Your patio, balcony, rooftop,
front stoop, boulevard, windowsill, planter box, or fire escape is a
potential fresh food garden waiting to happen.
In Grow Great Grub,
Gayla Trail, the founder of the leading online gardening community
(YouGrowGirl.com), shows you how to grow your own delicious,
affordable, organic edibles virtually anywhere.
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Grow Great Grub
packs in tips and essential information about:
- Choosing a location and making the most of your soil (even if
it’s less than perfect)
- Building a raised bed, compost bin, and self-watering container using
recycled materials
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- Keeping pests and diseases
away from your plants—the toxin-free way
- Growing bountiful crops in pots and selecting the best heirloom
varieties
- Cultivating hundreds of plants, from blueberries to Thai basil, to
the best tomatoes you’ll ever taste
- Canning, and preserving to make the most of your garden’s
generosity
- Green-friendly, cost-saving, growing, and building projects that are
smart and stylish
Whether
you’re looking to eat on a budget or simply experience the
pleasure of picking tonight’s meal from right outside your door,
this is the must-have book for small-space gardeners—no backyard
required.
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Grow Great Grub
Organic
Food from Small Spaces
by Gayla Trail
Clarkson
Potter, 2010
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