Gardens From Garbage

56 Pages·1993·2.784 MB·English

by  Judith F. Handelsman

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How to grow indoor plants
from recycled kitchen scraps
Illustrated by Anne Canevari Green
The Millbrook Press • Brookfield, Connecticut
EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY
244 South Birch
Cambridge, Minnesota 55C03
Published bv The Millbrook Press
2 Old New Milford Road
Brookfield, Connecticut 0680+
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Handelsman, Judith F\, 1948-
Gardcns from garbage : how to grow plants from recycled kitchen
scraps / Judith F. Handelsman.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Provides instructions for growing houseplants from pieces
of potatoes, com, watermelons, and other kitchen scraps.
ISBN 1-56294-229-8 (lib. bdg.)
1. Vegetable gardening—Juvenile literature. 2. Indoor gardening—
Juvenile literature. 3. Vegetables—Propagation—Juvenile
literature. 4. Fruit-culture—Juvenile literature. 5. Fruit—
Propagation-—Juvenile literature. 6. Recycling (Waste, etc.)—
Juvenile literature. [1. Vegetable gardening. 2. Indoor
gardening. 3. Recycling (Waste)] I. Title. II. Green, Anne
Canevari, ill.
SB324.5.H35 1993
635'.048—dc20 92-9146 CIP AC
Copyright © 1993 bv Judith F. Handelsman
Illustrations copyright © 199? bv Anne Canevari Green
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
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t*.’ Contents
Introduction 7
Starting Tour Indoor Garden 9
General Planting Instructions g
Taking Care of Tour New Plants n
Indoor Projects Tou Can Do 12
Garlic 13 • Pineapples is • White Potatoes 16
Citrus Fruits 19 • Corn 21 • Squashes 23 • Beans 24-
Lentils 27 • Wheat Berries 28 • Sunflower Seeds 30
Tomatoes 32 • Root Vegetables 34 • Tams 36
Avocados 38 • Watermelons 41 ’ Apples 42
Glossary 44
Further Reading 46
Index 47
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