The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden

One of the best books for beginning and experienced vegetable gardeners, this clear, straightforward, easy-to-read gardening bestseller (over 500,000 copies sold) uses organic, biodynamic methods to produce large amounts of vegetables in very small spaces. To accommodate today's lifestyles, a garden needs to fit easily into a very small plot, take as little time as possible to maintain, require a minimum amount of water, and still produce prolifically. That's exactly what a postage stamp garden does. Postage stamp gardens are as little as 4 by 4 feet, and, after the initial soil preparation, they require very little extra work to produce a tremendous amount of vegetables--for instance, a 5-by-5-foot bed will produce a minimum of 200 pounds of vegetables. When first published 40 years ago, the postage stamp techniques, including closely planted beds rather than rows, vines and trailing plants grown vertically to free up space, and intercropping, were groundbreaking. Revised for an all new generation of gardeners, this edition includes brand new information on the variety of heirloom vegetables available today and how to grow them the postage stamp way. Now, in an ever busier world, the postage stamp intensive gardening method continues to be invaluable for gardeners who wish to weed, water, and work a whole lot less yet produce so much more.

Learn how to use ecologically friendly, intensive biodynamic methods to produce large amounts of vegetables in very tiny spaces.

Instructions in this book demonstrate how anyone can produce tremendous amounts of vegetables in small spaces by following intensive techniques. Illustrations.

A postage stamp garden is a small area that makes the fresh ingredients good cooks need--and want--available right at their fingertips. This book contains detailed information for planning a postage stamp garden based on one's typical menus, family size, and space available. 100+ illustrations.

A postage stamp kitchen garden is a small area -- whether a back yard plot or a set of containers -- that produces fresh herbs and vegetables. While many cooks complain that they are short on both time and garden space, this book solves both of these problems. The carefully laid out instructions, complemented with over 100 illustrations, demonstrate how to produce tremendous amounts of vegetables in a small space. By following intensive, ecologically friendly techniques that require much less weeding, watering, and overall effort, anyone can have the garden of their dreams. Includes dozens of lists of every conceivable variety of herbs and vegetables.