Edible Houseplants: Grow Your Own Citrus, Coffee, Vanilla, and 43 Other Tasty Tropical Plants
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Edible Houseplants: Grow Your Own Citrus, Coffee, Vanilla, and 43 Other Tasty Tropical Plants
By (Author) Byron E. Martin
By (author) Laurelynn G. Martin
Workman Publishing
Storey Publishing LLC
12th September 2023
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
635.965
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 238mm, Height 240mm, Spine 10mm
580g
Description
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 colourful 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 flavourful, Edible Houseplants expands the fun and pleasure of growing indoor plants.
Reviews
"This is an extraordinarily helpful guide for indoor plant enthusiasts of all levels. Highly recommended."--Library Journal, starred review
With illustrations and close-up photographs of plants along with a list of growing conditions, care, and potential problems for each plant, this book is perfect for beginners as well as more experienced gardeners looking to know more.--Booklist
"Because of the Martins, I now grow my own oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes, carambolas, coffee beans, calamondins, papayas, vanilla, passion fruit, figs, and guavas. I rely on them for advice about the care of these extraordinary plants."
--Martha Stewart
Author Bio
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.