The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables: The 100 Easiest-to-Grow, Tastiest-to-Eat Vegetables for Your Garden PDF
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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE to growing HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE to growing HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES The 100 Easiest-to-Grow, Tastiest Vegetables for Your Garden BY MARIE IANNOTTI Frontispiece: The colors, shapes, and flavors of heirloom vegetables are just a hint of the diversity available. Photography credits appear on page 250. Copyright © 2011 by Marie Iannotti. All rights reserved. Published in 2011 by Timber Press, Inc. The Haseltine Building 133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204-3527 timberpress.com 2 The Quadrant 135 Salusbury Road London NW6 6RJ timberpress.co.uk Printed in China Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Iannotti, Marie. The beginner’s guide to growing heirloom vegetables: the 100 easiest-to- grow, tastiest vegetables for your garden/Marie Iannotti.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60469-188-7 1. Vegetable gardening. 2. Vegetables—Heirloom varieties. I. Title. SB321.I36 2012 635–dc23 2011018441 A catalog record for this book is also available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is also available from the British Library. To my mother, who taught me to love vegetables, and my father, who taught me to grow them. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES AND WHY WE PRIZE THEM 100 FAVORITE HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES Marie’s Top Picks Artichokes and Jerusalem Artichokes Asparagus Beets Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, and Kohlrabi Carrots, Celeriac, and Fennel Cooking Greens Corn Cucumbers Eggplants Legumes Melons Okra Onion Family Parsnips, Rutabagas, Salsify, and Turnips Peppers Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes Radishes Rhubarb and Sorrel Salad Greens Summer Squash and Zucchini Tomatoes, Tomatillos, and Ground Cherries Winter Squash CREATING YOUR OWN HEIRLOOMS Seed-Saving Basics Vegetable Seed-Saving Guide GLOSSARY HARDINESS ZONES RESOURCES SUGGESTED READING INDEX PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS
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