Download or read book The Essential Manual of Urban Gardening for Beginners written by Clayton M Rines and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this quintessential manual on raised bed gardening, you will discover amazing insights on how to cultivate your favorite plants without the hassles that you would have faced if you didn't have this guide with you. You might have the mindset that the cultivation of foods and ornamental flowers can't be done because you live in a concrete jungle due to the lack of space, you're mistaken. The number and options available to you to cultivate beautiful raised bed gardens to supply you with herbs, vegetables, fruits and flowers are endless! Your living location should not be a barrier to practicing gardening and enjoying the fruits of your labor. The main factor here is understanding your environment, your living arrangement, and then selecting a raised bed technique that best suits your plants' cultivation. Clayton provides you with all that you need to help you succeed as an urban gardener. You don't get only the basics on raised bed gardening; the author takes you through methods and techniques on setting up your garden, the types of materials that can be used in constructing your garden, handling pests and diseases and much more. When you consider the ever-growing world population, it is only pertinent that individuals should use spaces available to them to grow foods. It doesn't matter if you are living in rural or urban areas; you should be able to put your passion for gardening to use. Here are some of the vital raised bed gardening techniques in this book; Raised Bed gardening explained Where you can set up container gardening in your home Cultivating your favorite plants Pests and diseases control Irrigation, crop rotation and planting methods Flowers, fruits, vegetables and herbs to grow in a raised bed Plant and soil nutrient formation How to properly set up your garden How to avoid mistakes Troubleshooting Raised bed gardening has several advantages over the conventional cultivation methods. Pests and diseases are minimized, application of nutrients is easier, and for those with physical challenges, you don't have to bend over to attend to your plants as you can set them up on an elevated platform. The way and manner you set up your raised bed garden are endless, and it will always come out great if you follow the simple guideline outlined in this book. It doesn't matter if you are a pro or greenhorn to gardening, do not fret as this book has got you covered. You will continue to learn new and innovative ways of putting your garden to work or learn ways of brushing up your knowledge and all that you know about gardening. Are you ready to begin cultivating your beautiful plants around your home? CLICK the BUY button now.