Container food gardening : all the know-how you need to grow veggies, fruits, herbs, and other edible plants in pots / Pam Farley.
Publisher:
Cool Springs,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
175 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Notes:
Includes index. "Plan and plant your first container garden ; the best varieties for small spaces ; care tips to maximize yields ; go from seed to harvest quickly and easily!" -- Cover.
Contents:
Introduction -- Why grow your own food? -- Decide what to grow. Planting recipes -- Choose your containers -- Container gardening soil -- Sun & location -- Watering -- Fertilizing & soil amendments -- Troubleshooting -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Start growing your own organic produce, without having to worry about needing a lot of time, energy, space, and money to get up and running." -- Back cover. Starting your own garden might seem like an intimidating task, but gardening in pots makes it easy to be successful. Farley shows how to locate your potted food garden on your balcony, deck, driveway or porch, and provides solutions to the most common problems faced by container gardeners. From deciding which plants, type of soil, and containers to use, to expanding and creating themed gardens, Farley will have you harvesting homegrown veggies, herbs and fruits! -- adapted from back cover
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.