The Complete Book of Garlic: A Guide for Gardeners, Growers, and Serious Cooks
"A comprehensive guide to the vegetable, including its history, cultivation and cultural use."La Cucina Italiana(Molly DayLa Cucina Italiana)"A garlic aficionado whose verve and thoroughness are evident in this outstanding work, Meredith cites not only his personal experience but also numerous scientific studies while writing of garlic's natural history, structure, cultivation, taxonomy, diseases, and chemistry... Beautifully illustrated, and one of the most comprehensive garlic books in recent years, this is highly recommended."-Library Journal(Library Journal)“The aroma of garlic nearly wafts from the pages of this delectable book. . . Where this book breaks ground is in the idea of growing garlic ornamentally as well as in its precise information on how to harvest and store this most pungent of bulbs. . . . And the photos are stunning.”(The Garlic News)“This is no ordinary book on garlic. It is a literary masterpiece, a reference book, a grower’s bible, a summary of garlic research explained in layman’s terms, and one that is a ‘must’ for any garlic lover’s library.”(Bend Lifestyles & Homes)“[This] is the most comprehensive and in-depth guide available to what surely should be the next gourmet frontier.”(Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener)“Few books qualify as coffee table books, and botanical manuscripts, and cultural guides, and cooking guides. The Complete Book of Garlicdoes all these, and more.”(American Gardener)“Meredith asserts that if your only experience with garlic is the mediocre grocery store variety, you have been missing out.”(Gastronomica)"Meredith's book admirably expands our view of the world of garlic. It answers many of the mysteries about garlic, provides invaluable practical advice, and certainly celebrates its diversity."(Muskogee Phoenix)This is a beautifully photographed and illustrated, coffee-table worthy, book for gardeners and those who love to cook and eat garlic. Grow your own!