Vegetable Container Gardening: THE DIY GUIDE ON GROWING YOUR OWN FRESH, ORGANIC VEGETABLES

By Carol Myers

Vegetable container gardening is the art of growing vegetables unconventionally in vessels like pots, window boxes (that leave you thinking how can someone take care of all that) and those raised garden beds that leave you wishing you had a lawn too.

The idea to write this book began when I was greeted with blank stares whenever I would strike up the words ‘Container Gardening’ during a much heated conversation on salads.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Carol Myers
• Release date: Jan 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524221782

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Contents

Disclaimer

Sounds Frustrating and Expensive? Learn About the Elements

Sunlight

Dampen Not Flood

Heat and Warmth

The Soil

Fertilizers

What Is Mulch?

Different Types of Mulch

Vegetable Container Drainage

Why Packing Peanuts are a No Go Zone!

What about the Pretty Looking Gravel?

How these Veggies Made It to the Top Eleven of the Most Suitable Container Gardening Vegetables

Tomatoes

Peppers

Lettuce

Spinach

Radish

Green Onions

Carrots

Cucumbers

Green Beans

Eggplants

Swiss chard

First Thing First: Pick the Container!

The Container Material

Types of Containers

The Color of the Container

Size of the Vegetable Container Garden

Starting Off With a Milk Jug

Container Gardening Step By Step Guide

Tomatoes

Green Peas

Cucumbers

Lettuce

Eggplants

Swiss chard........................................................................................................................

Peppers

Spinach

Snap Beans

Green Onions

Carrots

Radish

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Squash

Potatoes

Turnips

Onions

Shallots

Green Beans

Transplantation of Seedlings

Beginners Tips

The Handy Tips for Gardeners of All Levels

Top Eight Mishaps: Things I wish I knew From the Start

When You Are stuck With a Day that’s Grey...

Better Late Than Never Is Not Better At All

Don’t Strip the Soil of the Secret Ingredient

Plant Space

It Is All About Timing

When Out Shopping For transplants

Before You Place the Seeds at the Counter

Hope For Good Not the Best

The Top Pests and How to Control Them

Diseases in Container Gardens

Last Word- Container Gardening Secrets

When Planting Seeds

For Plant Cuttings

For Transplants

Hold Moisture

Food for Plants

What Is Vegetable Container Gardening?

Vegetable container gardening is the art of growing vegetables unconventionally in vessels like pots, window boxes (that leave you thinking how can someone take care of all that) and those raised garden beds that leave you wishing you had a lawn too.

The idea to write this book began when I was greeted with blank stares whenever I would strike up the words ‘Container Gardening’ during a much heated conversation on salads.

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Though the idea stemmed from a bunch of health conscious at-the-verge-of-anorexia ladies, the practice is widely used by many who just want to reap the fruit or in this case the ‘vegetable’ of their efforts. You are getting fresh organic veggies at home without having to dig a garden in your apartment; how can anyone not want to try that out?!

Vegetable Container Gardening allows one to be self-sufficient by growing your own food. I doubt vegetable gardeners would have experienced what it feels like not having to go to the grocers for a fresh handful of each veggie that you think you might need in the next 48 hours and hoping you will use it. Maybe that is going too far because I have been growing my own veggies for as long as I can remember, and no, not forever. I had a friend who helped me kick start the whole ‘grow your vegetables at home, it will be fun trust me’- sort of thing and well it got to the point that I found it too convenient to stop.

Starting out is the best part, and no don‘t worry about being a plant killer if you honestly want to try out the whole gardening thing for sure because unlike certain botanical practices that need expert knowledge, vegetable container gardening is child’s play; which brings me to the explanation of why I get so excited to do it.

Why Container Gardening Is...Da Bomb!

Works Everywhere and Anywhere

It starts with the container and the best part about is that you can use anything you want for a container. Seriously I have seen fellow practitioners plant it in spare buckets with holes in the bottom. And that works! So basically the heavy equipment is always usually taken care of. The next two basic things that will complete this economical gardening are vegetable plant and potting soil. That’s it! You can do the math and see for yourself the budget you will have to plan.

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