The Container Victory Garden: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Groceries

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Whether you have a postage stamp's worth of space or acres to spare, The Container Victory Garden equips you to dig into the joys of container gardening, right where you are.Imagine this: In the morning, you pluck mint off a plant on your kitchen windowsill herb garden and add it to your tea. A few hours later, you step out onto your patio and collect a handful of lettuce leaves for your lunch salad. Just before dinner, you harvest a few basil leaves and cherry tomatoes for a delicious caprese pasta.In her trademark warm and informative style, bestselling author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey shares everything you need to know to succeed with container gardening: planning, gearing up, planting, nurturing, and harvesting.In The Container Victory Garden, you will find:a photo index for easy reference while shopping for seeds or transplantsdetailed line art drawings that illustrate various techniques and set upsstories of World War II--era victory gardens and their connection to our gardens todaybeautiful full-color paintings of diverse people enjoying their container gardensThis is the promise of container gardening: a fresh bounty of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers you can enjoy year-round.