Urban Gardening FD

ISBN-13: 9781118340356 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 368 str.

Paul Simon

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The easy way to succeed at urban gardening A townhouse yard, a balcony, a fire escape, a south-facing window--even a basement apartment can all be suitable locations to grow enough food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest, healthiest produce possible. Urban Gardening For Dummies helps you make the most of limited space through the use of proven small-space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize yield while minimizing space.

• Covers square-foot gardening and vertical and layered gardening
• Includes guidance on working with container gardening, succession gardening, and companion gardening
• Offers guidance on pest management, irrigation and rain barrels, and small-space composting

If you're interested in starting an urban garden that makes maximum use of minimal space, Urban Gardening For Dummies has you covered.

Spis treści

Introduction 1

Part I: Urban Gardening 101 7

Chapter 1: Gardening in the City 9

Chapter 2: Reaping the Benefi ts of Urban Gardening 17

Chapter 3: The Urban Microclimate 27

Part II: Gardening Basics 37

Chapter 4: Getting to Know Your Soil 39

Chapter 5: Feeding and Fertilizing Your Soil 51

Chapter 6: Getting Your Hands Dirty: Planting How–To 67

Part III: Places and Ways to Garden 89

Chapter 7: Creating an Outdoor Room 91

Chapter 8: Containing Your Gardening 107

Chapter 9: A Garden with a View: The Rooftop Garden 123

Chapter 10: Going Vertical in Your Garden 141

Chapter 11: Apartment Gardens 155

Chapter 12: Community Gardening and Urban Farming 165

Part IV: Growing Plants in the City 179

Chapter 13: City Setting, Country Food 181

Chapter 14: The Annual Flowering of the City 199

Chapter 15: Perennial Flowers, Roses, and Bulbs in the City 215

Chapter 16: Growing a Tree in Brooklyn 231

Chapter 17: Lawns and Ground Covers 249

Part V: Growing to Perfection 263

Chapter 18: Weeding and Mulching Your Plants 265

Chapter 19: Watering Your Garden 275

Chapter 20: Controlling Urban Garden Pests 289

Part VI: The Part of Tens 311

Chapter 21: Ten Tools for Urban Gardeners 313

Chapter 22: Ten Kid–Friendly Ways to Garden in the City 319

Chapter 23: Ten Tips to Manage a Sustainable Urban Garden 325

Index 331

O autorze

Paul Simon is a nationally recognized landscape architect, public artist, horticulturist, master gardener, and urban designer.

Charlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized garden writer, speaker, and radio and television personality.

Blurb

Learn to:

• Make the most of limited space with vertical growing tips, rooftop gardens, and more
• Add beauty and color to your landscape with annuals, perennials, and bulbs
• Grow the freshest, healthiest produce possible

The easy way to succeed at urban gardening

A townhouse yard, a balcony, a south–facing window even a small inner–city apartment can be a suitable location to grow some yummy edibles, develop a colorful flower garden, or create an outdoor room. Urban Gardening For Dummies helps you make the most of what you have through the use of proven small–space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize their use of urban spaces.

Urban Gardening 101 get an overview of urban gardening, including soil preparation, planting, choosing urban–friendly plants (including edibles), and plant placement

Dig in discover everything you need to know about soil, from analyzing soil types and understanding soil pH to how you can build good soil with manure, organic fertilizers, and compost

Get a green thumb find the lowdown on the urban microclimate, local weather patterns, and how you can actually influence weather conditions at micro–levels to benefit the health of your urban garden

Oh, the places you′ll grow get creative with container gardening and find funky and functional ways to garden on building rooftops, balconies, and with vertical growing strategies

Open the book and find:

• The many benefits of urban gardening
• Tips on planting annual plants and veggies, trees and shrubs, and perennial flowers
• The 4–1–1 on community gardening and urban farming
• How to create an outdoor room
• The scoop on using fertilizers
• Techniques for container and vertical gardening
• Composting tips and soil growing
• Tricks for keeping weeds and pests at bay