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The world of houseplants just got tastier with this colorful guide to growing edible plants indoors! Houseplant enthusiasts will be delighted to discover the range of tropical plants that can be grown in containers indoors, in any location. Laurelynn and Byron Martin, owners of Logee's Plants for Home & Garden, are nationally renowned for their expertise in growing fruit-bearing and tropical plants indoors. Their colorful guide features photos and complete care guidelines for 46 food-bearing plants, includes lemons, limes, grapefruit, cherries, olives, passion fruit, papaya, and much more. Fresh, fragrant, and flavorful,
Edible Houseplants expands the fun and pleasure of growing indoor plants.
List of contents
Introduction: Enjoying an Indoor Edible Oasis
Part 1: Citrus Fruits Australian Finger Lime
Calamondin Orange
Citron
Citrumelo
Grapefruit
Kumquat
Lemon
Lime
Myrtle-Leaf Orange
Orange
Sunquat
Sweet Lemon
Tahitian Orange
Tangerine
Temple Orange
Part 2: The Rest of the Tropical Fruit Basket Acerola
Australian Beach Cherry
Avocado
Banana
Dragon Fruit
Dwarf Pomegranate
Fig
Guava
June Plum
Miracle Berry
Naranjilla
Noni
Olive
Orangeberry
Papaya
Passion Fruit
Peanut Butter Fruit
Pineapple
Pineapple Guava
Rose Apple
Sapodilla
Star Fruit
Tree Tomato
Part 3: Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate Chocolate
Coffee
Tea
Yerba Maté
Part 4: Sugar and Spices Black Pepper
Cinnamon
Sugarcane
Vanilla
Part 5: Plant Care Getting Started from the Bottom Up
Maintaining Your Plants
Propagation
Pests and Diseases
Troubleshooting Guide
Glossary
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
Laurelynn G. Martin is vice-president and co-owner of Logee’s Plants for Home & Garden, a retail and online business based in Danielson, CT that specializes in fruiting, rare, and tropical plants, as well as hardy garden plants, easy-to-grow houseplants, begonias, and many more rare and unusual plants, with customers across the United States.
Byron E. Martin is president and co-owner of Logee’s Plants for Home & Garden, a business that has been in his family since 1892, offering fruiting, rare, and tropical plants. He is also an avid beekeeper who grows pollinator plants to help sustain the local bee population.
Summary
The world of houseplants just got tastier with this colourful guide to growing edible plants indoors!
Foreword
The world of houseplants just got tastier with this colourful guide to growing edible plants indoors!
