Container Vegetable Gardening
Growing Crops in Pots in Every Space
Published on 15. December 2021
341 pages
978-1-62008-321-5 (ISBN)
Description
A step-by-step guide to growing your own vegetables in small spaces like patios, decks, balconies, and windowsills.
Container gardening is the simple, economical way to grow your own vegetables without an in-ground garden. Even if you don't have a yard-or don't want to dig yours up-you can grow a bounty of fresh vegetables right on your balcony or kitchen windowsill.
Container Vegetable Gardening shows how to use the latest practices of high-density gardening to grow delicious vegetables, herbs, and fruits in flower pots, buckets, planters, window boxes, hanging baskets, recycled containers, and more.
Discover how to create bountiful container gardens for big, delicious yields!
- Plant-by-plant guide to 34 popular container crops
- Inspiring ideas for 34 edible theme garden combinations
- Successful strategies for small spaces like patios, decks, balconies, and windowsills
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03/2019
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Person
Liz Dobbs, formerly editor-in-chief of Gardens Monthly magazine in the UK, is the author of many gardening books including Growing Your Own Vegetables, Tools for Gardeners, Tulip, Short Cuts to Great Gardens, Your Garden Makeover, and Garden Design Techniques. Liz lives in a village on the outskirts of London with her husband and three daughters. Her small but sunny patio garden provided both the inspiration and the perfect testing ground for this book.
Content
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- How to Grow
- Watering the Plants
- Choosing Containers
- Growing from Seeds
- Buying Young Plants
- Planting the Containers
- Caring for Your Crops
- What to Grow
- Bush Beans
- Pole Beans
- Beets
- Bok Choy & Asian Greens
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Mesclun & Salad Green Mixes
- Peas
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Sweet Potatoes
- Onions & Shallots
- Radishes
- Corn
- Swiss Chard
- The Squash Family
- Tomatoes
- Basil
- Chives
- Coriander & Cilantro
- Dill
- Fennel
- Edible Flowers
- Garlic
- Marjoram & Oregano
- Mint
- Parsley
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Strawberries
- Big Ideas for Small Spaces
- Small Bites
- Bigger Servings
- Going UP!
- Small Bites
- Salad Bowl
- Speedy Stir-Fry
- Trio of Chilies
- Mini Moussaka
- Bright Lights
- Flowers for Salads
- Rally Round Rosemary
- Pick a Pepper
- Taste of Italy
- Lemon Trio
- Mint Condition
- Bigger Servings
- Flowers for Flavor
- Backyard Salad Bar
- Strawberry Delight
- Shady Ladies
- Zucchini Feast
- Pick of the Day
- Bouquet Garni Box
- Sweet Sisters
- Flavors to Savor
- Citrus Sense
- Fire Pit
- Crops in Corners
- Patriotic Potatoes
- Going UP!
- Sunshine in a Box
- Stepping Out with Basil
- Salsa Box
- Goldfinger's Bean Basket
- Pick and Mix
- Sunny Window Box
- Tomato Catch-Up
- Windowsill Pesto
- Pole Position
- Dill Pickles to Go
- Index
- Photo Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Hardiness across North America
