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Hi my name's Ash and i'm from north wales. I am disabled and have limited movement. I like to learn things especially about plants, when they grow to when the don't grow and survive on stored food during the year. Do you know of any books preferably E books that has basic information about how plants grow and when the don't grow and things please? I don't know much about plants, roots and all that.

 

Hi,

Cannot suggest any particular book, but so much for free online these days.

What we would sugest you have a look at are RHS and Eden Project learning centers, which still have a lots of free info without joining a course.

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Are you looking or able to start growing your own , flowers, veg or fruit, indoors or out ?

If you are limited to indoors there are lots of plants you can grow on windowcills, even slow growers like cacti and succulents can be a very interesting area , needing little regular attention.
Even more shady north or east facing windows can support things like orchids etc.

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Hi Ash, Here's a suggestion....https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Life-Plants-Fascinating-Emotional/dp/0060915870

 

How about this book, Any good? It looks it. Botany for gardeners, i can't post the link but i've looked at the sample of the book on amazon and the first part is about plant kingdoms, do i need to know about that?

 

How about this? https://play.google.com/store/books...Complete_How_To_Be_A_Gardener?id=_lCLytnK7YwC

 

it';s the theory i want to learn, for example i found out the other day that plants don't grown during the winter.

 

yes, i got abit lost as it mentioned gymnosperms angiosperms and things. I need basics.

 

Hi,

Possibly another way you can learn in a more practical way but from your desktop -

Each year this forum has some threads like Tomatos 2020 ,Fuchsias 2020,Chillies 2020 etc where members chart their progress from seed to fruit /flower and the problems along the way.

Think this would give you a feeling for what its like growing such plants and gain some better understanding of the hobby and the plants, like being a virtual gardener yourself.

 

learn from my desktop, how?