Alluring Lettuces
And Other Seductive Vegetables for Your Garden
Published on 11. November 2020
240 pages
978-1-4236-1661-0 (ISBN)
Description
A richly illustrated guide to unique and gorgeous vegetable varieties for your garden. Seventy-five unusual and eminently beautiful vegetables are profiled in this charming book by expert gardener and garden designer Jack Staub. Within these pages, you'll discover produce not likely found at the supermarket, including the Asparagus Bean, Chinese Rat Tail Radish, Green Zebra Tomato, and Turkish Orange Eggplant. Staub includes history, stories, and lore surrounding the plants, as well as instructions for growing them outdoors or indoors in containers. Whether you're an avid gardener or a dabbler, you'll love the flowery descriptions and original art showcasing these vegetables that are perfect for your garden.
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Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- 1. Amaranth 'Joseph's Coat'
- 2. Artichoke 'Violetto di Romagna'
- 3. Asparagus Bean (Yard Long White Snake)
- 4. Asparagus Pea
- 5. Australian Yellowleaf Lettuce
- 6. Broccoli 'Romanesco'
- 7. Brussels Sprout 'Rubine'
- 8. Bull's Blood Beet
- 9. Cabbage 'Ruby Perfection'
- 10. Cabbage 'Savoy Express'
- 11. Cardoon 'Gigante'
- 12. Carrot 'Thumbelina'
- 13. Cauli ower 'Violetta di Sicilia'
- 14. Cayenne Pepper
- 15. Celeriac
- 16. Chard 'Bright Lights'
- 17. Chinese Rat Tail Radish
- 18. Chiogga Beet
- 19. Crimson Forest Onion
- 20. d'Algers Melon
- 21. Dragon Tongue Bush Bean
- 22. Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch Kale
- 23. Early Purple Vienna Kohlrabi
- 24. Eggplant 'Neon'
- 25. Egyptian Walking Onion
- 26. Elberta Peach Tomato
- 27. Fish Pepper
- 28. 'German Red Strawberry' Tomato
- 29. Giant Chinese Red Mustard
- 30. Giant Red Celery
- 31. Golden Sweet Edible-Podded Pea
- 32. Green Zebra Tomato
- 33. Habañero Pepper
- 34. Hillbilly Tomato
- 35. Imperial Star Artichoke
- 36. Jarrahdale Pumpkin
- 37. Kale Nero di Toscana
- 38. Leek 'Blue Solaise'
- 39. Lemon Drop Pepper
- 40. Lettuce 'Forellenschluss'
- 41. Lollo Rossa Lettuce
- 42. Malabar Spinach
- 43. Melon 'Queen Anne's Pocket'
- 44. Merlot Lettuce
- 45. Mizuna
- 46. Nutri-Red Carrot
- 47. Okra 'Red Burgundy'
- 48. Orach 'Crimson Plume'
- 49. Osterei Eggplant
- 50. Painted Serpent Cucumber
- 51. Prescott Fond Blanc Melon
- 52. Pumpkin 'Baby Boo'
- 53. Purple Calabash Tomato
- 54. Purple Sprouting Broccoli
- 55. Radish 'Misato Rose'
- 56. Redbor Kale
- 57. Rhubarb Chard
- 58. Royal Oakleaf Lettuce
- 59. Runner Bean 'Painted Lady'
- 60. Runner Bean 'Sun Bright'
- 61. Sea Kale
- 62. Sorrel 'Silver Shield'
- 63. Squash 'Ronde de Nice'
- 64. Sunburst Squash
- 65. Sweet Million Tomato
- 66. Tiger Tom Tomato
- 67. Trifetti Pepper
- 68. True Lemon Cucumber
- 69. Turkish Orange Eggplant
- 70. Watermelon 'Moon & Stars'
- 71. West Indian Burr Gherkin
- 72. Windsor Broad Bean
- 73. Wood's Prolific Bush Scallop Squash
- 74. Yellowstone Carrot
- 75. Zebra Hybrid Eggplant
- Resources
