Container Gardening- The Permaculture Way: Sustainably Grow Vegetables and More in Your Small Space

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Permaculture-rooted in centuries-old techniques for growing food with care for the Earth-is the key to raising a bigger harvest than you ever thought possible: on your balcony, patio, driveway, deck, and anywhere in between! In Container Gardening-The Permaculture Way, author Valry Tsimba writes from her own experience growing a lush permaculture garden on her forty-three-square-foot balcony. Her guiding principle is sustainability: to create biodiversity and share abundance.

Tsimba enthusiastically instructs home gardeners of all skill levels in her proven methods, from start to finish:
Selecting and preparing planters and tools
Sowing and transplanting seeds
Limiting waste and avoiding insecticides
Watering and increasing fertility
And increasing your harvest-naturally


With over 120 photos and tables, Container Gardening-The Permaculture Way is an accessible, irresistible guide for everyone-whether a beginning gardener, or an expert who's new to the practice of permaculture. Readers will enjoy fresh, home-grown fruits and vegetables-even strawberries and melons!-plus herbs and helpful companion flowers.

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[Tsimba] promotes both permaculture and associative gardening in this book, a real practical guide accessible to all.-- "Maison & Jardin L'Essentiel"
From soil to containers, from tools to the choice of varieties, and, above all, seeds, Valry Tsimba willingly shares the foundations of her appetizing small-scale urban permaculture . . . She encourages us to become, like her, gardeners of tomorrow.-- "TopNature"
This guide is a concentrate of common sense for all urban gardeners.-- "L'Ami des jardins et de la maison"

Author Bio

Valry Tsimba is a Parisian who has long nurtured a passion for plants; her enthusiasm for gardening and thirst for knowledge led her to discover permaculture. She sets out to prove that anyone can harvest a vegetable garden with patience, observation skills, and motivation.