Apartment Gardening: Plants, Projects, and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home

I'm a brand new gardener and this book was the perfect level for me. It's informative and very quick to read! I can't wait to get started with my container garden on my balcony. Only 4/5 stars because the largest chapter was recipes, which I didn't find very helpful. Good tips for planting and maintaining though!

I am a novice just starting out with my window garden. So I have been looking around for a good reference guide on container gardening. I live in an apartment in the northeast. Although I think the author attempted to cover all bases this book was geared towards the terrace/patio in the pacific northwest. The Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking Decorating, Dining and the Gratifying Pleasures of self-Sufficiency--on a Budget!by Kate Payne,she had a very helpful chapter on apartment gardening in the northeast.So here are the cons:Illustrations of the more complicated ideas would have been helpful. e.g., worming migration in the bin. Almost half the book was recipes. Needed more gardening. Concentrated on Terrace and Patio gardening not specifically apartment gardening. Geared towards the northwest. Author's wording didn't seem to corresponding to current gardening vernacular, i.e. full sun versus shade which I believe she meant direct light vs. indirect, no mention of zones, etc. I think it is a mistake to leave out some of the more common herbs, e.g., Rosemary: mentioned as a perennial but then nothing about growing it. Same with basil and sage. Even a note saying the following herbs cab be treated the same way would have been helpful, e.g. Sage and basil can be treated the same as lemon verbena as far as watering, etc.( this is not true just a fictitious example)PROS:I thought the recipes were very helpful. It was a great idea to demonstrate the produce in actual recipes.A good introduction to worming.( enough to know that it will probably be too overwhelming for me to attempt)Some very handy tips on fertilizer, composting, a pretty detailed plan for getting started(although this could not have been detailed enough for me), sustaining your garden, etc. She helped bridge some important gaps from outside and inside gardening that other books have glossed over.All in all a lot of helpful information geared to producing. But, as I said I needed apartment gardening so 3 stars for a very good perspective of pertinent side subject; terrace gardening.

I love this book! It has so many helpful tips for starting a garden in a small space. The information is clearly laid out for you without insulting your intelligence, as some beginner guides do. I did some gardening earlier this summer with the tips from this book and everything I planted turned out rather well! I would definitely recommend it if you are wanting to start container gardening.

Great tips on what to plant and when. I wish there was some sort of chart or schedule to help me organize what and when to plant, but I could probably make my own based on the info in the book.

Sent to my granddaugher who is away at college. Living in an apartment, she missed growing herbs and flowers but this book gave her some creative ideas. Love it.

It's a great book for beginners, giving you the information you need to get going. I wish it would have devoted more information on potted plants inside.

This is a great book for anyone getting started in container gardening, green thumb or not! While it does not go greatly into depth and detail, it does give a great introduction to gardening for us urbanites. I highly recommend!

Basic Information to start with the gardening. Some useful tips and experiences. If you have some knowledge about gardening, this book is not for you. If you want to star and you don't know nothing, this book is great.

Good book, but a little more basic than i expected!You get a beginners guide, and if that is what you are looking for, this is your book!