Synopsis
Grow Something Different to Eat is a seed-to-plate guide to growing and enjoying more than 50 incredible edibles guaranteed to spice up your harvest and thrill your taste buds: Hearty greens and succulent roots such as Salsola and Yacón, Flavorful herbs and spices such as Sweetleaf and Japanese Ginger, Delectable fruits such as Honeyberry and Finger Limes, You can grow these unique edibles from readily available seeds, tubers, or plants, using advice on helping them thrive in a variety of places-no greenhouse required! Book jacket., Discover more than 50 out-of-the-ordinary edibles, from cucamelons to strawberry popcorn, in this seed-to-plate guide that inspires you to cultivate amazing new fruit and vegetable crops. Whether you're a beginner and determined to make the most of limited space with a truly unique and heirloom harvest, or a seasoned grower looking to spice up your cooking with gourmet flavors, the step-by-step instructions give you the confidence to grow some unusually tasty crops. Choose from fruiting vegetables such as orange eggplants and hyacinth beans, salad greens such as fiddlehead ferns and sushi hostas, grains such as quinoa and chia, and luscious fruits such as honeyberries and white strawberries. All plants can be started indoors and transplanted, grown outdoors in the garden, or kept as houseplants. With versatile gardening advice for growing in a variety of spaces and situations, plus cooking suggestions and preserving options, a weird and wonderful harvest is guaranteed.
