{"product_id":"the-vertical-veg-guide-to-container-gardening-how-to-grow-an-abundance-of-herbs-vegetables-and-fruit-in-small-spaces-9781645021506","title":"The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening: How to Grow an Abundance of Herbs, Vegetables and Fruit in Small Spaces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of the Garden Media Guild's The Peter Seabrook Practical Book of the Year Award 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*2023 GardenComm Media Awards Silver Laurel Medal of Achievement \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the creator of the wildly popular website \"Vertical Veg\" and with over 200k people in his online community of growers, comes the complete guide to growing delicious fruit, vegetables, herbs, and salad in containers, pots, and more--in any space, from window boxes to garden yards, no matter how small!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] thorough and enthusiastic guide to vegetable gardening . . . both handy and hefty...Aspiring urban gardeners will want to give this a look.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you long to grow your own tomatoes, zucchini, or strawberries, but thought you didn't have enough space, Mark Ridsdill Smith, aka the \"Vertical Veg Man,\" will show you how to make the most of walls, balconies, patios, arches, and windowsills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRidsdill Smith has spent over ten years teaching people to grow bountiful, edible crops in all kinds of containers in small spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside \u003cem\u003eThe Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll find: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMark's \"Eight Steps to Success\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to make the most of your space\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to draw up a planning calendar so you can grow throughout the year\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanting projects for beginners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompost recipes and wormery guide for the more experienced gardener\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTroubleshoots for specific challenges of growing in small spaces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow growing food at home can contribute to wellbeing and the local community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith quick, proven results from his own tests, failures, and successes, Mark will show you how gardening in containers is not just a hobby, but a way of creating a significant amount of delicious, low-cost, high nutrition food.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't be confined by the space you have--grow all the food you want with Mark's \u003cem\u003eVertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRidsdill Smith, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Ridsdill Smith founded Vertical Veg in 2009 after discovering how much food he could grow on the balcony of his flat. His website and Facebook page inspire and support people to grow food in small urban spaces, and Mark has run workshops across the UK, including for Garden Organic and Capital Growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark has shared his growing experience on BBC Radio 4's \u003cem\u003eGardeners' Question Time, \u003c\/em\u003e Alan Titchmarsh's \u003cem\u003eLove Your Garden\u003c\/em\u003e on ITV and BBC1's \u003cem\u003eCountryfile\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also written a series of 15 articles for the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e's 'Live Better' campaign and a feature for \u003cem\u003eWhich? Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725666160914,"sku":"9781645021506","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_252799e8-344c-4367-a2fd-7ba0ada1720c.jpg?v=1734838773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vertical-veg-guide-to-container-gardening-how-to-grow-an-abundance-of-herbs-vegetables-and-fruit-in-small-spaces-9781645021506","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}