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Growing Unusual Vegetables: Weird and Wonderful Vegetables and How to Grow Them
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Growing Unusual Vegetables is for gardeners who like to try something different. In this book they will find more than ninety unusual plants, all of them edible. The book is divided into sections on greens, roots, fruits, seeds, grains, and flavorings for easy reference. Each plant entry comes complete with comprehensive cultivation instructions, hardiness zones, and fascinating notes on the plant’s origin, history, and uses.
With this indispensable guide, you can turn your garden into a unique storehouse of useful and unusual edible plants, many of which are surprisingly easy to grow.
With this indispensable guide, you can turn your garden into a unique storehouse of useful and unusual edible plants, many of which are surprisingly easy to grow.
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| Publisher | Eco-Logic Books (4 Jan. 2004) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 266 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1899233113 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1899233113 |
| Dimensions | 17.15 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm |
by Simone Leigh
Perfect. Just what I wanted with lots of interesting content. Plenty of ideas for me to try in my own garden
by Terry Leggett
An entertaining read and lots of ideas to try. If anyone has time on their hands, this is a great book.
by Amazon Customer
Informative and fascinating book.
by Dauvit
Compelling reading for any gardener who plans to focus on vegetable growing. By all means grow carrots and onions but there is so much more…
by Mrs Samson
Very interesting and informative. More colour would have improved rather dry prose.
by Emma Doughty
Growing Unusual Vegetables is the UK’s handbook for gardeners who want to grow things that are off the beaten track. There are over 90 different plants included, divided up into Greens, Roots, Fruits, Seeds, Grains and Flavours. Some are vegetables that were once common here and have been forgotten (including sea kale, skirret and salsify) and others hale from more exotic climes (try the jelly melon or the yard long bean).
For each plant you get detailed cultivation information (because Hickmott has personal experience of growing them all), some notes about the history of the plant, particular varieties to look for and some ideas on what to do with your crop when it’s ready to harvest.
There’s too many plants here to grow in one season, so this is a book that will provide interest for several years, and after that will be useful as a reference book if you add any of these unusual plants to your repertoire.
At the back there’s a glossary and a list of suppliers, so if you are looking for something interesting to grow in your veg patch, this is a great place to start.
by Lisamay
This is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in growing unusual vegetables that do not require lots of constant care. Biodynamic gardeners would find it invaluable.
by Tony Johnson
Informative