"'A garden should be easy and fun to care for -- don't complicate things unnecessarily.' This is the slogan of author Inger Palmstierna. In Greenhouse Vegetable Gardening, she helps readers find the joy of cultivating in their very own greenhouses. Palmstierna is a gardening authority with vast knowledge on everything that grows. With infectious enthusiasm, this garden writer and horticulturist explains how to cultivate a successful garden or orchard. The greenhouse is the place where green thumbs are realized and your imagination can run wild. Palmstierna believes: 'The greenhouse provides opportunities, but does not demand.' Greenhouse Vegetable Gardening is an accessible book with many beautiful pictures and practical instructions. In addition to providing a garden year-round, the greenhouse can also be a beautiful addition to your yard and can be customized to match your tastes. You'll learn the basics on what to consider when buying, laying the foundations for, and decorating your greenhouse -- as well as how to plan and use one. Soon after you'll be ready to explore the many types of vegetables and flowering plants that thrive in greenhouses. So get ready to enjoy fresh vegetables and flowers year-round!"--Provided from Amazon.com.

Originally published by Norstedts, Sweden, in 2007 as Des grönskande växthuset by Inger Palmstierna. Published by agreement with Norstedts Agency.

Acquiring a greenhouse -- Cultivation -- Green or brown thumb gardener? -- Planting, pre-cultivation, potting up -- Summer flowers for outdoor plantings -- Wide bed sowing for bountiful flower beds -- Growing vegetables in the greenhouse -- Vegetables to plant outside -- Early harvests in the greenhouse -- hotbeds and cold frames -- Agreenhouse in flower year-round -- Overwintering plants in the greenhouse -- Spring flowers, bulbs, and perennials -- Houseplants-cutting and seeds -- Greenhouse options-locations, structure, and materials -- Foundation -- Heating and irrigation -- Interior and lighting -- Caring for the greenhouse.