Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers: Using Ed's Amazing POTS System

257 Pages·2006·162.8 MB·English

by  Edward C. Smith

LET YOUR POTS DO THE W A T E R I N G!
Using Ed's Amazing System
POTS
author of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible
Incredible Vegetables
^GQZEl*
Self-Watering Containers

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Edited by Gwen Steege and Carleen Madigan Perkins Interior photography credits appear on page 244
Art direction by Cynthia McFarland Illustrations by Brigita Fuhrmann: 108 bottom, 110 top,
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Indexed by Christine R. Lindemer,
Front cover portrait of author by Sylvia Ferry Smith; Boston Road Communications
back cover container shots © Giles Prett/Fotografix
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Smith, Edward C. (Edward Clarke), 1941-
Incredible vegetables from self-watering containers / by Edward C. Smith.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 13: 978-1-58017-556-2; ISBN 10; 1-58017-556-2 (pbk.; alk. paper) - ISBN 13; 978- 1-58017-557-9;
ISBN 10: 1-58017-557-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Container gardening. 2. Vegetable gardening. I. Title.
SB418.S63 2005
635.9'86-dc22
2005033224

CONTENTS
part one: Get Growing in Containers . . .9
Chapter One: A New Way to Grow Vegetables . . .. 11
Chapter Two: A Pot for Every Plant 19
Chapter Three: What's in the Pot? 31
Chapter Four: Tools and Accessories 45
part two: Putting It All Together 55
Chapter Five: Getting Started 57
Chapter Six: Of Seeds and Six-Packs 65
Chapter Seven: Designing for Containers 75
Chapter Eight: Caring for Your Container Gardens. . 93
Chapter Nine: Managing Pests and Diseases . . .. 103
Chapter Ten: Harvesting the Bounty 119
Chapter Eleven: When Winter Draws Near 129
part three: Incredible Edibles 139
Chapter Twelve: The Best Vegetables 141
Chapter Thirteen: Herbs for Every Pot 209
Chapter Fourteen: The Edible Bouquet 233
Acknowledgments 243
Photography Credits 244
Further Reading 245
Suppliers 246
Maps 248
Index 250