchen: Methods for storing fresh fruits and vegetables correctly to maximize their shelf life How to freeze fruits and vegetables and how to double their storage life Canning fruits and vegetables Drying fruits and vegetables Pickling a wide variety of fruits and vegetables Making delicious jams and jellies Making your own chutneys - delicious with meat and cheese Preserving vegetables by making delicious, filling home-made soups Fruit leathers, cheeses, butters and curds - delicious ways to preserve a wide variety of fruits Ketchups, sauces, cordials and more Canning & Preserving is the ideal book for anyone interested in learning how to make their own jams, jellies, chutneys and more. Full of recipes and practical advice, this is your go to guide for preserving fruits and vegetables.
©2017 Jason Johns (P)2017 Jason Johns
Keeping Chickens for Beginners
Summary
Keeping Chickens for Beginners is for anyone wanting to keep his or her own chickens, whether for eggs, meat, or exhibiting. Keeping chickens can seem very overwhelming at first, and this audiobook provides a clear step-by-step guide walking you through everything from selecting the right breed for your needs to looking after your chickens to breeding them. Everything you need to know to successfully keep chickens and enjoy fresh eggs or meat is in this detailed audiobook. Whether you have bought chickens already or are considering it, you will learn exactly what you need to do as well as the correct equipment for keeping healthy chickens. In Keeping Chickens for Beginners, you will discover: Choosing a coop: get the right coop and run, learn the major expenses in chicken keeping, and ensure your chickens are healthy and protected. Choosing a breed: Learn exactly what to look for in a breed as well as the pros and cons of various breeds, including the best egg layers and meat chickens. Feeding and watering: Discover the best foods for your chickens and what you should never feed them, as well as their water requirements. Caring for chickens: It's a big commitment, so learn everything you need to know to care for your hens, from routine jobs to protecting them to seasonal precautions and more. Cleaning the coop: a vital job that has to be done properly, so you will learn the best way to clean the coop to kill pests and prevent infection. Pests, disease, and predators: Find out the risks to your chickens and exactly what you can do to minimize these dangers. Raising chickens for meat: not for everyone, but you will find out exactly how to raise a chicken for the table, including killing, plucking, and butchering the bird. Breeding chickens: how to successfully breed chickens to add to your flock, to sell, or for the table. Hatching eggs: everything you need to know to choose eggs to hatch and incubate them successfully. Caring for baby chicks: Learn how to take care of baby chicks, how to raise them successfully, and when to move them outside. Holidaying: Find out how to go away on holiday and ensure your chickens are well cared for while you are away. Exhibiting chickens: Discover the best breeds to exhibit and exactly what is required for a show-winning chicken. Making money with chickens: some tips on generating an income from your chickens to help them earn their keep. Keeping chickens is incredibly rewarding, and once you have had fresh eggs, you won't ever want to return to bland, tasteless supermarket eggs. Although there is an initial outlay, chickens are relatively low-maintenance and do not cost much once they are settled. You, too, can enjoy daily fresh eggs and meat from your chickens, even if you only keep a handful of chickens at home.
©2017 Jason Johns (P)2019 Jason Johns