The City Grower: Design, Create and Manage a Small Food-growing Plot

by Matt Franks, Sam Brewster (Illustrator), Rachel Warne (Photographer)

=> Plot an outdoor growing area, utilising limited space.
=> Upcycle discarded materials to make inexpensive planters.
=> Plant a range of herbs, fruit and vegetables outside your own back door.
=> Maintain and harvest your crops, transforming your garden into and abundance of delicious food.

With Matt Frank's expert guidance you can transform virtually anywhere into a unique growing space.

Genres: Gardening

144 pages, Paperback

Published April 21, 2016

Reviews

[Vickey · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you already know a bit about growing your own vegetables you'll find this a bit simple but if you are totally new this is a great introduction. Matt Franks focuses on what you need to know to get started on your private veggie patch straight away, and provides a schedule to follow until you get in the habit of growing. He also starts out with advice on how to build your own raised garden beds out of recycled materials. It's a positive and helpful book to help you get growing in the space you have. It's written for a UK audience so my fellow Australians will need to hemisphere-shift the seasons and not worry so much about frost but otherwise good advice here!

[Book Grocer · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Want to grow your own food in a small space? this book is for you. It take you through how to plan, plant and harvest your bounty. Excellent for beginners and experts alike. Bonus if your anything like me it shows you how to use your smartphone to maximise your harvest.

Alison, The Book Grocer

[Jun Nguyễn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book with beautiful illustrations and photos. While other horticultural books usually bombard you with tons of information, this one give you small guidelines and starter's projects to begin your planting journey. Also, resources are provided for further experimenting and discovery. A worthy ride for any urban gardeners.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant book for anyone who wants to grow their food who is space and/or time poor. Innovative ideas and with great suggestions about how to use technology to the gardener's advantage.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid and illuminating. Written in the U.K., so a little northern-hemisphere-centric, but not too bad. Nice to see the authors are in the 21st century and talk about phone apps etc as gardening helpers.