Leaves, roots & fruit : a step-by-step guide to planting an organic kitchen garden / Nicole Johnsey Burke. ; photography by Eric Kelley.

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Eat what you sow in this step-by-step beginner’s guide to creating an edible garden from scratch. Have you woefully bought overpriced and wilted basil from a refrigerator shelf? Do you imagine a patch of life and colour warming your empty kitchen windowsill? Have you tried gardening a time or two before, with only a well-watered swath of dirt to show for it months later? Nicole Johnsey Burke, author of Kitchen Garden Revival offers a straightforward and easy-to-follow gardening system that is built for attainable success. Nicole guides beginner gardeners through the fundamentals of garden setup and design, plant selection and the mechanics for plant growth, in a gradual stepladder of three categories of plants: * Leaves, including sprouts, herbs and leafy greens * Roots, such as bulbs, tubers and rhizomes * Fruits and seeds. By making gardening a step-by-step process where you build your skills and understanding of plants as you go, Nicole makes a potentially overwhelming process as simple as planting that first seed.