Growing Herbs in Containers: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-179 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin) - Softcover

Gilbertie, Sal; Oster, Maggie

 
9781580170147: Growing Herbs in Containers: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-179 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1580170145 ISBN 13: 9781580170147
Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Practical guidance for growing herbs in containers. 

In this 32-page booklet, discover how easy it can be to grow herbs in almost any space. Begin with the soil and learn how to prepare it for your planting. Then, compare the advantages of the different types of containers before learning the best practices for potting and maintaining your plants. Other topics covered include overwintering, growing indoors, and methods of preservation.  

A comprehensive list of herbs and edible flowers is also provided and includes detailed information on what each one needs to grow and whether it can be done indoors. The list includes: 

  • Anise
  • Basil
  • Chives
  • Garden Cress
  • Dill
  • Fennel
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Horseradish
  • Lemon
  • Plus, many more! 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

A leading expert in herbs, Sal Gilbertie is the president of Gilbertie's Herb Gardens, Inc., of Westport (where he holds year-round decorating workshops) and Easton, Connecticut, where he resides. An herb supplier to garden centers across the country, his business is a family affair--his wife, Marie, and his four children are involved in the operation as well. Sal's books include: Herbs for the Holidays, Home Gardening at Its Best, Herb Gardening at Its Best and Kitchen Herbs, which received an International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) award. Sal has appeared on many television and radio shows, including Martha Stewart Living, Home Matters on the Discovery Channel, and the Home Show on the Lifetime Channel.

Author Maggie Oster has been cooking since she was five years old. A trained horticulturist, freelance writer and photographer, Maggie has also written other Storey book titles including Herbal Vinegar and Herb Mixtures & Spicy Blends. In addition, she has written the books The Potato Garden, Flowering Herbs, Gifts and Crafts from the Garden and Recipes from an American Herb Garden. She attended graduate school at Cornell University, and was former editor of an indoor and container-gardening magazine based in Seattle, Washington. Maggie has also contributed to Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook, has written monthly columns for The Weekend Gardener Journal and Louisville Today magazines, and won an award for an article and photographs on cooking with edible flowers in The Newark Star-Ledger. She lives in Kentucky.

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Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our commitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life has never wavered. We now have more than 200 titles in this series of 32-page publications, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins contain practical, hands-on instructions designed to help you master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. From traditional skills to the newest techniques, Storey's Bulletins provide a foundation of earth-friendly information for the way you want to live today.

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Verlag
Storey Publishing, LLC
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1580170145
ISBN 13 
9781580170147
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
32
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