Growing Up the Wall : How to Grow Food in Vertical Places, On Roofs, and In Small Spaces.

Grow up! If you have limited outdoor space and would like to grow your food, this invaluable guide will help you transform previously plant-free zones into thriving, beneficial, and utterly beautiful food-growing areas. Using special containers, you can grow a wide range of edible crops-and grab a salad for lunch without getting your feet wet. The book covers using a wide variety of containers and details how to make them; making the most of wall boxes and hanging baskets; creating edible roof gardens; planning and growing crops on green roofs, including on sheds; and a directory of plants sui. Read more... Grow up! If you have limited outdoor space and would like to grow your food, this practical illustrated guide will help you transform previously plant-free zones into thriving, beneficial and utterly beautiful food-growing areas. Using special containers, either bought or home-made, as well as conventional methods such as containers on a roof or growing plants up walls, you can grow a wide range of edible crops Ã#x82;Â#x96; and grab a salad for lunch without getting your feet wet. This book includes: Ã#x82;Â#x95; Creating edible roof gardens Ã#x82;Â#x95; Planning and growing crops on green roofs, including on sheds Ã#x82;Â#x95; Using a wide variety of containers, e.g. ladder allotments and growing frames, with details of how to make them Ã#x82;Â#x95; Making the most of wall boxes and hanging baskets Ã#x82;Â#x95; A directory of plants suitable for vertical growing Ã#x82;Â#x96; fruit, flowers and herbs as well as vegetables Ã#x82;Â#x96; with advice on how to cultivate them. Whether you have an apartment with just a wall, windowsill, balcony or small flat roof; a school with nothing but a tarmac playground; or just a paved courtyard in your community centre, this book will get you started on a new way of growing No matter how small the outdoor space you have, this book will get you started on a new way of growing. Grow up! If you have limited outdoor space and would like to grow your food, this practical illustrated guide will help you transform previously plant-free zones into thriving, beneficial and utterly beautiful food-growing areas. Using special containers, either bought or homemade, as well as conventional methods such as growing frames, wall boxes, hanging baskets and ladder allotments, you can grow a wide range of edible crops. This book also includes guidance on creating edible roof gardens and how to plan and grow crops on green roofs, including on sheds. There is also a directory of plants suitable for vertical growing – fruit, flowers and herbs as well as vegetables – with advice on how to cultivate them. Whether you have an apartment with just a wall, windowsill, balcony or small flat roof; a school with nothing but a tarmac playground; or just a paved courtyard in your community centre, this book will get you started on a new way of growing.

Grow up! If you have limited outdoor space and would like to grow your food, this invaluable guide will help you transform previously plant-free zones into thriving, beneficial, and utterly beautiful food-growing areas. Using special containers, you can grow a wide range of edible crops—and grab a salad for lunch without getting your feet wet. The book covers using a wide variety of containers and details how to make them; making the most of wall boxes and hanging baskets; creating edible roof gardens; planning and growing crops on green roofs, including on sheds; and a directory of plants suitable for vertical growing. Front cover Title page Copyright Dedication and acknowledgements Contents Introduction PART 1: PLANNING YOUR SPACE Chapter 1: Practicalities Chapter 2: Edible living walls Chapter 3: Green roofs Chapter 4: Larger containers for small spaces Chapter 5: Choosing your plants PART 2: PLANT DIRECTORY Chapter 6: Vegetables Chapter 7: Fruit Chapter 8: Herbs Chapter 9: Edible flowers Resources Index Also by Green Books About Green Books If you have limited outdoor space and would like to grow your food, this practical illustrated guide will help you transform previously plant-free zones into thriving, beneficial and utterly beautiful food-growing areas.No matter how small the outdoor space you have, this book will get you started on a new way of growing. "Grow up! If you have only a small outdoor area but would like to grow your food, this practical, illustrated guide will help you transform bare walls and cramped spaces into thriving, productive and beautiful green zones." -Back cover