The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers
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    [synopsis] => Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony! Best-selling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, from choosing the right plants and selecting appropriate containers through controlling pests without chemicals and harvesting fresh vegetables. You'll discover that container gardening is an easy and fun way to enjoy summer's bounty in even the smallest of growing spaces.  
	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. Plentiful, Organic Vegetables from Small Spaces

Put your garden containers to work this summer. On the deck, in the garden, or even on a sunny balcony, you can grow luscious tomatoes, gorgeous artichokes, juicy strawberries, and so much more. Ed Smith has chosen, planted, tested, and tasted dozens of vegetables in all kinds of containers, and he shows you how simple and rewarding it is to grow a backyard garden even without a backyard. 

"Big, delicious yields from small, unlikely spaces. This is just the book the world is hungering for and it couldn't come at a better time." - Roger Doiron, Founder, Kitchen Gardeners International and Leader of the White House Kitchen Garden Campaign

"Garden writer Edward Smith shares his expert knowledge on the subject in this excellent manual for both novice and experienced gardeners." - The National Gardener 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  "With detailed, illustrated advice on selecting and retrofitting containers, cultivation, efficient maintenance, and design plans to pull it all together, Smith's latest guide provides everything needed to grow a bounty of home-grown vegetables." 

-Booklist "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."-Publisher's Weekly "With detailed, illustrated advice on selecting and retrofitting containers, cultivation, efficient maintenance, and design plans to pull it all together, Smith's latest guide provides everything needed to grow a bounty of home-grown vegetables."
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