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    Indoor Edible Garden: Creative Ways to Grow Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables in Your Home

    by Zia Allaway


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    • ISBN-13: 9781465456878
    • Publisher: DK
    • Publication date: 02/07/2017
    • Pages: 224
    • Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

    Author, book editor, and journalist, Zia Allaway is a qualified horticulturist and has written a range of gardening books for the RHS and DK, including The Complete Gardener's Manual, The Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, How to Grow Practically Everything, and Growing Vegetables: 101 Essential Tips. She has also edited The Encyclopedia of Garden Design and the RHS Simple Steps series. Zia writes a monthly column on garden design for Homes & Gardens Magazine, and is a contributor to the Garden Design Journal. She runs a consultancy service from her home in Hertfordshire and offers practical workshops for beginners. She has a small wildlife garden which she opens to the public through the UK charity, The National Gardens Scheme.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 12

    1 Planning an indoor edible garden 14

    Where to grow your edibles 16

    Bright sunlit zones 18

    Partially sunlit zones 20

    Cool zones 22

    Best indoor edibles 24

    Choosing a container 28

    Types of containers 30

    2 Herbs & edible flowers 32

    Introducing herbs & edible flowers 34

    Herbs & edible flowers in pots for a windowsill 36

    Thyme 40

    Scented geranium & herb windowbox 42

    Basil 46

    Grow your own herbal teas 48

    Edible orchids mounted onto bark 52

    Edible flowers S6

    Edible flower ladder 58

    Grow lemongrass from store-bought sterns 60

    Cocktail herbs & fruits 62

    Mint 66

    Make hanging jars for herbs 68

    Oregano & parsley 72

    Sage & rosemary 74

    3 Sprouts, leaves, & roots 76

    Introducing sprouts, leaves, & roots 78

    Sprouts 82

    Grow microgreens in muffin cups 84

    Microgreens 88

    Transform your shelves into a mini greenhouse 90

    Lettuce 96

    Tabletop spicy greens 98

    Tangy garlic shoots 102

    Chives & scallions 104

    Pots of tasty roots 106

    Radishes 110

    Pots of crunchy carrots 112

    Carrots 116

    Oyster mushrooms in 14 days 118

    Mushrooms 120

    4 Fruiting vegetables 122

    Introducing fruiting vegetables 124

    Chile & herb ball 126

    Chile peppers 130

    Mediterranean mix 132

    Eggplants 136

    Tiny tomatoes in a colander 138

    Tomatoes 142

    Tomato towers 144

    Tamarillo tree tomatoes 145

    Cucumbers on wheels 148

    Cucumbers 154

    Cucamelons in hanging crates 156

    Raise sweet peppers in colorful pots 160

    Sweet peppers 162

    5 Fruit 164

    Introducing fruit 166

    Alpine strawberry shelves 168

    Strawberries 172

    Fruit & flower windowbox 174

    Grow your own kaffir lime leaves 176

    Lemons Slimes 178

    Oranges in pots for a sunny room 180

    Oranges 184

    Fruity fig tree 186

    Peaches & nectarines 190

    Pineapple guava 192

    Cape gooseberries 194

    6 Experts' tips 196

    Planning your indoor edible gardening year 198

    Choosing a potting mix 200

    Watering & feeding indoor edibles 202

    Sowing from seed 204

    Pruning & training fruit crops 206

    Common pests & diseases 208

    Preserving your harvests 210

    Useful resources 212

    Index 213

    Acknowledgments 221

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    Make the most of your space, from balconies and windowsills to countertops, walls, and even ceilings, to grow herbs, vegetables, and flowers in your home that look amazing and taste even better.

    Featuring 28 innovative step-by-step projects, Indoor Edible Garden is a highly visual guide full of practical tips and stylish ideas for how to create edible indoor gardens using whatever space you have available. Use your space and light in clever ways, brightening your home with unique living decorations. Inspiring from the start, this book shows off its lush garden projects through beautiful design and full-color photographs.

    Reference more than 30 profiles of the top herbs, edible flowers, fruiting plants, and vegetables. Follow DIY project templates to grow your gardens into beautiful home decor. The step-by-step instructions include how to create a hanging chili and basil ball, how to grown your own tea leaves, how to sprout microgreens in cupcake liners, and more. Plus, this guide also includes straightforward explanations of scientific methods such as artificial lighting and hydroponics and key techniques for planting, drainage, and harvesting.

    Indoor Edible Garden helps create stunning and edible home decor so your living space will be fruitful—and beautiful—all year round.

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