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Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces

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About this book

A practical, South African guide to growing your own food with no garden: on a balcony, stoep, windowsill or patio, or in a small, hard backyard. Twelve chapters follow a Johannesburg nurse with a flat balcony, an East London taxi marshal who turns a gravel RDP backyard into food, a retired Durban teacher who grows herbs and chillies at waist height, and the community food gardener who mentors them: what a small space can grow and a start from R0 to about R500; mapping sun and shade, South Africa's growing climates and frost; balcony weight and complex rules; safe containers (and which are not), keyhole gardens, raised and trench beds on hard ground; growing mix, compost, bokashi in a flat and worm farms; seeds, seedlings and saving seed; Swiss chard, morogo and other traditional greens, lettuce and herbs; tomatoes, chillies, beans, root crops and potatoes in sacks; trellises, pocket walls, gutters and hanging baskets; water-wise watering, self-watering bottles, rainwater and safe greywater; pests and diseases without poisons, and what a registered product label means; year plans, harvesting and safe preserving; and what a small garden saves, swapping seed, community and school gardens, and selling surplus within the rules. 30 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, a planting calendar for South Africa's climates, container, mix, sowing, pest and watering guides, a year plan, a record sheet, a savings worksheet, a glossary, where to get help, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans built around a garden record, safety rules for the class, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Why Grow Food in a Small Space
  2. Chapter 2: Sun, Space and Climate
  3. Chapter 3: Containers and Small Beds
  4. Chapter 4: Growing Mix, Compost and Worms
  5. Chapter 5: Seeds and Seedlings
  6. Chapter 6: Leafy Greens and Herbs
  7. Chapter 7: Fruiting and Root Crops
  8. Chapter 8: Growing Up: Vertical and Hanging Gardens
  9. Chapter 9: Water-Wise Watering
  10. Chapter 10: Pests, Diseases and Problems Without Poisons
  11. Chapter 11: Planning a Year and Harvesting
  12. Chapter 12: Saving, Sharing and Selling
  13. Appendix: Calendars, Guides, Charts, Templates, Glossary and Where to Get Help

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