Melons : for the passionate grower /

Melons : for the passionate grower /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goldman, Amy.
Imprint:	New York : Artisan, ©2002.
Description:	176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Melons -- Heirloom varieties. Melons -- Pictorial works. Melons. Pictorial works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11727843

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Other authors / contributors:	Schrager, Victor.
ISBN:	1579652131 9781579652135
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and index.
Summary:	In the same way that passionate gardeners rescued heirloom tomatoes and roses from oblivion and brought back old varieties full of character, flavor, and fragrance, so Amy Goldman has made it her life's work to bring back the amazing heirloom melon. Melons long and swiggly, mottled or striped; melons in every conceivable hue; melons that taste like cucumbers or pineapples, melons sweeter than any you've ever tasted. And you can grow them, too. Here are a hundred melons, each photographed exquisitely by Victor Schrager, and each with a story. Also included are directions on how to grow, propagate, and harvest them, sources for seeds, and how to become, like Amy Goldman, a seed saver and do something important toward preserving our agricultural heritage.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and index.
ISBN:	1579652131 9781579652135