Container Gardening for Beginners: How to Grow a Lot from a Little

Review Quotes:
" Container Gardening for Beginners is the perfect resource for a new container gardener. It provides step-by-step guidance in choosing soil, container sizes, and basic gardening information particular to the nuances of container gardening. The individual plant profiles provide handy references that anyone growing in containers can continue to refer to over and over. Highly recommend for anyone growing edible crops in containers!" -- Jill McSheehy, author of Vegetable Gardening for Beginners and host of The Beginner's Garden podcast

Review Quotes:
" Container Gardening for Beginners makes gardening feel easy, fun, and totally accessible to anyone who might have questions about growing edibles or has limited space. Tammy Wylie has a great sense of what beginner gardeners need to know and covers everything from choosing or making containers, to soil and planting. I love the plant profiles section because you can decide what plants will work best for you. It helped me create a plan with my kids before I took them to our local nursery, where it's easy to get overwhelmed with choices and varieties of plants." -- Brandy Stone, author of Gardening for Kids: Learn, Grow, and Get Messy with Fun STEAM Projects (brambleglen.com)

Review Quotes:
"This book covers all the basics you'll need to get started with container gardening. There's plenty of guidance on how to fill your containers; how, when, and where to plant them; how to figure out if you're watering enough; and so much more. You won't be lost if you're a total newbie, but you'll probably learn something even if you've been gardening for years. The second half of the book is plant profiles, similar to what you'd find in other gardening books, but there are some fun, unusual surprises here as well as suggestions for what size container to use for each plant." -- Mary Schleifer

Publisher Marketing:

Make the most of your small space with a sustainable and budget-friendly container garden--the ultimate illustrated guide to getting started.

Do you want to grow your own food but have nowhere to plant it? Container gardening is the way! Just put the proper seed and soil in a planter, container, or even a pouch; keep it watered; and watch it grow--no backyard required! Container Gardening for Beginners shows you exactly how to get started, with all the information you need to cultivate your own vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers, even if all you have is a tiny balcony or sunny windowsill.

Know before you grow--Get expert guidance for every step; from choosing the right container and soil mix; to what you should plant and when; how to fertilize, water, and prune; and successfully harvesting your home-grown crops!

Beginner tips and tricks--Learn helpful hacks like how to build a self-watering container, how to put your containers on wheels so you can move them with the sun, and so much more.

30 plant profiles--Find easy-reference guides to 30 different plants, such as strawberries, tomatoes, rosemary, and garlic, that break down essential info like their ideal container type and size, sunlight needs, and growth time.

Get growing fast with this complete reference for container gardening, and the other books in the series, including Homesteading for Beginners and Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners.

Review Citations:

• Library Journal 12/01/2025 pg. 86 (EAN 9798897170340, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:Wylie, Tammy

TAMMY WYLIE is a lifelong gardener and the co-founder of AdvanceGreenhouses.com, where she offers advice, kits, and supplies to help people build their own greenhouses. Tammy also created the blog Grow Your Own Food Anywhere (GrowYourOwnFoodAnywhere.com), where she shares gardening guidance and more.