Balcony Gardening: Growing Herbs and Vegetables in a Small Urban Space

By Jeff Haase

Book Overview

Do you live in an apartment with a balcony, fire escape or rooftop terrace? Most city dwellers neglect these spaces or use them for nothing more than hanging laundry and storing bicycles. And for a long time, so did I.

Several years ago I decided to transform my under-used balcony from a lifeless concrete pad into a little garden in the sky. Every year I grow a small harvest of vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, beans and peas, and more than enough herbs to satisfy our culinary needs. Sometimes I even grow watermelons. You don't need to live in the country or have a big yard to own a productive garden.

This book will guide you through the challenges of container gardening in one of the most sterile of urban environments: a high-rise balcony. With topics including:

Container gardening basicsSmall space composting and vermicompostingStarting plants indoors from seedSelf-watering containersHand-pollinationDiagnosing common plant problems

And detailed growing instructions for all of my favorite garden herbs and vegetables

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0987973207
• ISBN13: 9780987973207
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Balcony Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"