Field Guide to Urban Gardening How to Grow Plants, No Matter Where You Live: Raised Beds - Vertical Gardening - Indoor Edibles - Balconies and Rooftops - Hydroponics

by Espiritu, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780760363966
• ISBN10: 076036396X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-05-14
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Summary

Join Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening to learn the basics of growing plants, choose the right urban gardening method for you, and troubleshoot any problems you might encounter.

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.

Author Biography

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.