The Everything Small-Space Gardening Book by Abbott, Catherine -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents The Top 10 Tips for Small-Space Gardening Introduction 01 Why Do You Want to Grow Vegetables?

Why Do You Want to Grow Vegetables? What Do You Want to Grow? Consider Your Climate Your Light Conditions Your Water Source Designing Your Site

02 Your Soil

Your Soil Consider What Your Plants Need Drainage Concerns Backyard Composting Apartment Worm Composting

03 What Is Lasagna Gardening?

What Is Lasagna Gardening? Planning Your Site What Materials Do I Need? Gathering Materials Building a Layered Garden Bed The Best Plants to Use Maintaining Your New Garden

04 What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know Benefits Disadvantages Getting Your Site Ready Plant Placement A Step-by-Step Garden Plan

05 Things to Consider

Things to Consider A Trellis Building Structures Living Walls Staking The Best Plants for Your Vertical Garden

06 The Containers

The Containers Container Soil What to Put in the Container Planting a Container Watering Fertilizing

07 Benefits to Front Yard Gardening

Benefits to Front Yard Gardening Problems You May Face How to Get Started Steps to Making Your Garden Beds Choosing the Correct Plants Keep It Looking Good

08 How to Get Started

How to Get Started Are Raised Beds the Best Option? Building a Raised Bed Choosing Your Plants Vegetable Rotation Backyard Garden Design

09 Reclaim an Old Garden

Reclaim an Old Garden Reinvent Your Flower Bed Straw-Bale Gardens The Tire Garden The Bag Garden Truck Garden Bathtub Garden

10 Balcony and Patio Gardening

Balcony and Patio Gardening Window Boxes A Hanging Garden The Green Roof Rooftop Gardening

11 Community Gardens

Community Gardens Collective Garden SPIN Gardening Community Shared Agriculture The School Yard Sidewalk Gardening

12 Fundamentals of Companion Planting

Fundamentals of Companion Planting How It Works The Companion List Planting Your Companion Garden The Garden Plan Companion Garden Tips

13 Lettuce and Salad Greens

Lettuce and Salad Greens Root Crops The Cabbage Family Peas and Beans Heat-Loving Veggies Everything Else

14 Growing Herbs

Growing Herbs Harvesting Herbs Drying Herbs Preserving Herbs Common Culinary Herbs

15 Is There Room to Grow Fruit?

Is There Room to Grow Fruit? Fruit Growing Basics Berry Patch Grape Arbor Common Fruit Trees Tending Potted Fruits

16 Tips for an Easy Harvest

Tips for an Easy Harvest Knowing When to Pick Your Veggies Storage Tips Which Veggies Can I Freeze? Canning for Later

17 Watering and Fertilizing

Water: How Much Is Enough? Watering Methods Signs of Too Much or Too Little Is Fertilizing Necessary? How Much Is Needed? Water and Fertilizer Chart

18 What Tools Do I Need?

What Tools Do I Need? New Gadgets How to Stay on Budget Maintaining Your Investment

19 Smart Plant Choices for a Healthy Garden

Smart Plant Choices for a Healthy Garden What to Do with the Weeds Deterring Animals Common Pest Problems Plant Diseases Answers to Your Problems

20 Vegetable-Gardening Budgeting Tips

Vegetable-Gardening Budgeting Tips Getting the Most Out of a $25 Garden Getting the Most Out of a $50 Garden Getting the Most Out of a $100 Garden

Appendix A: Web and Book Resources Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Garden Vegetable Recipes Copyright