Deborah Peterson

Don't Throw It, Grow It! (eBook, ePUB)

68 windowsill plants from kitchen scraps

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this innovative guide shows you how to cultivate 68 common shoots, seeds, pits, roots, and tubers that might otherwise end up in the compost bin.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612122182
• Artikelnr.: 37948331

Autorenporträt

Deborah Peterson, a founder of the Rare Pit & Plant Council and the editor of their newsletter The Pits for 25 years, has contributed to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbooks and lectured extensively on gardening with pits, among other gardening topics. Deborah is the proprietor of Landmark Landscaping and has landscaped and designed many gardens and private parks in NYC and Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface   Chapter 1: Nitty-Gritty Growing Techniques What Plants Need to Grow
Getting Plants Started
Caring for New Plants
Dealing with Pests Chapter 2: Plants from Common Vegetables Bean
Beet
Carrot 
Chickpea
Jerusalem Artichoke
Lentil
Onion, Garlic, and Shallot
Pea
Potato
Radish
Summer Squash
Sweet Potato
Turnip Chapter 3: Plants from Fruits and Nuts Almond
Avocado
Carob
Chinese Star Apple
Citrus
Date
Feijoa
Fig
Kiwi
Mango
Papaya
Peanut
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Sapodilla Chapter 4: Plants from Herbs and Spices Anise
Caraway
Celery
Coriander
Dill
Fennel
Fenugreek
Mustard
Sesame Chapter 5: Plants from Latin America Black Sapote
Chayote
Cherimoya
Genip
Jicama
Malanga
Prickly Pear
 Tamarillo
Tomatillo
Tropical Guava Chapter 6: Plants from Asia Arrowhead
Bitter Melon
Daikon
Ginger
Jujube
Lemongrass
Litchi
Loquat
Name
Persimmon
Sugar Cane
Tamarind
Taro
Water Chestnut