Bücher der Reihe The Hungry Garden

Are you ready to discover the secret to bountiful harvests, even if you have limited space? Look no further than "Big Yields, Little Pots: Container Gardening for the Creative Gardener." In this book, gardening expert and horticulturist extraordinaire Rosefiend Cordell shares her insider knowledge on how to create a thriving container garden that will provide you with fresh, home-grown vegetables, herbs, berries, and edible flowers.Don't let limited space stop you from experiencing the joy of growing your own food in containers of every size. With "Big Yields, Little Pots," you'll learn everything you need to know to turn even the smallest patio or balcony into a verdant oasis crammed with food plants.But this book isn't just about the basics of container gardening. It's for the creative gardener who wants to take their gardening game to the next level. You'll discover innovative techniques for maximizing yields in minimal space, as well as tips for designing container gardens that will grow the heck out of your tomatoes.Whether you're an experienced gardener or just starting out, "Big Yields, Little Pots" has something for you. With step-by-step instructions, beautiful photographs, and detailed plant profiles, this book is a must-have resource for anyone looking to grow a bountiful container garden.So why wait? Start growing your own fresh produce today with "Big Yields, Little Pots." With this book as your guide, you'll be amazed at how much you can accomplish in just a few square feet of space. Don't let limited space hold you back any longer - the world of container gardening is waiting for you!This book covers:Choosing the right containerHow to start seeds (and combat damping-off disease)Soilless mixes and their elementsFertilizer, watering, climate, trellisingAnd this book will dig into the different kinds of vegetables that grow best in pots - best methods for each crop - best varieties for containers.This book is the essential guide to container gardening for beginners and also for seasoned gardeners who have been around the block a few times.Start your gardening fun today!

Liberate your food plants from the vegetable garden! Landscape your living space so it offers food for the eyes, heart, and stomach.With lots of good information, Edible Landscaping: Foodscaping and Permaculture for Urban Gardeners is a how-to gardening manual written by a hard-boiled former horticulturist. Rosefiend Cordell takes the budding gardener on a step-by-step process to transform their sad yard into a merry garden full of ornamental flowers linking arms with tomatoes, herbs, and edible flowers, as well as good fruit and nut trees.This gardening book features practical gardening methods that help you create a design to build the outdoor living space you want.This book is crammed full of information on foodscaping and permaculture, and how these techniques can help you to build the soil, prepare a garden design, and choose the plants you want. Create a mixed border that cuddles herbs, edible flowers, vegetables, ornamental plants, and fruits together in harmony.It doesn't matter if you have a brown thumb or a green thumb. Whether you live in the city, the suburbs, or way out in the sticks, this handy-dandy manual will teach you how to make the best use of the space you have while opening your eyes to a great old way of gardening that's beautiful, tasty, and deeply satisfying.

Book 3 of the Hungry Garden series talks about the other hungry species dwelling in your garden - insects! Whether they're eating your plants - or eating the insects that are eating your plants - insects are fascinating to learn about, even the garden-wreckers.Learn to observe what lives on your roses, what's laying eggs on the underside of your tomato leaves, and what insects are lying in ambush for pests. This book will help you tell the helpful bugs from the harmful ones, and walk you through ways to encourage beneficial insects while discouraging the pests and helping you to limit pest damage.This volume covers a plethora of beneficial insects, including damselflies, lacewings, ladybugs, wheel bugs and assassin bugs, praying mantis, big-eyed bugs, wasps, cicada killers, and leaf-cutter bees. It also has a rouge's gallery of pest insects: mealybugs, whiteflies, scale, stink bugs, fungus gnats, flea beetles, tomato hornworms, aphids, spotted cucumber beetles, spider mites, thrips, Japanese beetles, squash bugs, grasshoppers, and emerald ash borers. We also have ways you can control pests without harmful chemicals and sprays, and ways to attract your insect friends, create a habitat for beneficial insects, and make them happy in your garden.Beneficial and Pest Insects is a little handy-dandy manual that walks you through the pest insects that might be in your garden and thebeneficial insects that you would like to see more of. Focusing on a plant-positive approach - in which the health of the plants is considered over the random eradication of random insects - this book is a naturalist's/gardener's look at the fascinating and busy world of insects in the garden.

Unlock the Secrets of a Bountiful Food Forest! Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of sustainable, self-sufficient gardening? Look no further than "Growing a Food Forest: Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials That'll Feed Ya!" This groundbreaking book is your ticket to designing a lush food paradise that will provide fresh, healthy nourishment for years to come.Embrace the Organic Gardening Renaissance: Transport yourself back to the golden age of the 1960s and 1970s organic gardening movement. With a relaxed approach to permaculture and gardening ethics, this book rejuvenates the spirit of natural systems and guides you towards creating your very own food forest sanctuary.Nurturing Nature's Bounty: From soil preparation and improvement to selecting the perfect edible native plants for your region, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to design and cultivate a thriving food forest. Explore the secrets of building and maintaining soil health using perennial wonders, propagate plants, and seamlessly integrate annual crops into your system.A Cornucopia of Perennial Delights: Delve into detailed profiles of an abundance of perennial crops, including apples, stone fruits, pawpaws, shrubs, and brambles. Uncover the ideal varieties for your food forest, with insights into cultural requirements, common pests and diseases, and expert tips on proper plant care to ensure a harvest of abundance.Cultivate with Confidence: Whether you're an experienced gardener or just beginning your green-thumb journey, "Growing a Food Forest" is your ultimate companion. This comprehensive resource equips you with the knowledge and techniques to create a sustainable, low-maintenance food source. Embrace gardening made easier and more productive than ever before, and savor the fruits of your labor for years to come.Plant the Seeds of Change Today: Don't wait another moment to transform your gardening dreams into a reality. Order your copy of "Growing a Food Forest" and embark on a remarkable journey towards self-sufficiency. Discover the joy of cultivating your own nourishing paradise and feast on the abundance of your very own food forest!