Following are the top 10 container gardening books on Amazon.com. At number four is Fresh Food From Small Spaces by R.J. Ruppenthal (an attorney and educator). What is significant about it is that he covers the subject of self-watering (aka professionally as sub-irrigation) in other than a cursory way. There is a full section titled The Case for Self-watering Planters.
Fortunately the concept of the self-watering container has continued to spread and several gardening companies have refined the concept into a much more productive and modern form.
Although you can use any type of container for planting vegetables, I highly recommend that you use one of these modern self-watering containers to maximize your small garden's production and simplify its care.
Use the "Look Inside" feature on Amazon (upper left) search on self-watering and you can read much more of what he wrote on the subject. It is the most extensive coverage of sub-irrigation (aka "self-watering") in any book I have reviewed about either container gardening or houseplants. It is long overdue.
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McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers by Rose Marie Nichols McGee, Maggie Stuckey
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The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai by Masakuni Kawasumi II and Masakuni Kawasu III, Kay Yokota(6 customer reviews)
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Fresh Food from Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener's Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting by R. J. Ruppenthal
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Microgreens: A Guide To Growing Nutrient Packed Greens by Eric Franks, Jasmine Richardson
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Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls by Nigel Dunnett, Noël Kingsbury(9 customer reviews)
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Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants by Debra Lee BaldwinPublication Date: February 13, 2010
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Living Wreath, The by Teddy Colbert, Chad Slattery
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