Written by Arthur · 2026 edition
Grow fresh vegetables in pots, beds and balconies, with a plan for every month of the year
The Small-Space Vegetable Garden Yearbook tells you exactly what to sow, plant and pick each month, so even a beginner with a tiny patio can grow real food.
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- 12parts
- 102chapters
- 127printable pages
- 12fridge cards
Made for viewers of The Garden Bench with Arthur YouTube channel
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The Small-Space Vegetable Garden Yearbook
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- All 12 parts and 102 chapters
- 127 printable pages in large, clear print
- 12 fridge cards and a full index
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No. 01 · Real pages
Leaf through the yearbook
Real pages, just as they print. Tap one to read it.
No. 02 · Meet your guide
Hello there, I'm Arthur
My grandfather kept his planting dates on the inside of his shed door, in carpenter's pencil: "Peas when the forsythia flowers. Beans after Mother's Day. Garlic by Columbus Day." When the shed came down, I unscrewed that door and kept it. It leans against my back fence now.
Years later I swapped my big plot for a patio and six pots. I didn't expect much. That first summer I picked 41 tomatoes from three buckets by the back door. I know, because I counted them on the shed door, in pencil, the way he would have.
This yearbook is that shed door written out properly, month by month, so you don't need to inherit one. I talk through a page of it every week on my YouTube channel, from the bench in the photo.
Happy growing, Arthur
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No. 03 · What's inside
A whole year of small-space growing, planned out for you
127 printable pages in a large, clear font. Charts, layouts and checklists you can keep by the back door.
- 01
Part One · 7 chapters · pages 6–13
Find Your Sun
- Vegetables run on sunshine
- The two-hour shadow walk
- Which way does your balcony face?
- and 4 more chapters
- 02
Part Two · 8 chapters · pages 14–22
Pots, Beds and Boxes
- The pot that's too small
- Minimum sizes, crop by crop
- Holes in the bottom, always
- and 5 more chapters
- 03
Part Three · 8 chapters · pages 23–31
Soil, Compost and Feeding
- Never put garden soil in a pot
- Which bag to buy
- The raised-bed recipe
- and 5 more chapters
- 04
Part Four · 7 chapters · pages 32–39
Water Without Worry
- The finger test
- Morning beats evening
- Deep and less often
- and 4 more chapters
- 05
Part Five · 8 chapters · pages 40–50
Your Planting Calendar
- Two dates run every garden
- Frost dates are averages, not promises
- Counting weeks from the frost
- and 5 more chapters
- 06
Part Six · 9 chapters · pages 51–60
Seeds and Seedlings
- Seeds or young plants?
- Reading a seed packet
- The windowsill nursery
- and 6 more chapters
- 07
Part Seven · 12 chapters · pages 61–73
Twenty Crops for Small Spaces
- Tomatoes, the king of the patio
- Peppers and eggplant like it hot
- Bush beans and pole beans
- and 9 more chapters
- 08
Part Eight · 6 chapters · pages 74–80
Five Garden Layouts to Copy
- The balcony salad garden, on two railing boxes
- Sixteen squares: the 4-by-4 raised bed
- Six pots by the back door
- and 3 more chapters
- 09
Part Nine · 13 chapters · pages 81–94
The Month-by-Month Plan
- Shifting the calendar to your garden
- January: the seed catalog on the kitchen table
- February: peppers go in first
- and 10 more chapters
- 10
Part Ten · 10 chapters · pages 95–105
The Problem-Fixer
- The gentlest fix first
- Yellow leaves: hungry or drowning?
- Wilting at noon, or wilting for good
- and 7 more chapters
- 11
Part Eleven · 8 chapters · pages 106–114
Harvest, Store and Share
- How to tell when it's ready
- Pick often, get more
- Ripening the last green tomatoes
- and 5 more chapters
- 12
Part Twelve · 6 chapters · pages 115–121
Your Garden Record
- Why notes beat memory
- The crop record
- Weather and frost log
- and 3 more chapters
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Bonus pages
Fridge cards, a gift card and an index
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No. 04 · Try it for 30 days
A gardener's handshake
Read it, print it and use it. If you don't find it helpful, email us within 30 days and we'll refund every cent. No questions asked, and nothing to send back. You have my word on it. Read the plain-English refund policy.
Choose your copyNo. 05 · Questions
Questions from the potting bench
I've never grown anything. Is this too advanced?
Not at all. It was written for beginners. Every term is explained in plain English, and the monthly lists tell you exactly what to do. If you can water a houseplant, you can do this.
I'm not good with computers. How do I get it?
After you pay, you'll see a big "Download" button and get an email with the same link. Click it, and the Yearbook opens as a PDF. Then press print, just like printing a letter. That's all the technology involved.
Will it work where I live?
Yes, anywhere with seasons. The planting chart is based on your local frost date, not a fixed calendar, and the Yearbook shows you how to find yours. Southern Hemisphere gardeners add six months.
I only have a balcony. Is it still worth it?
Absolutely. There's a whole layout for balconies, a container-size chart and advice on weight and wind.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
Email us within 30 days of buying, and we'll refund your payment in full. You don't need to give a reason.
What's the difference between the two options?
The yearbook on its own is one payment of $29, with no subscription. The yearbook + club option is $34 today, which includes the yearbook and your first club pack, then $9 a month for a new pack. Cancel the club anytime with one email, and keep everything you've downloaded.
Still have a question? Email us and Arthur's team will reply within one business day.
Ready when you are
Start with Part One this weekend
A sunny spot, a few good pots and the right job at the right time. That's all it takes. The Yearbook gives you the plan, one month at a time. Part One takes a sunny afternoon and a notebook.
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