Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere

161 Pages·2010·22.625 MB·English

by  Byron E. Martin, Laurelynn G. Martin

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Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Martin, Byron, 1953–
Growing tasty tropical plants in any home, anywhere / Byron E. Martin and Laurelynn G. Martin.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-60342-577-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Food crops. 2. Tropical plants. 3. Plants, Edible. I. Martin, Laurelynn G., 1961– II. Title.
SB175.M37 2010
635—dc22
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Interior photography courtesy of the authors: 19, 21 right, 23, 25 top right and bottom, 27, 29, 31 top right and bottom, 35 right, 37 right, 39 top right and bottom left,
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Additional interior photography by © Alan Crostwaite/World of Stock: 39 top left; © Food Collection/StockFood: 103 right; © Goss Images/Alamy: 31 left; © Martin
Hughes-Jones/GAP Photos: 65 top left; © David Karp and Toni Siebert, Citrus variety collection, University of California at Riverside: 35 left, 37 left, 39 bottom right,
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tom right; Wikimedia Commons: 21 left, 65 bottom right, 77
For all gardeners everywhere:
May the process of gardening be the reward,
and the bearing of fruit, the acknowledgment.
In memory of Big Bob, Robert H. Glass,
a Florida plant-collecting companion,
but more importantly a father.
1934–2009
Introduction: Enjoying an Indoor Edible Oasis 10
Contents
Part 1: Citrus Fruits
Australian Finger Lime 18 Myrtle-Leaf Orange 36
Calamondin Orange 20 Orange 38
Citron 22 Sunquat 40
Citrumelo 24 Sweet Lemon 42
Grapefruit 26 Tahitian Orange 44
Kumquat 28 Tangerine 46
Lemon 30 Temple Orange 48
Lime 34
Part 2: The Rest of the Tropical Fruit Basket
Acerola 52 Olive 80
Australian Beach Cherry 54 Orangeberry 82
Avocado 56 Papaya 84
Banana 58 Passion Fruit 86
Dragon Fruit 62 Peanut Butter Fruit 90
Dwarf Pomegranate 64 Pineapple 92
Fig 66 Pineapple Guava 94
Guava 70 Rose Apple 96
June Plum 72 Sapodilla 98
Miracle Berry 74 Star Fruit 100
Naranjilla 76 Tree Tomato 102
Noni 78
Part 3: Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate
Chocolate 106 Tea 110
Coffee 108 Yerba Maté 112
Part 4: Sugar and Spices
Black Pepper 116 Sugarcane 120
Cinnamon 118 Vanilla 122
Part 5: Plant Care
Getting Started from the Bottom Up 126 Pests and Diseases 143
Maintaining Your Plants 130 Troubleshooting Guide 150
Propagation 140
Glossary 153 Resources 155 Acknowledgments 156
Index 157
Australian Finger Lime Calamondin Orange Citron Citrumelo Grapefruit
18 20 22 24 26
Kumquat Lemon Lime Myrtle-Leaf Orange Orange
28 30 34 36 38
Sunquat Sweet Lemon Tahitian Orange Tangerine Temple Orange
40 42 44 46 48
Acerola Australian Beach Cherry Avocado Banana Dragon Fruit
52 54 56 58 62
Dwarf Pomegranate Fig Guava June Plum Miracle Berry Naranjilla
64 66 70 72 74 76
Noni Olive Orangeberry Papaya Passion Fruit
78 80 82 84 86
Peanut Butter Fruit Pineapple Pineapple Guava Rose Apple Sapodilla
90 92 94 96 98
Star Fruit Tree Tomato Chocolate Coffee Tea
100 102 106 108 110
Yerba Maté Black Pepper Cinnamon Sugarcane Vanilla
112 116 118 120 122