The Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables, Flowers, Fruits, and Herbs from Containers - Lizz Shepherd

The Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables, Flowers, Fruits, and Herbs from Containers

By Lizz Shepherd

  • Release Date: 2013-12-13
  • Genre: Gardening

Description

Almost 25% of city homeowners lack the yard space needed to cultivate and grow a decent sized garden (according to Seattle Lawn and Garden) meaning more and more people interested in harvesting flowers, vegetables, and herbs are turning to containers. The options provided by containers are plentiful. This book will provide every potential container gardener with the necessary steps and resources needed to grow their very own crops. From the very outset, you will learn about how vegetables, flowers, and herbs grow naturally. Companion planting for small spaces will show you how the plants will survive with other plants in the same container and which plants can even be placed in confined spaced and survive. The basics of container planting, including the best single plant containers, two, three, and four plant combinations are provided to help you decide how to lay out your container garden. The top gardeners were contacted and interviewed, providing highly insightful information that guides you through how container potted plants grow and thrive. You will learn the basics of side planted containers and how succulents perform in these closed spaces. The best container plants are listed in order along with the necessary tools they need to survive. The best container sizes, soil types, fertilizer, climate information, and pest prevention methods are all given as well to help round out your container planting. Regardless of your needs or methods, this guide will take you through every step necessary to get your container plants growing and thriving.

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