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Pamela Farley

The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening: All the know-how you need to grow veggies, fruits, herbs, and other edible plants in pots

The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening: All the know-how you need to grow veggies, fruits, herbs, and other edible plants in pots

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Container gardening is a great way for beginners to grow their own fresh, organic food in a minimal investment of time, money, and space. This friendly guide includes everything you need to know to get started, such as how to choose the right container, soil blend, and care tips for each veggie. It also includes a dozen fully illustrated planting plans for themed container food gardens, such as a Smoothie Greens Garden, a Spring Stir-Fry Garden, and a Spaghetti Sauce Garden.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 09 March 2023
Publisher: Cool Springs Press


Growing your own fresh, organic food in containers is a fantastic way to begin your gardening journey! This friendly guide includes everything you need to know to get started.

What is holding you back from growing your own food? Are you nervous about having enough space? Do you question whether or not you have the time to make it happen? Are the growing conditions you have a little questionable? Is your budget at a bare-bones minimum? Then container gardening is the answer to all of your concerns! With a minimal investment in time, money, and space, and The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening at your side, start your very first garden in containers, instead of in the ground. You just may find that you are capable of growing fantastic yields in spite of all your initial hesitations.

Container gardens can take up as much or as little room as you'd like. They're portable, so you can locate them wherever conditions are optimal for plant growth. And, you can grow just about any veggie in pots, as long as you have the right container, the right soil blend, and the right care tips. In these pages, author Pam Farley of BrownThumbMama.com lines the path to container food gardening success in clear, simple steps.

Not only will you learn how to get started, you'll also discover:

What size container you need for each different veggie
Why filling the pot with the perfect soil blend matters so much
When to fertilize and how often to water
Where to locate your container food garden for optimum production
What to do if problems arise and how to fix them
Tips for everything from staking.

So, what are you waiting for? Start your container food gardening journey today with The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening and enjoy the delicious rewards of growing your own fresh, organic food!

Weight: 638g
Dimension: 254 x 204 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780760378137

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