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Beginner's Guide to Successful Container Gardening: Grow Your Own Food in Small Places! 25+ Proven DIY Methods for Composting, Companion Planting, ... McKay's Easy and Effective Gardening Series)

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Growing your own organic vegetables and fruits in containers, pots, and grow bags is easier than you think!
All you need is this book, the right conditions, and some patience! You can grow your food indoors, on balconies, windowsills, rooftops or patios – just about anywhere.

Your guide on this road will be Sophie McKay, an avid gardener and an emerging author in gardening, permaculture, and sustainability. She'll share her best tips and tricks to ensure your gardening journey is a success.


In Beginner's Guide to Successful Container Gardening, you will discover:

How to handle the limitations of your space and use your available areas efficiently.
  • Easy-to-follow methods of designing your vegetable garden by observing your site and creating a space that holistically caters to your annuals, biennials, and perennials.
  • Container types you can use to grow plants, including ways to recycle everyday objects to help you become a genuine zero-waste individual.
  • The magic ingredients that guarantee you can create your own soil by utilizing your kitchen waste and urban resources.
  • Easy and smart methods for creating a compost tea, a nettle tea and a worm farm for the most fertile soil.
  • Simple yet efficient techniques to water your little garden, including saving rainwater and using smart irrigation systems for containers.
  • DIY techniques of building a cold frame, creating self-watering pots, bokashi composting, making leaf mold and other projects.
  • Proven succession planting techniques to ensure that there is always something ready to harvest, regardless of the season.
  • A host of companion plant ideas for your veggies so they can flourish together cooperatively.
  • A how-to guide for using nontoxic methods to control critters, pests, and diseases.
  • Methods and tips for harvesting your seeds for the next planting cycle.
  • Ways to preserve your harvest including the canning, drying, freezing, and dehydrating methods. Sophie also shares some of her favorite recipes!

Get started today and empower every aspect of your life. If you follow the guidelines, you are sure to save money, grow healthy, organic food for your family and generate long-term success.

Armed with the right tools, you'll feel confident as your garden grows.
If thousands of others can do it, so can YOU!

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As I have been building my permaculture nursery I have been pondering how to encourage people to start

gardening; even if they don't have a yard. This book is the answer! This is an easy read with how well

written it is yet has enough information that I would love to use it as the textbook for a small/container

gardening course.

This is an easy book to recommend and will be the first book for sale in my nursery.


Jonathan Van Allen - Certified Permaculture Designer and Edible Landscape designer

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4.9 out of 5

98.46% of customers are satisfied

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to have for reference

H.S. · 14 March 2023

As an RHS L2 qualified horticulturaliet I would happily recommend this book to anyone interested in starting their own container garden.There's a lot of excellent information given without feeling like you're being overwhelmed with jargon and Sophie will take you step by step through choosing suitable containers, growing media and watering methodes right through to sowing (not as easy as you'd think to get a good germination rate), which plants to choose and managing your garden while it's growing.Sophie even goes that bit further by showing you how to save seed and why you should do so, she even includes some recipes to try out with your newly harvested treasures along with preserving methods.Overall a great book to have on the bookcase

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended Reading

P.B. · 25 March 2023

As it says in the title. Well written and easy to read with some great advice for those starting to grow. Lots of very useful information, especially on soil, seed saving and harvesting and storing. Well worth reading.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best diy gardening book

N.N. · 11 March 2023

I loved Successful Container Gardening! The expert advice and DIY methods were so helpful for creating a thriving container garden. The illustrations are also lovely and hand-drawn, adding a nice touch to the book. Highly recommend for any gardener, whether you're a beginner or experienced.

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for the beginner.

I.J. · 17 April 2024

I’m not the best gardener in fact I’d go so far as to say that I am absolutely dreadful. I have tried many times to grow my own vegetables but failed miserably. This is one of the easier Gardening Books that I have bought and trust me I have quite the collection. Some I have purchased myself some I received as gifts and others given to me by friends and neighbours. I am still climbing the learning curve but thankfully things are coming together better in my mind with the help of Sophie McKay’s book “Beginners guide to successful container gardening. Grow your own food in small places. I hope it will be as helpful to you as it has been for me.

