Don't Throw It, Grow It!
Subtitle: 68 Windowsill Plants from Kitchen Scraps
By: Deborah Peterson & Millicent Selsam
Contributors: Chip Wass (Illustrator)
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: June 2008
Place of publication: North Adams, MA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781603420648
Subjects: House Plants & Indoor Plants.; Houseplants -- Propagation.; Window Gardening.; Gardening / Horticulture; Gardening/Plants
Description: Magic and wonder hide in unexpected places — a leftover piece of ginger, a wrinkled potato left too long in its bag, a humdrum kitchen spice rack. In Don't Throw It, Grow It! Deborah Peterson reveals the hidden possibilities in everyday foods.

Peterson, former president of the American Pit Gardening Society, shows how common kitchen staples — pits, nuts, beans, seeds, and tubers — can be coaxed into lush, vibrant houseplants that are as attractive as they are fascinating. With Peterson's help, a sweet potato turns into a blooming vine; chickpeas transform into cheery hanging baskets; the humble beet becomes a dramatic centerpiece; and gingerroot grows into a 3-foot, bamboo-like stalk. In some cases the transformation can happen overnight!

Don't Throw It, Grow It! offers growing instructions for over 50 plants in four broad categories — kitchen vegetables; fruits and nuts; herbs and spices; and more exotic plants from ethnic markets. The book is enhanced with beautiful illustrations, and its at-a-glance format makes it a quick and easy reference. Best of all, every featured plant can be grown in a kitchen, making this handy guide a must-have for avid gardeners and apartment-dwellers alike. Don't Throw It, Grow It! will appeal both to committed recyclers and to anyone who wants to find magic in the mundane — from parents and teachers looking to instill a sense of wonder in children, to the houseplant enthusiast seeking to create a one-of-a-kind Eden right in her kitchen.
Notes: Original edition published by Random House as The Don't Throw It Grow It Book of Houseplants (1977).
Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Preface
title: Preface
pagenum: v; label: Chapter 1
title: Nitty-Gritty Growing Techniques
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: Plants from Common Vegetables
pagenum: 19; label: Chapter 3
title: Plants from Fruits and Nuts
pagenum: 43; label: Chapter 4
title: Plants from Herbs and Spices
pagenum: 77; label: Chapter 5
title: Plants from Latin America
pagenum: 95; label: Chapter 6
title: Plants from Asia
pagenum: 121