Growing Chinese Vegetables in Your Own Backyard: A Complete Planting Guide for 40 Vegetables and Herbs, from Bok Choy and Chinese Parsley to Mung Beans and Water Chestnuts

by Geri Harrington

Overview

Mung beans, pak choy, and ginger take center stage in this delightful introduction to growing Chinese vegetables. Perfect for gardeners looking for new challenges and cooks eager for fresh flavors, this comprehensive guide provides complete growing instructions and exciting culinary options for 40 Chinese vegetables and herbs including luffa, soy beans, water chestnuts, and more. Geri Harrington even includes directions for creating your own Chinese water garden! Discover the joys of the Chinese garden and enjoy homegrown exotic tastes on your dinner table.   

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603426503
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	03/18/2009
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Geri Harrington is the author of 12 books, including Growing Chinese Vegetables in Your Own Backyard, The College Cookbook, and The Salad Book. She has also written many articles for Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, and Woman’s Day magazines.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
A Photo Guide to the Chinese Vegetables
A Taste of China

Part One: The Chinese Vegetables
1. The Chinese Greens
Vegetable Amaranth * Mustard Greens * Mizuna * Garland Chrysanthemum

2. The Chinese Cucurbits
Winter Melon * Fuzzy Gourd * Sweet Melon * Pickling Melon * Asian Cucumber * Chinese Pumpkin * Luffa * Bitter Melon

3. The Chinese Beans
Soybean * Fava Bean * Adzuki Bean * Mung Bean * Yard-Long Bean

4. The Chinese Cabbages
Flowering Kale * Chinese Broccoli * Pak Choy * Chinese Cabbage

5. A Chinese Vegetable Potpourri
Burdock * Daylily * Snow Pea * Asparagus Pea * Chinese Radish * Chinese Eggplant

6. The Chinese Herb Garden
Bunching Onion * Garlic * Garlic Chives * Hot Pepper * Cilantro * Mitsuba * Watercress * Sesame * Ginger

7. The Chinese Water Garden
What You Need to Get Started * Violet-Stemmed Taro * Water Chestnut * Chinese Lotus * Arrowhead

Part Two: Growing Chinese Vegetables
8. Chinese Container Gardens
Why Garden in Containers? * Choosing a Site * Choosing Your Containers * Getting the Light Right * Soil for Containers * Fertilizer for Containers * Watering Containers * Container Vegetables, Plant by Plant

9. Where It All Begins: The Soil
Organic Matter * Soil Tests * Just What Is Fertilizer? * How to Fertilize * Pests and Diseases * Starting Seeds Indoors

Appendix
Botanical, English, and Chinese Names * USDA Hardiness Zone Map * Planting Guide for Vegetables Started from Seed * Metric Conversion Chart * Sources for Chinese Vegetables