Tomatoes are a favourite vegetable for most farmers. They don't require much space, produce a high value for the small amount of space and are a consumer favourite. They do however present a number of challenges for even the most experienced open-field grower. These range from wildly fluctuating...
01 មករា 2003 319 pp : ill. Gift of Wanda Krolikowski March, 2023 The Gardeners Handbooks series is paced with inspirational ideas, pratical advice and beautiful photographs. Fruits & Vegetables is a concise guide to growing a garden full of luscious edible plants. Topics covered include: Assessing your...
Edible Portion:Fruit, Leaves Condiment, Spice, Vegetable A medium sized tree. It loses its leaves. It grows to 3-6-12 m tall and spreads 2 m across. The stem is erect and thorny. Theleaves are green and with 3 leaflets and generally sword shaped. They are aromatic. The flowers are...
Edible Portion: Fruit, Vegetable A large woody vine. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are large and heart shaped. They are 20 cm long. Male andfemale flowers occur on separate plants. The flowers are cream and scented. The fruit are brown and fuzzy. They have greenflesh and black...
Edible Portion: Fruit, Flower Shoots, Cabbage, Palm Heart, Vegetable, Seed A tall slender palm with thorny trunk and suckers at the base. It often has between 1 and 13 stems. The stems are straight andun-branched. They are 6-24 m tall, 12-26 cm in diameter, with nodes 2-9 cm long and internodes...
Edible Portion: Cabbage, Fruit, Palm Heart, Vegetable An single stemmed, evergreen palm. It grows to 30 m high and spreads 5-10 m wide. The stem is erect and smooth. It is white.It is stout and unbranched. The trunk is usually thickened near the base and in the middle before thinning towards the...
Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Seeds A pumpkin family plant. It is a climbing or trailing herb. It can climb 20 m high. It has single tendrils. It has long tuberous roots.The leaves are heart shaped, with the lobes towards the base in an angular shape. The leaves are 5-10...
Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable An annual plant. It can keep groing for some years. The leaves are dark green and glossy. The leaf stalk is not well defined as the leaf blade runs down into the stalk. Leaves are generally not very hairy. The flowers are purple or sometimes...
Edible Portion:Seeds, Nuts, Cabbage, Fruit, Palm Heart, Sap, Vegetable, Seeds - Oil An unbranched palm with a stout erect stem. The stem is rough due to the leaf bases which remain attached. It grows to 20-30m tall. The trunk is about 75 cm across. The crown consists of about 40 open leaves....
Edible Portion: Seeds, Pods, Fruit, Vegetable A deciduous tree. It grows up to 30 m high. It has a large stocky trunk. It has small buttresses. The branches are heavy. Theleaves are twice divided and feather like. They are deep green and there are 24 pairs of small leaflets and 50 larger...