TY - BOOK AU - Iannotti,Marie TI - The beginner's guide to growing heirloom vegetables: the 100 easiest-to-grow, tastiest vegetables for your garden SN - 9781604691887 AV - SB321 .I36 2011 U1 - 635 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Portland PB - Timber Press KW - Vegetable gardening KW - Vegetables KW - Heirloom varieties N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-243) and index; Heirloom vegetables and why we prize them -- 100 favorite heirloom vegetables. Marie's top picks ; Artichokes and Jerusalem artichokes ; Asparagus ; Beets ; Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and kohlrabi ; Carrots, celeriac, and fennel ; Cooking greens ; Corn ; Cucumbers ; Eggplants ; Legumes ; Melons ; Okra ; Onion family ; Parsnips, rutabagas, salsify, and turnips ; Peppers ; Potatoes and sweet potatoes ; Radishes ; Rhubarb and sorrel ; Salad greens ; Summer squash and zucchini ; Tomatoes, tomatillos, and ground cherries ; Winter squash -- Creating your own heirlooms. ; Seed-saving basics ; Vegetable seed-saving guide N2 - Presents information on growing one hundred heirloom vegetables, providing advice on germination, exposure, spacing, soil, and harvesting for each variety ER -