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Don't throw it, grow it! : 68 windowsill plants from kitchen scraps / Deborah Peterson & Millicent Selsam.

Summary:

From the Publisher: 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 ginger root in your refrigerator will grow into healthy, vigorous houseplants-kitchen experiments in the wonder of botany.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781603420648
  • ISBN: 1603420649
  • Physical Description: vi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- 1: Nitty-Gritty Growing Techniques -- What plants need to grow -- Getting plants started -- Caring for new plants -- Dealing with pests -- 2: Plants From Common Vegetables -- Bean -- Beet -- Carrot -- Chickpea -- Jerusalem artichoke -- Lentil -- Onion, garlic, and shallot -- Pea -- Potato -- Radish -- Summer squash -- Sweet potato -- Turnip -- 3: Plants From Fruits And Nuts -- Almond -- Avocado -- Carob -- Chinese star apple -- Citrus -- Date -- Feijoa -- Fig -- Kiwi -- Mango -- Papaya -- Peanut -- Pineapple -- Pomegranate -- Sapodilla -- 4: Plants From Herbs And Spices -- Anise -- Caraway -- Celery -- Coriander -- Dill -- Fennel -- Fenugreek -- Mustard -- Sesame -- 5: Plants From Latin America -- Black sapote -- Chayote -- Cherimoya -- Genip -- Jicama -- Malanga -- Prickly pear -- Tamarillo -- Tomatillo -- Tropical guava -- 6: Plants From Asia -- Arrowhead -- Bitter melon -- Daikon -- Ginger -- Jujube -- Lemongrass -- Litchi -- Loquat -- Name -- Persimmon -- Sugar cane -- Tamarind -- Taro -- Water chestnut.
Subject:
Window gardening.
House plants > Propagation.
Horticultural crops.

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520 . ‡aFrom the Publisher: 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 ginger root in your refrigerator will grow into healthy, vigorous houseplants-kitchen experiments in the wonder of botany.
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