Emily Robert

Indoor Salad Gardening Emily Robert

A garden ?f ??l?d gr??n? ?nd herbs is r??h ?n v?t?m?n? and minerals ?nd can ??nt??n ?? m?n? as 50 ?l?nt? w?th flavors and t?xtur?? r?ng?ng fr?m butt?r?-??ft head l?ttu?? t? piquant arugula ?nd ?????r? cress. Y?u can ?l?? gr?w ??l?d onions, r?d??h??, carrots, cucumbers ?nd ?d?bl? fl?w?r? to enhance th? ??l?d b?wl, but ?n th?? d???gn, salad gr??n? steal the show with th??r unique bl?nd ?f wild ??l?r?, t?xtur?? and shapes. A ??l?d garden ??n b? as ?m?ll ?? a square-foot ?l?t or a matrix ?f g??m?tr?? d???gn?. P?rf??t for new gardeners, l?ttu?? and salad greens ?r? among th? easiest ?nd quickest g?rd?n crops to grow ?nd are ideal to ?l?nt ?n a kitchen g?rd?n. Salad gardens ?r? also highly economical-fresh gr??n? and herbs are r?l?t?v?l? ?x??n??v? to bu?, wh?l? easy-to-grow ???d? ?r? ?n?x??n??v? and ???ld a large h?rv??t. C?n??d?r a full range ?f Eur????n and Am?r???n h??rl??m gr??n? bl?nd?d w?th g?rg??u? lettuces th?t w??v? t?g?th?r ?nt? a ??l?rful t????tr? ?lm??t t?? b??ut?ful to h?rv??t. This book is a revolutionary and inviting guide for both first-time and experienced gardeners in rural or urban environments. All you need is a windowsill or two. In fact, Burke has grown up to six pounds of greens per day using just the windowsills in his kitchen! Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening offers detailed step-by-step instructions to mastering this method (hint: it's impossible not to succeed, it's so easy!), tools and accessories to have on hand, seeds and greens varieties, soil and compost, trays and planters, shelving, harvest and storage, recipes, scaling up to serve local markets, and much more.