Anyone can grow, harvest, and enjoy homegrown veggies,
even without a yard, bestselling garden guru Smith persuasively argues
as he presents his step-by-step approach to container gardening. A
garden of containers, pots, buckets, and found objects can stand alone or
complement an earth garden, with some advantages, including ease of
tending, portability, and fewer insect and disease problems. From soil
formulas and layouts for three-container gardens on small balconies and
porches to transforming five-gallon plastic buckets into self-watering
containers, developing artful arrangements, and pruning, Smiths bible
will encourage many new vegetable growers. Useful tips for hanging
containers to maximize use of vertical space on patios, grouping plants
of similar mature sizes and growth rates, and using organic controls are
presented as attractive endeavors, beautifully documented in numerous
full-color, full-page photos. With an index, suggested reading list,
average last-frost dates and hardiness zone maps, and listings of
suppliers, Smiths practical, assuring, timely, and handsomely produced
how-to will see brisk traffic.(Booklist,
copyright 2011, American Library Association.)
Request
The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible from the catalog.
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