Size Doesn't Matter

Erica Summers

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Rusty Ogre Publishing
22 December 2025

Gardening: plants; Container gardening

Do you want bountiful harvests but don't know where to start? Do you worry you don't have enough space to garden?

This guide will teach you how to select the best garden type for your space and select harmonious companion plants that thrive together! Learn about composting, seed starting, soil amendments, grow zones, crop rotation, deterring pests, attracting pollinators, and much more!

This comprehensive full-color guide includes easy step-by-step instructions on setting up your container, patio, raised-bed, or in-ground garden. It offers a wealth of advice from an experienced small-space gardener that could save you hundreds through trial and error.

SIZE DOESN'T MATTER!

Sustainable, fresh food is attainable. This book makes it simple for inexperienced gardeners to grow juicy fruit and crisp vegetables at home! You can have huge garden hauls and grow organic goodies regardless of how little space you have!

Size Doesn't Matter covers topics such as:

- Compact gardening

- Setting up your first raised bed

- Companion planting to maximize growth in a small garden space

- Growing in containers

- The beauty of hanging planters

- Attracting beneficial pollinator insects

- Making creative planters

- Edible goodies to grow based on your watering style

- Harvesting seeds

- Problematic pests and how to deter them

- Grow zones & last frost

- Fencing

- Crops that enjoy over-watering or under-watering

- Setting up your first composter

- Tips and tricks for bountiful garden hauls

- Soil amendments

- Vermicomposting

- and much more!

Whether you only have an apartment patio in the partial shade or a full yard right in the sun, Size Doesn't Matter will show you step-by-step how to start small and grow delicious fruits and vegetables perfect for your grow zone! Full of colorful photo illustrations and clear instructions, you can have your very own supermarket in your back yard!

Published by Rusty Ogre Publishing.

By: Erica Summers
Imprint: Rusty Ogre Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 708g
ISBN: 9781962854566
ISBN 10: 1962854566
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 22 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Erica Summers is an award-winning independent filmmaker and author, artist, and film industry grip with an unwavering passion for horror. Several of her films have screened worldwide, including Obsidian, Mister White, & Loverboy (available on most streaming services.) Born and raised in Wyoming, Erica spent most of her life in the swampy American South. She now resides in southern Connecticut. In her downtime, she is typically slathered in garden dirt, solving a cold case file, or fishing in the Long Island Sound.