The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers
Brief Description: "An earlier edition of this book was published under the title Incredible vegetables from self-watering containers (Storey Pub., 2006)"--T.p. verso. Marc Notes: Includes index.;Previously published as: Incredible vegetables from self-watering containers. North Adams,...
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Brief Description: Chapter Four: Getting Started Chapter Five: Of Seeds and Six-Packs Chapter Six: Designing for Containers Chapter Seven: Caring for Your Container Gardens Chapter Eight: Managing Pests and Diseases Chapter Nine: Harvesting the Bounty Chapter Ten: When Winter Draws Near Part Three: Incredible Edibles Chapter Eleven: The Best Vegetables Chapter Twelve: Herbs for Every Pot Chapter Thirteen: The Edible Bouquet Acknowledgments Photography Credits Further Reading Suppliers Maps Index Jacket Description/Back: Plentiful, Organic Vegetables from Small Spaces Put your garden containers to work this summer. On the deck, in the garden, or even on a sunny balcony, you can grow luscious tomatoes, gorgeous artichokes, juicy strawberries, and so much more. Ed Smith has chosen, planted, tested, and tasted dozens of vegetables in all kinds of containers, and he shows you how simple and rewarding it is to grow a backyard garden even without a backyard. "Big, delicious yields from small, unlikely spaces. This is just the book the world is hungering for and it couldn't come at a better time." - Roger Doiron, Founder, Kitchen Gardeners International and Leader of the White House Kitchen Garden Campaign "Garden writer Edward Smith shares his expert knowledge on the subject in this excellent manual for both novice and experienced gardeners." - The National Gardener Review Quotes: "Anyone can grow, harvest, and enjoy homegrown veggies, even without a yard, best-selling garden guru Smith persuasively argues as he presents his step-by-step approach to container gardening...Smith's practical, assuring, timely, and handsomely produced how-to will see brisk traffic."-- Publisher's Weekly Review Quotes: "With detailed, illustrated advice on selecting and retrofitting containers, cultivation, efficient maintenance, and design plans to pull it all together, Smith's latest guide provides everything needed to grow a bounty of home-grown vegetables." -- Booklist Biographical Note: Edward C. Smith is the best-selling author of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible and The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible. For more than 30 years he and his wife, Sylvia, have lived off the grid in Vermont, in a house they built on land they cleared by hand. Together, the grow more than 100 varieties of vegetables, fruits, and herbs in their 2,000 square feet of gardens and containers. Publisher Marketing: Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony! Bestselling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, including:
"[A] step-by-step approach to container gardening . . . Smith's practical, assuring, timely, and handsomely produced how-to will see brisk traffic." --Booklist (starred review) "With detailed, illustrated advice on selecting and retrofitting containers, cultivation, efficient maintenance, and design plans to pull it all together, Smith's latest guide provides everything needed to grow a bounty of home-grown vegetables." --Publishers Weekly Review Citations:
Contributor Bio:Smith, Edward C Edward C. Smith is the best-selling author of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible and The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible. For more than 30 years he and his wife, Sylvia, have lived off the grid in Vermont, in a house they built on land they cleared by hand. Together, the grow more than 100 varieties of vegetables, fruits, and herbs in their 2,000 square feet of gardens and containers. |
Author: Smith, Edward C
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2011-03-02
BISAC: Gardening|Garden Types|Container & Raised Bed|Gardening|Edible & Medicinal|Vegetables|Gardening|Techniques|General
Subjects: Container gardening|Vegetable gardening
Weight: 1.89 lbs
ISBN: 9781603429757
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781603429757