RHS Grow Your Own: Crops in Pots: with 30 step-by-step projects using vegetables, fruit and herbs (Royal Horticultural Society Grow Your Own) - Hardcover

Maguire, Kay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784728160 ISBN 13: 9781784728168

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2022

Synopsis

**WINNER of the Practical Book of the Year 2013 at the Garden Media Guild Awards**

RHS Grow Your Own Crops in Pots offers everyone the chance to grow their own food, however small the outdoor space on offer. With this book and all the expert advice of urban gardener and author Kay Maguire, you can turn the tiniest space into a productive and attractive plot, using the best varieties and techniques. Follow 30 tried-and-tested container planting projects for top tasting crop combinations such as tomato with basil, fruit salads and cut-and-come-again vegetables. Explore the crop directory to find out the best way to grow more than 60 vegetables, fruit, salads, herbs and edible flowers.

RHS Grow Your Own Crops in Pots includes:
- Every fruit, vegetable or herb that you can successfully grow in a container
- The perfect pot for each crop, coupled with the best container varieties
- Tricks for getting the tastiest and best-looking crops
- Inspirational style for every garden, balcony, patio and terrace
- Key techniques for tubs, planters, baskets, boxes and bags
- Reminders of how to keep your crops in top condition
- Identifying and solving problems if things go wrong
- This new edition provides a month-by-month chart of what to do when growing crops in pots

About this title

About the Author

Kay Maguire is the author of the award-winning RHS How to Grow Your Own Crops in Pots, which was first published by Mitchell Beazley in 2013 and RHS Red Hot Chilli Grower. She is a regular contributor to gardening magazines such as BBC Gardeners' World, The Garden and Amateur Gardening, as well as being the video producer for the RHS website. Kay trained at The Royal Botanic Garden Kew, where she gained the Kew Diploma, and was the Horticultural Editor of BBC Gardeners' World for six years. She is now a freelance writer, editor, producer and most importantly, grower.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784728160
• ISBN 13: 9781784728168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176