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Zusatztext "A must-have resource for anyone interested in growing edible tropical plants. This is straightforward! easy-to-use book provides all the information needed for the home gardener to be successful growing a tantalizing array of tasty exotics." Informationen zum Autor 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. 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. Klappentext Fresh * Fragrant * Flavorful Houseplants You Can Taste Imagine sweet lemons in your sunroom and bananas in your breakfast nook. You don't have to live in the tropics to grow and enjoy exotic edibles; properly chosen tropical plants will thrive in containers set in sunny indoor locations, no matter what the temperature is outdoors. Laurelynn Martin and Byron Martin share decades of experience and family secrets in this practical guide to selecting, caring for, and pruning 47 tropical plants that bring beautiful foliage, lovely fragrances, and most -- appealing of all -- luscious fruits to every climate. Zusammenfassung Enjoy fresh java brewed from your own coffee beans or juice from the orange tree growing in a sunny corner of your living room. Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants — in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home. With plenty of gorgeous foliage, entrancing fragrances, and luscious fruits, local food has never been more exotic. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Mate 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 ...
