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EPL Picks: Container Vegetable Gardening

My favourite useful books for container gardening on my condo balcony. Don't let a small space stop you from a bountiful harvest!

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  • Great guide for what vegetables (or herbs) will work well in containers and how big of a container to use. Also gives a good review of which vegetables work best in a self-watering container versus a traditional container.
    Book, 2006North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., [2006] — 635.986 SMI
  • The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden

    Grow Tons of Organic Vegetables in Tiny Spaces and Containers

    Newcomb, Karen
    I especially like the section on companion plants. Good review of specific varieties that work well in small spaces.
    Book, 2015Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2015] — 635 NEW
  • Crops in Tight Spots

    Grow Amazing Fruit and Vegetables Wherever You Live

    Mitchell, Alex, 1971-
    With a focus on enjoying what you can grow in a small space, this book is a great guide for planning your garden, container tips, and making the most of the type of small space you’re working with.
    Book, 2019London : Kyle Books, 2019. — 635 MIT
  • Edible Spots & Pots

    Small-space Gardens for Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers, Raised Beds, and More

    Hirvela, Stacey
    If you are looking for pre-planned container combinations, this books has several “recipes” for containers to work from. It focuses on building container combinations using the “thriller”, “filler”, “spiller” planning formula.
    Book, 2014New York : Rodale, 2014. — 635 HIR
  • Grow Great Grub

    Organic Food From Small Spaces

    Trail, Gayla
    This book focuses mostly on raised beds and making the most of what you already have with respect to space, containers, and soil. It also stresses organic options for soils and keeping pests away.
    Book, 2010New York : Clarkson Potter, [2010] — 635.0484 TRA
  • The Downsized Veggie Garden

    How to Garden Small Wherever You Live, Whatever Your Space

    Copsey, Kate
    Good reference, especially for learning about how to manage water in containers (e.g. self-watering and drip irrigation) and growing herbs (and how to dry them).
    Book, 2016Pittsburgh : St. Lynn's Press, 2016. — 635 COP
  • Small-space Vegetable Gardens

    Growing Great Edibles in Containers, Raised Beds, and Small Plots

    Bellamy, Andrea
    Great reference for specific vegetable plant varietals suited to containers and other small spaces (including seed brand and variety).
    eBook, 2016[Place of publication not identified] : Timber Press, [2016] — Internet Access
  • Tiny Victory Gardens

    Growing Good Food Without a Yard

    Tucker, Acadia
    This new book pulls from the recent trend of harkening back to the Victory Gardens of WW1 and WW2, growing your own food to supplement what you purchase at the store. This book is both a guidebook and advocate for doing your part for the…
    Book, 2021San Francisco, California : Stone Pier Press, [2021] — 635.986 TUC
  • The best part of this title is its focus on the Canadian garden. It offers suggestions of plant combinations for containers based on themes (such as Italian).
    Book, 2013Edmonton : Lone Pine Pub., [2013] — 635.986 SPR
  • Good broad guide covering the basics of many useful topics such as root space, water consumption, companion planting, and suggestions for plants that thrive in containers.
    eBook, 2011Ocala, Florida : Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., [2011] — Internet Access