Homegrown Pantry
A Gardener's Guide to Selecting the Best Varieties & Planting the Perfect Amounts for What You Want to Eat Year-Round
Published on 2. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-1-61212-578-7 (ISBN)
Description
Now that you've mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops - including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more - to keep your pantry stocked throughout the year. Each vegetable profile highlights how many plants to grow for a year's worth of eating, and which storage methods work best for specific varieties. Author Barbara Pleasant culls tips from decades of her own gardening experience and from growers across North America to offer planting, care, and harvesting refreshers for every region and each vegetable. Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner GWA Media Awards Silver Award Winner
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Full-color; photographs throug
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61212-578-7 (9781612125787)
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Barbara Pleasant has written about organic gardening and self-sufficient living for more than 30 years. Her books include Starter Vegetable Gardens, The Complete Compost Gardening Guide, The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual, The Gardener's Bug Book, The Gardener's Weed Book, and The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases.
Content
1: Why Grow Your Own Food?
The Drive to Provide
Twelve Common Traits of Pantry Gardeners
How to Use This Book
Your Climate, by the Numbers
Choosing What to Grow
Working with Tunnels
Managing Your Food Preservation Garden
Cooking from the Homegrown Pantry
2: Basic Food Preservation Methods
Five Basic Food Storage Methods
Cold Storage of Homegrown Produce
Freezing Your Homegrown Bounty
Drying Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits
Canning Your Homegrown Harvest
The Magic of Food Fermentation
3: Vegetables for the Homegrown Pantry
Asparagus
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Corn
Cucumbers
Garlic
Kale and Collards
Kohlrabi
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabagas
Spinach
Summer Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Turnips
Winter Squash
4: Fruits for the Homegrown Pantry
Berries
Blueberries
Grapes
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tree Fruits
Apples
Cherries
Pears and Asian Pears
Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines
5: Herbs for the Homegrown Pantry
Kitchen Herbs
Basil
Cilantro
Dill
Marjoram
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Tea Herbs
Catnip
Chamomile
Lemon Balm
Monarda
Raspberries
Stevia
Index
The Drive to Provide
Twelve Common Traits of Pantry Gardeners
How to Use This Book
Your Climate, by the Numbers
Choosing What to Grow
Working with Tunnels
Managing Your Food Preservation Garden
Cooking from the Homegrown Pantry
2: Basic Food Preservation Methods
Five Basic Food Storage Methods
Cold Storage of Homegrown Produce
Freezing Your Homegrown Bounty
Drying Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits
Canning Your Homegrown Harvest
The Magic of Food Fermentation
3: Vegetables for the Homegrown Pantry
Asparagus
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Corn
Cucumbers
Garlic
Kale and Collards
Kohlrabi
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabagas
Spinach
Summer Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Turnips
Winter Squash
4: Fruits for the Homegrown Pantry
Berries
Blueberries
Grapes
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tree Fruits
Apples
Cherries
Pears and Asian Pears
Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines
5: Herbs for the Homegrown Pantry
Kitchen Herbs
Basil
Cilantro
Dill
Marjoram
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Tea Herbs
Catnip
Chamomile
Lemon Balm
Monarda
Raspberries
Stevia
Index