Container Vegetable Gardening : Growing Crops in Pots in Every Space

No garden? No problem!

• Container gardening will let you grow a bounty of fresh vegetables in any size space
• 34 container crops including tomatoes, potatoes, bok choy, onions, corn, garlic, strawberries, and more
• 34 theme gardens like a Backyard Salad Bar, Salsa Box, Dill Pickles to Go, and Speedy Stir-Fry
• Successful strategies for small spaces like patios, decks, balconies, and windowsills
• Step-by-step instructions for creating bountiful little gardens in flowerpots, window boxes, and hanging baskets

Whether you're in a small apartment, up in a high-rise, or just don't want to dig up your backyard, you can still get big flavor from small spaces!

Container Vegetable Garden will show you how to use the latest practices of high-density patio gardening to grow delicious vegetables, herbs, and fruits in flower pots, buckets, planters, window boxes, hanging baskets, recycled containers, and more. Imagine the satisfaction of diving into a plate full of food that you grew yourself!

Stepping out onto your patio and picking fresh ingredients for a meal is a special experience that is possible almost all year long. Whether you want to learn how to grow lemon trees in pots or to create your very own salsa window box with chilies, dwarf tomatoes, scallions, and coriander, Container Vegetable Gardening will show you how!

Inside this book, you'll find 34 beautifully illustrated, easy-to-follow projects for terrific themed container gardens; a plant-by-plant guide with clear instructions on how to grow 34 crops that look as good as they taste; how to choose the appropriate plant container and maintain a productive patio garden; the best strategies for watering, composting, propagation, and fertilizing in small spaces; and detailed advice on what to grow and advice on how to store and preserve your bounty.

Urban populations are rising, homes are being built smaller, space is at a premium, and more of us are choosing to do our gardening in pots and practice vertical gardening. Container gardening is the simple, economical way to grow your own vegetables without an in-ground garden. Even if you don't have a yard, you can grow a bounty of fresh vegetables right on your balcony or kitchen windowsill. Learn how to grow hassle-free beans, sweet beets, hardy kale, chili peppers, corn—yes, corn! The yield may be small, but there's nothing as sweet as freshly picked corn—chard, zucchini, cilantro, fennel, marjoram, mint, strawberries, and more. Using just containers, you can even grow little theme gardens like these:

• Salad Bowl: two types of lettuce, oregano, French marigold
• Mini Moussaka: eggplant, verbena, oregano, thyme
• Taste of Italy: tomatoes, basil, winter savory
• Pick of the Day: cherry tomatoes, dwarf lavender, basil, lettuce, chives, oregano
• Bouquet Garni Box: bay tree, rosemary, parsley, tarragon, sage, thyme
• Sweet Sisters: corn, bush beans, sweet potatoes, nasturtium
• Windowsill Pesto: basil, garlic chives, oregano, petunias

Discover how to create bountiful container gardens for big, delicious yields, with Container Vegetable Gardening!

Liz Dobbs, formerly editor-in-chief of Gardens Monthly magazine in the UK, is the author of many gardening books including Growing Your Own Vegetables, Tools for Gardeners, Tulip, Short Cuts to Great Gardens, Your Garden Makeover, and Garden Design Techniques. Liz lives in a village on the outskirts of London with her husband and three daughters. Her small but sunny patio garden provided both the inspiration and the perfect testing ground for this book.

Anne Halpin is the author of 12 books, including Homescaping; The Year-Round Flower Gardener; and Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs. Numerous articles by and about Anne have appeared in such publications as Horticulture, Country Gardens, Country Home, Woman's Day, and Homeowner. She lives in the Hamptons in New York.