Andy Mckee

An updated edition of the definitive, easy-to-follow guide to growing crops in a polytunnel year-round. Are you using your polytunnel, also known as high tunnel or hoop house, to its full potential? If so, you’ll be harvesting fresh crops all year round – sweet potatoes and celery in November; winter radish, baby carrots and celeriac in early February; salad leaves right through the winter. Even in the ‘hungry gap’ in early spring you’ll have a choice of new potatoes, pak choi, peas, tender cabbages, beetroot and more. Now in its second edition, How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel shares up-to-date information on everything you need to make the most of the warm, sheltered microclimate this precious space provides. Illustrated with beautiful photos and diagrams throughout, the guide includes a detailed crop-by-crop guide to the growing year, dedicated chapters on growing for each season, and a handy sowing and harvesting calendar to help with planning. Increase your crop quality, yield and harvesting period with this helpful guide.

Master Andy McKee's virtuoso Acoustic Guitar Techniques- Ready to level up your acoustic guitar playing? Andy McKee shot to fame when his tune Drifting went viral on YouTube. This jaw-dropping, groundbreaking performance has since seen a staggering 59 million views. He now sets the standard for advanced acoustic guitar after advancing the art with a new canon of essential techniques for modern fingerstyle players. In his Musicarium Guitar Songbook, Andy McKee demonstrates five of his classic original tunes and teaches, step by step, how to perform them. You'll master his iconic songs, DriftingEbon CoastHeather's SongFor My FatherRylynnA masterclass in advanced acoustic fingerstyle techniqueAndy breaks down each tune in detail and discusses his techniques and musical approach. Section by section, each tune is analyzed and explained. Special techniques, such as the percussion and over-the-neck power chords of Drifting and the breathtaking harmonics of Rylynn are given special attention as Andy teaches exactly how to play them. You'll learn... How to use percussive guitar techniques to expand your creative choicesHow to coordinate the left and right hands to play highly syncopated parts for spectacular effectsHow to get the most from altered tuningsHow to combine tapping and strumming with musical picking techniquesAndy's economical approach that makes each piece as easy to play as possibleRaise your fingerstyle game with this acoustic masterclassYou've heard him play, but you'll discover that Andy is also a consummate, patient teacher. No detail is glossed over as he shows exactly how he approaches his beautiful, original compositions where artistry and technical mastery collide. By learning these pieces you'll gain deep technical insights and inspirational ideas into: Perfectly executed slapped harmonicsMichael Hedges-style explosive pull-offsHammer-ons from nowhereEric Johnson-style runsStunning altered-tuning chord voicings...and much more

(Bass Instruction). Ready to take your playing to the next level? Renowned bassist Andy McKee presents valuable how-to insight that upright bassists of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text, photos, music, diagrams and accompanying audio tracks provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: right- and left-hand technique, improvising and soloing, practicing, proper care of the instrument, ear training, performance, and much more. Online audio is accessed at (a href="http: //www.halleonard.com/mylibrary" target="_blank")halleonard.com/mylibrary(/a)

Are you using your polytunnel to its full potential? If so you’ll be harvesting fresh crops all year round – sweet potatoes and late celery in November; winter radish, baby carrots and celeriac in early February; salads leaves right through the winter. Even in the `hungry gap’ you’ll have a choice of new potatoes, pak choi, peas, tender cabbages, beetroot and more. How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel has all the information you need to make the most of this precious covered space, including: • a detailed crop-by-crop guide to the growing year • dedicated chapters on growing for each season, including the `hungry gap’ • a sowing and harvesting calendar to help with planning.

A polytunnel can be used as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead of winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer. But once you’ve decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are many questions to be answered, including: • Do you need planning permission? • What are the different sizes and types you can buy? • Where should you put it, and how do you put it up? • What can you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the likely problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of using a polytunnel, from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards, and includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up and maintained. There are chapters on developing healthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the range of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers offer. For the DIY enthusiast there is a full set of instructions for building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season.