Vertical vegetable gardening: a living free guide

Description

The beauty and bounty of vertical gardening. The vertical advantage -- Vertical garden structures and containers -- Make your own bed -- DIY structures from scratch -- Creative repurposing -- The basics: soil and seed. Garden soil 101 -- A plant primer -- Tending the vertical vegetable garden. Feed, water, and nurture -- What's bugging you? -- Vegetables and fruit that enjoy growing up. (Literally) vertical vegetables. Beans ; Cucumbers ; Melons ; Peas ; Summer squash ; Tomatoes ; Winter squash -- Vertically challenged veggies. Carrots ; Eggplants or aubergines ; Lettuce ; Peppers ; Potatoes ; Radishes ; Spinach ; Swiss chard -- Vertical fruit. Espalier ; Apples ; Peaches, apricots, and nectarines ; Pears ; Grapes ; Blackberries and raspberries ; Strawberries ; Kiwis -- The vertical herb garden. Best bets: herb containers ; Basil ; Chives ; Cilantro and coriander ; Mint ; Parsley ; Oregano ; Rosemary ; Sage ; Thyme -- Appendixes. A. Glossary ; B. Resources.;Experienced gardeners know the many advantages of gardening up rather than out. Layering plants vertically saves garden space, money, and time which all adds up to a garden that delivers more and better produce for the time and money you put into it. In this work, McLaughlin demonstrates the benefits of vertical gardening and offers secrets to success.