5.0 out of 5 stars The only book you’ll ever need!!

A.N. · 20 March 2023

The Beginner’s Guide to Successful Container Gardening is the only book you’ll ever need, whether you’re an avid gardener or like me, starting out for the first time. To grow and harvest your own delicious, organic food, whether you aim to produce a selection of herbs, salad leaves and tomatoes or plan to become self-sufficient, is an absolute joy.Sophie covers absolutely everything you need to know for guaranteed success - whether you have a tiny outdoor space, patio area, balcony or even just a windowsill - producing something delicious to eat is possible. Her book is a delight to read and beautifully illustrated. Apart from ideas to make the best use of your space and everyday objects in which to grow your food, there are sections covering sowing/saving seeds, creating and enriching your own soil, companion planting, watering, fertilising and pest control - all using natural, non-toxic methods; succession planting to ensure continuous and seasonal supply, harvesting and preserving what you don’t use for long term storage. Oh…and also some of Sophie’s own recipes! Personally, I cannot wait to just walk out my back door, pick something tasty for lunch, and enjoy in the sunshine whilst reading a good book! Huge thanks Sophie for this fabulous book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Easy, Great advice on your best garden

A.C. · 7 April 2023

I loved this book, from the layout of diagrams and the easy to understand tips and suggestions, really useful info that i cant wait to put into practice in our awkward garden space. Definately recommend.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic guide for big or small gardens

A.L. · 26 February 2023

Such a lovely book and easy to read and use. The author Sophies knowledge shines through, as does her extensive study which she is sharing with us. I'm going to try lots of new ways of filling my pots this spring and summer and this book has all the ideas I need. Wonderful read I highly recommend!

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all novice gardeners

s.y. · 26 February 2023

I love love this book. I am a complete novice when it comes to gardening. I bought Sophie's earlier book The Practical Permaculture Project and this is a great extension of that. For anyone who does not have land but wants the joy and benefits of growing their own vegetables and flowers, this book is for you. Sophie has a great talent for explaining things in simple language with easy-to-follow instructions.

A Great Resource for Container Gardening

G.D. · 2 May 2024

The book has a wealth of information and ideas to try with great illustrations. I like that it included reusing things like reusable grocery bags instead of buying pots!

A fresh look at harvesting food from smaller spaces

P. · 5 April 2023

Reading this book on container gardening is making me excited to get out and try some of the things I have learned. I have a small raised bed garden and for the past couple of years I have been disappointed with my harvest. This book has inspired me to expand to other areas of my yard and grow vegetables and herbs, utilizing the smaller spaces I have with available sun. The book covers so many topics including soil amendment (which I expect will improve my existing raised bed for a better harvest this year), how to maximize space, principles of permaculture, composting, watering and fertilizing. In addition there is lots of information on seed selection, starting plants from seed, harvesting, seed saving, preserving your harvest, and so much more. Packed with lots of ideas and helpful hints, this will be my go to manual as I come into my favorite time of year of planning, planting and getting back to nature in my garden. Thank you Sophie for sharing your gardening wisdom.

Sacred Spaces - Planning your Dream Garden.

A.B. · 30 April 2023

This book throws an enormous punch. For a newbie kitchen gardener, it's a blessing and takes you step by step in designing your own urban space to grow food. You will visit the book time and again to look up helpful tips and DIY low cost methods.An amazingly well designed and articulated guide with a lot of wisdom and tips shared by the author.

It has all the information you need to know, 100% recommended!

A.A. · 27 February 2023

The book is packed with helpful information, 25+ step-by-step recipes, and a variety of container gardening ideas. Sophie provides everything you need to know to get started with container gardening, from choosing the right containers and soil to troubleshooting common gardening problems.I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get the most out of their container garden!

What an amazing book! So many great tips inside. A must have book for a modern gardener.

S.P. · 27 February 2023

This a must-have book for every modern gardener who wants to save space and make an efficient way to grow all kinds of vegetables and flowers in containers. You will get so much amazing ideas of how to make your home beautiful no matter how big or small a house or apartment you live in. Sophie is a great writer and it's clearly seen that she enjoys what she preaches.Highly recommend this book!

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