What makes heirloom plants so great?
Subtitle: old-fashioned treasures to grow, eat, and admire
By: Judy Barrett ; art by Victor Z. Martin
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: W. L. Moody Jr. natural history series -- no. 41; W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series -- no. 41.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781603442190
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is an heirloom plant?; title: What makes heirlooms so great?; title: Personal favorites: Food. Tomatoes ; Squash ; Gourds ; Pumpkins ; Cucumbers ; Beans ; Peas ; Potatoes ; Tomatillos ; Garlic and onions ; Roots; title: Sentimental favorites: Flowers. Roses ; Annuals ; Perennials ; Herbs ; Mullein ; Comfrey ; Rosemary; title: Trees, vines, bushes, and other stuff. Gingko ; Redbud ; Gardenia ; Pomegranate ; Passion flower ; Trumpet vine; title: Mixing it up; title: Thank you; title: Appendix A: The Millennium Seed Bank Project; title: Appendix B: Safe sex for common garden plants; title: Sources for heirloom plants and seeds.