{"product_id":"layered-edible-garden-a-beginners-guide-to-creating-a-productive-food-garden-layer-by-layer-from-ground-covers-to-trees-and-everything-in","title":"Layered Edible Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Productive Food Garden Layer by Layer - From Ground Covers to Trees and Everything in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intended--in layers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSay goodbye to long, straight rows of vegetable plants lined up and waiting for attacks from pests and diseases, and say hello to \u003cb\u003ean interplanted polyculture paradise\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with \u003cb\u003elayers of edible plants that outcompete weeds, share resources, and grow beautifully together\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Layered Edible Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, author and food gardening pro Christina Chung of @fluent.garden introduces \u003cb\u003ea modern approach\u003c\/b\u003e to home food gardening that follows nature's lead by growing plants in mixed communities, instead of in agriculture-centric monocultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy intentionally including \u003cb\u003eedible plants from 8 different layers\u003c\/b\u003e (trees, sub-canopy trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals, ground covers, and edible roots) in your home garden, you'll be building a mini \u003cb\u003e\"food forest\"\u003c\/b\u003e that will produce food for years to come and require \u003cb\u003eless work\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efewer resources\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the insight found in \u003ci\u003eThe Layered Edible Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to transform your home's landscape into an edible plant community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet dozens of plants in each of the 8 layers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the many perks of growing perennial food crops that return to the garden year after year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind design and planting advice to make your layered edible garden as attractive as it is productive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe introduced to intensive planting strategies to organize plant layers in a functional and beautiful way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcquire info on how to establish new planting areas and how to utilize the existing garden features already present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you have sun or shade, a large growing space or a small one, planting many layers of food plants together results in \u003cb\u003ea diverse, low-maintenance edible garden\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with plants that help support each other. The future of growing food is multi-layered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristina Chung\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Cool Springs Press\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 1 2024\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780760385593\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0760385599\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901400953084,"sku":"6623","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4006\/8604\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9cf99f0c-f300-430b-8602-09fe92eb8821.jpg?v=1776196542","url":"https:\/\/goldenleafbooks.com\/products\/layered-edible-garden-a-beginners-guide-to-creating-a-productive-food-garden-layer-by-layer-from-ground-covers-to-trees-and-everything-in","provider":"Golden Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}