| Foreword | 6 | |
| Getting Started | 8 | |
| The raised bed | 10 | |
| The windowsill | 12 | |
| What you need | 14 | |
| Your raised bed | 16 | |
| Seeds and seedlings | 22 | |
| Plan for the weather | 24 | |
| Water your crops | 26 | |
| The compost bin | 28 | |
| Your Bed Month by Month | 34 | |
| Year planner | 36 | |
| March | 38 | |
| April | 54 | |
| May | 66 | |
| June | 86 | |
| July | 102 | |
| August | 122 | |
| September | 140 | |
| October | 160 | |
| November | 174 | |
| December, January, February | 188 | |
| Next Steps | 196 | |
| More veggies to grow | 198 | |
| Annual herbs | 202 | |
| Edible flowers | 203 | |
| Plan one: cool climate | 204 | |
| Plan two: winter variety | 206 | |
| Plan three: low rainfall | 208 | |
| Plan four: low effort | 210 | |
| Plan five: salad | 212 | |
| Plan six: summer edibles | 214 | |
| Keeping the soil healthy | 216 | |
| Garden weed fertilizer | 218 | |
| Wildlife and pollinators | 220 | |
| Veggies in Containers | 222 | |
| Perennial herbs | 224 | |
| Potatoes | 226 | |
| Tomatoes | 228 | |
| Salad | 230 | |
| Weeds | 232 | |
| Key diseases and pests | 234 | |
| Index | 236 | |
| Suppliers and resources | 239 | |
| Acknowledgments | 239 | |
| About the author | 240 |