The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers [NOOK Book]

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By growing vegetables in containers, even novice gardeners can reap a bounty of organic food in very small spaces. Anyone can harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, or grow broccoli on a balcony — it’s easy! Ed Smith shows you how to choose the right plants, select containers and tools, care for plants throughout the growing season, control pests without chemicals, and much more. He even includes plans for small-space container gardens that are perfect for ...

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The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers

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Overview

By growing vegetables in containers, even novice gardeners can reap a bounty of organic food in very small spaces. Anyone can harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, or grow broccoli on a balcony — it’s easy! Ed Smith shows you how to choose the right plants, select containers and tools, care for plants throughout the growing season, control pests without chemicals, and much more. He even includes plans for small-space container gardens that are perfect for urban and suburban gardeners.

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"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."
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781603426985
  • Publisher: Storey Books
  • Publication date: 2/28/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 264
  • Sales rank: 50,506
  • File size: 24 MB
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Meet the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

Contents
Part One: Get Growing in Containers
Introduction: A Vegetable Garden in Pots
Chapter One: The Right Pot for Every Plant
Chapter Two: What's in the Pot?
Chapter Three: Tools and Accessories

Part Two: Putting It All Together
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
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  • Posted April 1, 2011

    Very informative, recommended reading if interested in container gardening.

    This book is well worth reading, lots of information available. If interested in making low cost self-watering containers, he shows how to. Which plants to pair and how to continue planting throughout the planting season and get the most out of Container Gardening.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 24, 2012

    9/2012

    This book is absolutely amazing! It clearly explains needed containers (mainly self-watering containers), soil, and it tells you how to make compost. The section about container vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers clearly explains how to grow plants, remove pests, and eat them. The illustrations are absolutely clear.

    I would reccomend this book to anyone who wants help or to learn about container gardening.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 25, 2013

    Very helpful

    Great information. Well organized and enjoyable to read

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  • Posted February 8, 2013

    AWESOME book, I bought it! Explains in detail the soil types for

    AWESOME book, I bought it! Explains in detail the soil types for your veggies, depth of pots, what plants you can grow together  and the plants you should keep separate!

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  • Posted April 9, 2012

    A useful gardener's book

    This book was helpful with my container garden but it lacked some of the help with a wide variety of vegetable and fruits, and dealing with disease and pests that I had hoped for.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2012

    One of the best!

    If you are interested in gardening (especially container gardening) you can't go without this book. Best money i've spent since getting my nook last year.

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