Urban Gardening For Dummies
Samenvatting
The easy way to succeed at urban gardening
A townhouse yard, a balcony, a fire escape, a south–facing window even a basement apartment can all be suitable locations to grow enough food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest, healthiest produce possible.
Urban Gardening For Dummies helps you make the most of limited space through the use of proven small–space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize yield while minimizing space.
Covers square–foot gardening and vertical and layered gardening
Includes guidance on working with container gardening, succession gardening, and companion gardening
Offers guidance on pest management, irrigation and rain barrels, and small–space composting
If you′re interested in starting an urban garden that makes maximum use of minimal space, Urban Gardening For Dummies has you covered.
Specificaties
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<p>Part I: Urban Gardening 101 7</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Gardening in the City 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Reaping the Benefi ts of Urban Gardening 17</p>
<p>Chapter 3: The Urban Microclimate 27</p>
<p>Part II: Gardening Basics 37</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Getting to Know Your Soil 39</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Feeding and Fertilizing Your Soil 51</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Getting Your Hands Dirty: Planting How–To 67</p>
<p>Part III: Places and Ways to Garden 89</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Creating an Outdoor Room 91</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Containing Your Gardening 107</p>
<p>Chapter 9: A Garden with a View: The Rooftop Garden 123</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Going Vertical in Your Garden 141</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Apartment Gardens 155</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Community Gardening and Urban Farming 165</p>
<p>Part IV: Growing Plants in the City 179</p>
<p>Chapter 13: City Setting, Country Food 181</p>
<p>Chapter 14: The Annual Flowering of the City 199</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Perennial Flowers, Roses, and Bulbs in the City 215</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Growing a Tree in Brooklyn 231</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Lawns and Ground Covers 249</p>
<p>Part V: Growing to Perfection 263</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Weeding and Mulching Your Plants 265</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Watering Your Garden 275</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Controlling Urban Garden Pests 289</p>
<p>Part VI: The Part of Tens 311</p>
<p>Chapter 21: Ten Tools for Urban Gardeners 313</p>
<p>Chapter 22: Ten Kid–Friendly Ways to Garden in the City 319</p>
<p>Chapter 23: Ten Tips to Manage a Sustainable Urban Garden 325</p>
<p>Index 331</p>