{"product_id":"perennial-vegetables-isbn-9781931498401","title":"Perennial Vegetables","description":"\u003cb\u003eForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award: Home \u0026amp; Garden\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Horticultural Society Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated gardening handbook offers sound vegetable gardening advice for growing over 100 low maintenance species throughout the season and delicious recipes to cook with your harvest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine growing vegetables that require just about the same amount of care as the flowers in your perennial beds and borders—no annual tilling and potting and planting. They thrive and produce abundant and nutritious crops throughout the season. It sounds too good to be true, but in this expert vegetable gardening book, author and plant specialist Eric Toensmeier (\u003ci\u003eEdible Forest Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e) introduces gardeners to a world of little-known and wholly underappreciated plants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking gardening guide includes advice on:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eThe Usual Suspects:\u003c\/b\u003e Tips for common vegetables like asparagus, rhubarb, and artichoke\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003e“Minor” Crops:\u003c\/b\u003e Resources for growing less common edibles like ground cherry and ramps\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAntioxidant Rich Berries:\u003c\/b\u003e Advice for cultivating much sought after superfoods like the wolfberry, or goji berry \u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eFull Season Support:\u003c\/b\u003e How to raise, tend, harvest, and cook with plants that yield great crops in each climate type\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfiling more than 100 species, illustrated with dozens of color photographs and illustrations, and filled with valuable growing tips, recipes, and resources, \u003ci\u003ePerennial Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking and ground-healing book that will open the eyes of gardeners everywhere to the exciting world of edible perennials.\"Part of the allure of perennial gardening is the fact that a gardener can plant something once and enjoy it for several years, a benefit that has rarely been extended to vegetable gardeners. Save for such stalwarts as asparagus and rhubarb, most edible crops can be used only annually. Thanks to Toensmeier, gardeners need no longer be frustrated by such limitations. From air potatoes to water celery, Turkish rocket to Malabar gourd, there are more than 100 new species of edible plants. After addressing such cultural basics as site selection and preparation, Toensmeier explains why each plant is an excellent perennial vegetable crop. Now that such items are making their way onto trendy restaurant menus and health-store shelves, Toensmeier's groundbreaking guide is destined to become the bible for this new class of edible gardening.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is itself a perennial polyculture of multipurpose plants. Toensmeier's adventurous yet sober palate blends with his observant eye and plant-geek mind to yield a varied harvest that should produce for years to come. He is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide for explorations of this largely unmapped territory. Let's hope gardeners everywhere follow his lead and join the fun!\"—\u003cb\u003eDave Jacke, coauthor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdible Forest Gardens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That there are more perennial vegetables than asparagus is no surprise, but that there are more than 100 species we North American gardeners can choose from is news. Toensmeier's \u003ci\u003ePerennial Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e, the first comprehensive guide to growing them, will have all of us reexamining our plans for next year's vegetable plot.\"—\u003cb\u003eKaran Davis Cutler, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurpee—The Complete Flower Garden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Eric Toensmeier has comprehensively filled a huge gap in the sustainable landscape. \u003ci\u003ePerennial Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e lets you put away your tiller, and covers everything you need to grow, harvest, and eat vegetables and greens that will keep coming back year after year.\"—\u003cb\u003eToby Hemenway, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaia's Garden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Toensmeier's knowledge of edible plants is impressive and inspiring. His excitement for a sustainable landscape helps us focus away from buying food to harvesting it naturally. \u003ci\u003ePerennial Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e offers an excellent range of edible plants for long-term cultivation and enjoyment.\"—\u003cb\u003eEllen Ecker Ogden,co-founder of The Cook's Garden seed catalog, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Cook's Garden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Growing perennial vegetables is a true pleasure. This fine book gives the knowledge to successfully add variety to both the garden and the table while also enhancing the home environment.\"—\u003cb\u003eMiranda Smith, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Plant Propagator's Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Home Gardening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Toensmeier\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eParadise Lot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePerennial Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e, and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eEdible Forest Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e. Eric is an appointed lecturer at Yale University, a Senior Fellow with Project Drawdown, and an international trainer. He presents in English and Spanish throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean. Eric has studied useful perennial plants and their roles in agroforestry systems for over two decades, and cultivates about 300 species in his urban garden. His writing can be viewed online at perennialsolutions.org.","brand":"Chelsea Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233470263525,"sku":"NP9781931498401","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781931498401.jpg?v=1767734653","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/perennial-vegetables-isbn-9781931498401","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}