| Description |
175 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
The first-time gardener |
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First-time gardener's guides.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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"Plan and plant your first container garden ; the best varieties for small spaces ; care tips to maximize yields ; go from seed to harvest quickly and easily!" -- Cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Why grow your own food? -- Decide what to grow. Planting recipes -- Choose your containers -- Container gardening soil -- Sun & location -- Watering -- Fertilizing & soil amendments -- Troubleshooting -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Start growing your own organic produce, without having to worry about needing a lot of time, energy, space, and money to get up and running." -- Back cover. |
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Starting your own garden might seem like an intimidating task, but gardening in pots makes it easy to be successful. Farley shows how to locate your potted food garden on your balcony, deck, driveway or porch, and provides solutions to the most common problems faced by container gardeners. From deciding which plants, type of soil, and containers to use, to expanding and creating themed gardens, Farley will have you harvesting homegrown veggies, herbs and fruits! -- adapted from back cover |
| Subject |
Container gardening.
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Vegetable gardening.
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Fruit-culture.
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Herb gardening.
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Organic gardening.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
9780760378137 paperback |
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0760378134 paperback |
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