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Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces

Just because you're stuck with a postage stamp garden or even no garden at all, there's no reason why you can't grow your own. In this book I show you how to make the most of next to no room.

Vegetable Fruit and Herb Growing in Small Spaces

A small garden has to be multi-purpose. The children need a play area, the grown-ups somewhere to have a BBQ on the one good day of summer and it should be somewhere to look at and refresh your soul.

That's no reason not to grow vegetables in the border or train a fruit tree up a fence. In fact you'll be amazed how much fresh produce you can contribute to your diet from a tiny space.

Even with just a small patio you can:

  • Grow productive fruit trees in pots
  • Grow potatoes in a barrel or plastic sacks
  • Grow salad crops in a window box

The small garden will still be a play space and lovely to just sit in, but productive as well. We had a concrete yard garden for 4 years of our 35 years of growing life and still managed to grow an amazing amount.

  • Discover the easiest veg, fruit & herbs to grow in your particular situation.
  • Make the most of your containers and grow bags
  • Useful tips and advice for gardeners with physical disabilities
  • See how small can be fruitful with a range of dwarf fruit varieties
  • Enjoy tasty home-grown produce, free of chemical residues

You can buy Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces either through Amazon , any good bookstore or get a signed copy direct from the author at £5.99 + FREE P&P, with £10.00 Free Seeds + £5.00 Voucher (UK ONLY - uses our Allotment Growing PayPal Account) For Southern Ireland & EU delivery see this page on our allotment site.

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Low Cost LivingVegetable Growing Month by Month
Essential Allotment GuideEasy Jams, Chutneys and Preserves
Vegetable Fruit and Herb Growing in Small SpacesHow to Store Your Home Grown Produce
  • Low Cost Living
    Live better and greener on less money, real, practical frugal living help for all of us.
  • Vegetable Growing Month by Month
    The UK bestselling, simple beginner's guide to growing your own vegetables from a real gardener.
  • The Essential Allotment Guide
    Everything you need to know about getting and running an allotment from John Harrison described as 'Britains greatest allotment authority' by Emma Townshend in the Independent.
  • Easy Jams, Chutneys & Preserves
    Does just what the title says - make your own and discover real flavour. Like all our books, practical help for the new cook and tips for the more experienced. Includes tips on rescuing your jam when things go wrong!
  • Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces
    If you've only a small garden or even no garden, you can still grow your own. Practical advice based on our own experience growing in a concrete back yard and a small suburban garden.
  • How to Store Your Home Grown Produce
    When we realised that many people didn't know the basics, let alone the 'tricks' of storing produce we decided to write this book. 30 year's experience in a book for you.

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Reviews for Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces

This has been one of 3 books i have read recently, Having a Very small Garden I found this to be the BEST one for General Advice, Growing Tips, Hints and Lots more thank expected for a cheap book.
Also the book is written in VERY easy to read format in PLAIN English and I praise John Harrison on the way he has presented this book.
For a Cheap in Price But NO corners cut on advise I MUST score this book as 100% it has been such an inspiration to read and VERY easy to put it into practice which I have.

SewJew on Amazon (4 Stars)

Brilliant book! For the first time I've found a book which tells me what I really want to know. So many gardening books only touch briefly on containers but this one deals with the subject properly. This is the first year I've had real success with container gardening and I'm delighted.

Mrs M Biddle on
Amazon (5 stars)

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Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces Chapter List

  • At a Glance Guide
    A quick list of what you can realistically grow and where
  • Introduction
    Some general background to the book and my experiences
  • What to Grow in and Where
    Some ideas you may not have had about places to grow your own
  • Successional Growing
    The trick to maximising production from small spaces and pots.
  • Composts and Fertilisers
    What composts are best to grow different types of plants, how to adapt commercial composts and how to make your own, of course.
  • Seeds and / or Plants
    What & where to buy
  • Tools and Water
    Ways to ensure your plants are watered even if you're away
  • Vegetables
     for growing in containers or small spaces
  • Fruit
    Includes patio fruits
  • Herbs
     Includes those suitable for growing indoors in the kitchen.
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading and Information
  • Index