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Melons for the Passionate Grower
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by:
Goldman, Amy
Schrager, Victor (Photographer)
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Publisher:
Artisan
Published: May 25, 2002
ISBN: 1579652131
Format:Hardcover
Pages:176
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Book Description
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Your local market probably carries only honeydew, cantaloupe, and watermelon, but it's the heirloom melons of the world that contain both remarkable succulence and the critical germ plasm that may ward off future plant diseases. Amy
Goldman's tribute to the magnificent family of melons, Melons for the Passionate Grower is both a celebration of the rich gifts of these fruits and a cautionary tale of how many of these treats nearly went extinct.
Before you get too caught up in
the gorgeous photos and fascinating histories of these gems, note the seed company list at the end of the book--you can try to grow all the plants you read about. The introductory section includes detailed instructions on hand pollination, ripening, and
a few recipes like watermelon salad with onion, pepper, oil, and vinegar in addition to the sweet melon.
The pages that fall in the middle are mini temples devoted to individual melons. Often romantic histories are included next to the glossy
photos--who can resist tales of the Hungarian noble who wrapped her beloved sweet melons in her furs? With varieties like the slender, crunchy Snake and the astonishingly sweet Bidwell Casaba, learning about these glorious fruits will keep you fascinated
for the rest of your gardening days. --Jill Lightner
Product Description:
This year's heirloom tomato is a melon!
Acclaimed gardener Amy Goldman, known to viewers of Martha Stewart and PBS, is a dedicated seed saver working to
preserve fast-disappearing varieties of heirloom melons. Her book, Melons for the Passionate Grower, is a celebration of the speckled, bumpy, oh-so-sweet world of the melon--from Minnesota Midget and Georgia Rattlesnake to Ali Baba and Sweet
Siberian.
Here she profiles more than one hundred varieties, each showcased in a full-color photographic still life recalling eighteenth- and nineteenth-century botanical paintings and engravings. Goldman also offers expert advice on cultivating
and selecting your own melons, as well as the rudiments of seed saving.
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