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Perennial vegetables : from artichoke to 'zuiki' taro, a gardener's guide to over 100 delicious, easy-to-grow edibles / by Eric Toensmeier.
There is a fantastic array of vegetables you can grow in your garden, and not all of them are annuals. In Perennial Vegetables the adventurous gardener will find information, tips, and sound advice on less common edibles that will make any garden a perpetual, low-maintenance source of food. Imagine growing vegetables that require just about the same amount of care as the flowers in your perennial beds and borders-no annual tilling and potting and planting. They thrive and produce abundant and nutritious crops throughout the season. It sounds too good to be true, but in Perennial Vegetables author and plant specialist Eric Toensmeier (Edible Forest Gardens) introduces gardeners to a world of little-known and wholly underappreciated plants. Ranging beyond the usual suspects (asparagus, rhubarb, and artichoke) to include such "minor" crops as ground cherry and ramps (both of which have found their way onto exclusive restaurant menus) and the much sought after, anti-oxidant-rich wolfberry (also known as goji berries), Toensmeier explains how to raise, tend, harvest, and cook with plants that yield great crops and satisfaction. Perennial vegetables are perfect as part of an edible landscape plan or permaculture garden. Profiling more than 100 species, illustrated with dozens of color photographs and illustrations, and filled with valuable growing tips, recipes, and resources, Perennial Vegetables is a groundbreaking and ground-healing book that will open the eyes of gardeners everywhere to the exciting world of edible perennials. --Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781931498401
- ISBN: 1931498407
- Physical Description: xi, 241 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
- Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2007]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: Gardening with Perennial Vegetables. A New Class of Food Plants -- Design Ideas -- Selecting Species -- Techniques -- Part II: Species Profiles. Using this book -- Alismataceae: The Water-Plantain Family -- Alliaceae: The Onion Family -- Amaranthaceae: The Amaranth Family -- Apiaceae: The Celery Family -- Araceae: The Aroid Family -- Araliaceae: The Aralia Family -- Asteraceae: The Aster Family -- Basellaceae: The Malabar Spinach Family -- Brassicaceae: The Cabbage Family -- Cactaceae: The Cactus Family -- Cannaceae: The Canna Family -- Caricaceae: The Papaya Family -- Chenopodiaceae: The Goosefoot Family -- Convolvulaceae: The Morning Glory Family -- Cucurbitaceae: The Squash Family -- Cyperaceae: The Sedge Family -- Dioscoreaceae: The Yam Family -- Dryopteridiaceae: The Wood-Fern Family -- Euphorbiaceae: The Spurge Family -- Fabaceae: The Pea Family -- Lamiaceae: The Mint Family -- Liliaceae: The Lily Family -- Malvaceae: The Mallow Family -- Meliaceae: The Neem Family -- Moraceae: The Mulberry Family -- Moringaceae: The Moringa Family -- Musaceae: The Banana Family -- Nelumbonaceae: The Water Lotus Family -- Oxalidaceae: The Wood-Sorrel Family -- Phytolaccaceae: The Pokeweed Family -- Poaceae: The Grass Family -- Polygonaceae: The Smartweed Family -- Solanaceae: The Nightshade Family -- Tetragoniaceae: The New Zealand Spinach Family -- Tiliaceae: The Linden Family -- Tropaeolaceae: The Nasturtium Family -- Urticaceae: The Nettle Family -- Part III: Resources. Perennial Vegetables for Each Climate type -- Recommended Reading -- Helpful Organizations and Web Sites -- Sources of Plants and seeds -- Sources of Gardening Supplies and Materials. |
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| Subject: | Vegetables. Vegetable gardening. Perennials. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Baker County Library | 635 .T641p 2007 (Text) | 37814003185288 | NON-FICTION | on display | - | ||
| Baker Richland Branch | 635 .T641p 2007 (Text) | 37814003185270 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| OTLD Irrigon Branch | 635 TOE (Text) | 37818000120297 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
