The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible - by Edward C Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

Bestselling author Smith shows readers how easy it is to grow a backyard garden even without a backyard. By growing vegetables in containers, even novice gardeners can reap an abundance of organic food in very small spaces.

Book Synopsis

Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony!

Bestselling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, including:

• Choosing the right plants
• Selecting appropriate containers
• Controlling pests without chemicals
• ​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. With lots of photos for visual reference, Smith's comprehensive guide will take you through every aspect of container gardening and leave you with home-grown fresh vegetables.

"[A] step-by-step approach to container gardening . . . Smith's practical, assuring, timely, and handsomely produced how-to will see brisk traffic." --Booklist (starred review)

"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." --Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover

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

Review Quotes

"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