Don't Throw It, Grow It! 68 windowsill plants from kitchen scraps
by Peterson, DeborahFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-05-07
Publisher(s): Storey Publishing, LLC
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Summary
You can also have houseplant fun with fruits, nuts, herbs, and spices. From the common carrot to the exotic cherimoya, dozens of foods have pits, seeds, and roots waiting to be rescued from the compost bin and brought back to life on your windowsill. Planted and nurtured, the shiny pomegranate seeds left over from breakfast and the piece of neglected gingerroot in your refrigerator will grow into healthy, vigorous houseplants--kitchen experiments in the wonder of botany.
Author Biography
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.
Table of Contents
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
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