Grow Great Grub Organic Food from Small Spaces

Your patio, balcony, rooftop, front stoop, boulevard, windowsill, planter box, or fire escape is a potential fresh food garden waiting to happen. InGrow Great Grub, Gayla Trail, the founder of the leading online gardening community (YouGrowGirl.com), shows you how to grow your own delicious, affordable, organic edibles virtually anywhere. Grow Great Grubpacks in tips and essential information about: - Choosing a location and making the most of your soil (even if itrs"s less than perfect) - Building a raised bed, compost bin, and self-watering container using recycled materials - Keeping pests and diseases away from your plants-the toxin-free way - Growing bountiful crops in pots and selecting the best heirloom varieties - Cultivating hundreds of plants, from blueberries to Thai basil, to the best tomatoes yours"ll ever taste - Canning, and preserving to make the most of your gardenrs"s generosity - Green-friendly, cost-saving, growing, and building projects that are smart and stylish - And much more! Whether yours"re looking to eat on a budget or simply experience the pleasure of picking tonightrs"s meal from right outside your door, this is the must-have book for small-space gardeners-no backyard required. GAYLA TRAIL is the creator of the acclaimed top gardening website yougrowgirl.com. Her work as a writer and photographer has appeared in publications includingThe New York Times,Newsweek,Budget Living, andReadyMade. A resident of Toronto who has grown a garden on her rooftop for more than 10 years, she is the author ofYou Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening.

GAYLA TRAIL is the creator of the thriving online community YouGrowGirl.com. She is a regular contributor to magazines and frequently speaks on urban gardening, ecology, and community at major garden events. Her work as a writer and photographer has appeared in the O Magazine, New York Times, Newsweek, The Globe and Mail, Organic Gardening Magazine, ReadyMade, Domino, Budget Living, Garden Making, Gardening Life, Gardens Illustrated, LA Times, Life Magazine, and more. She is a frequent speaker and spokesperson on the topics of urban gardening, ecology, home preserving, and community.