How to cultivate a lot of home-grown vegetables from the smallest possible space. When space is at a premium, growing decent food to eat might seem an impossible task. Patio Produce is about just that; growing delicious, wholesome fruit and vegetables in the smallest spaces. it shows you how to make the most of pots and planters; how to create decorative but edible displays; how to plan for a reasonable yield; and how never to run out of at least something special to eat. If you have a balcony on a high rise, a roof garden or a patio, you can immeasurably enhance your quality of life, maintain your health and enjoy some amazing meals from the freshest and richest ingredients. Patio Produce goes from plant pot to plate. Think quality, freshness, flavour and put these thoughts into your ever greening fingers. Inside there are detailed step-by-step instructions how to grow on the patio - not just for novelty's sake, but for flavour and an enhanced eating experience. You might not have all the space in the world, but you can enjoy all the flavour in the world. To know you have grown, nurtured, harvested and cooked to perfection your own vegetables and fruit, will make this book into an old friend. AUTHOR BIOG: Paul Peacock is Editor of Home Farmer Magazine, has written extensively for The Gardening Press and is a prolific author of books on gardening and selfsufficiency. A botanist by education, Paul has a guiding principle in mind for all his writing: people are at their best when in the garden. He and his wife Diana practise self-sufficiency in Manchester - which goes to show that you don't need land to live the good life. CONTENTS: Preface Chapter 1 - the Environment of the Patio Chapter 2 - Planning for Crops All the Year Round Chapter 3 - Plants Grow Differently in Pots Chapter 4 - the Patio Gardener's Year Chapter 5 How to Grow Vegetables on the Patio Chapter 6 - How to Grow Fruit on the Patio Chapter 7 - How to Grow Herbs on the Patio Chapter 8 - Varieties of Fruit and Vegetables Index
Dimensions:168 x 208
Author: Paul Peacock
ISBN: 9781905862283
Format:
Pages 156