How To Grow Your Dinner: Without Leaving the House

Ratinon’s first book introduces urban dwellers to growing edibles with limited space. As a professional food grower and garden writer, the author promotes mindfulness of the ecosystem and advocates for the personal rewards of organically growing one’s own food. The rudiments of getting started are laid out in short, easy-to-grasp chapters that supply brief introductions, useful tips, and fun facts (i.e., purchasing starting seedlings, using proper tools, designing space, choosing containers, controlling pests, composting, feeding, and troubleshooting diseases and nutrient problems). Each of the 14 featured plant profiles summarizes when to sow seeds and how to provide growing conditions that ensure a successful crop. Photographs illustrate how these plants should look in their various growth stages, from seedling to harvest.