Description
If you think it's impossible to grow your own food because you don't have a large yard or you live in the city...think again. There is a plethora of urban gardening options to create beautiful, productive edible gardens no matter where you live. The key to succeeding as an urban gardener is to choose the method(s) that make sense for your unique living situation and then give your plants what they need to thrive. In Field Guide to Urban Gardening, Kevin helps you do just that.
But he doesn't stop there. He also provides in-depth garden plans, from upcycled DIY projects and intensive hydroponic systems to beautiful and functional raised beds. Urban gardening is a real, growing, and important movement in today's world. This fact-packed book is your roadmap to get growing today.
Urban gardening techniques featured include:
- Container Gardening
- Raised Beds
- Indoor Edibles
- Balconies and Rooftops
- Hydroponics
For more insight into growing a big garden in a small space, check out Kevin's other books, Grow Bag Gardening and Epic Homesteading.
About the Author
Kevin Espiritu is an urban gardener, plant lover, and the founder of Epic Gardening, a website dedicated to a goal of teaching 10,000,000 people around the world how to grow their own plants. He focuses on practical growing methods and demystifying all of the complex terminology and processes into simple, easy-to-follow guides. Kevin is also the author of Field Guide to Urban Gardening and Grow Bag Gardening.
Reviews
"...the tips and ideas from author Kevin Espiritu are so useful and universal that they will inspire even gardeners with acres to spare." * Columbus Dispatch *
"The book is perfect for anyone looking to garden in an unconventional, small, or urban space" * LifeSavvy.com *
Book Information
ISBN 9780760363966
Author Kevin Espiritu
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Cool Springs Press
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc