Would you like to grow your own organic food, but feel like you don’t know where to begin? You may have only grown house-plants, and think that growing vegetables is too complicated.
No matter your situation, How to Grow Your Own Food: An Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Container Gardening teaches you how to grow your own food in containers.
Starting a container garden is simple and perfect for anyone with limited space or who wants to add more space to an existing garden.

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How to Grow Your Own Food: An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening
How to Grow Your Own Food: An Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Container Gardening, a new book from Angela Judd of Growing in the Garden, identifies 50 easy-to-grow edible vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers, along with detailed care instructions and beautiful illustrations of each plant.
You’ll find everything you need to know about building your container garden, including:
- The basics of how to grow your own food in containers
- How to choose the right size container for each plant
- Ten steps to successfully growing your own food in containers
- Helpful gardening terms to know
- Troubleshooting advice
- A quick reference guide for organic pest control
- And much more!

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eva
Friday 27th of May 2022
Hi, Angela. Just wanted to congratulate you on such a wonderful accomplishment. I only do container gardening so I'm super excited to read this! Take care & happy almost summer!
Angela Judd
Friday 27th of May 2022
Thank you!
Ken Chan
Wednesday 24th of March 2021
Well Done Angela! I'm 76 and might have missed the price. Regards. Ken
Angela Judd
Wednesday 24th of March 2021
Thank you Ken. Looks like right now it is $15.99 on Amazon.
Heather
Wednesday 24th of March 2021
Yay I’m so excited! Is this specific to Arizona’s climate or more general? (I live in AZ)
Angela Judd
Wednesday 24th of March 2021
Thank you! It is more general. Use our local planting guide for planting dates.
Maria
Wednesday 17th of February 2021
I been waiting for this .. I’m soo excited to buy this since you announced it..
Angela Judd
Thursday 18th of February 2021
Thank you! I'm excited too!