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Books : Home & Garden : Gardening : Plants : Herbs
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Follows 'Gardeners' World' presenter Alys Fowler as she takes up the challenge to prepare at least one meal a day using only home-grown produce.
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Want to know all about garlic, this bite-sized book explains some history of garlic, what garlic is good for, how to grow garlic at home, and my 10 favorite easy to cook garlic recipes.
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Helps you learn how to grow vegetables from seed, maintain mature plants, keep the pests at bay and produce a sustainable crop in your vegetable garden. This work includes advice on feeding, watering and combating pests, weeds and diseases. It offers practical tips on preparing and improving soil.
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Features over 350 varieties of herb to grow and over 200 recipes. This book features the various aspects of an individual herb - history and folklore, species to grow and cosmetic, medicinal and culinary uses. It also contains chapters on propagation, harvesting and making herb oils.
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Because stevia has become so popular, there are a lot of questions concerning stevia.
Stevia is 100% natural therefore it has no additives.
In this book I try to give an answer to all those questions asked when it comes to stevia.
Questions like:
"Can I use stevia to loose weight?
"What are the benefits of stevia?"
"What are the side effects?"
"Can diabetics use stevia?"
"How can I grow stevia plants?"
"How do I use stevia?"
"Where can I buy stevia?"
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Tells things you need to know about planting, growing and harvesting your own herbs and how to use them in your home. This book lets you discover that they have a wide range of uses, not only in cooking but also as natural ingredients in home remedies, cosmetics, aromatherapy, household cleaners, insect repellents and crafts.
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A guide to growing and cooking with herbs. From Basil to Vervain, it features more than 130 culinary herbs that teach you what you need to know on nurturing, harvesting and cooking with herbs. It also contains notes on herb flavors, the best growing conditions, storage and how to use them in the kitchen.
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Cooking has never been this easy! Thanks to these 10 must have herbs, you will now be able to prepare dishes at a whim without having to worry too much about its taste.
So even if you are not yet a good cook in your own right, you can very well do wonders in the kitchen with the help of the herbs you will be using.
Make sure to use each one for a different dish to help give your meals a more distinct and more exciting flavor to them.
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Grow Your Own Sweet Herb!
Stevia rebaudiana is a natural, low-glycemic, low-calorie alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.
Growing and Using Stevia is your complete stevia guide from garden to table, with chapters about propagating, growing, and harvesting stevia,indoors and out. Enjoy your harvest with 35 delicious recipes developed in the Lucke and Goettemoeller kitchens!
Learn how to:
Start stevia from seeds, cuttings, or transplants.
Grow stevia in your garden or in containers.
Harvest leaves and make your own green powder or liquid stevia extract.
Use homegrown stevia in pies, frozen desserts, herb tea, smoothies, and more!
“...one of our favorites. It’s simple and all in one. You get the facts, recipes, and how to grow it. The price is economical and we are happy to offer it along with live plants and other stevia products.”
--Marshall and Judy Ayer; Ayer Natural Market & Greenhouse; Bluford, IL
"I ordered 40 stevia seeds and your book 'Growing and Using Stevia' a few months ago. I am very happy with your seeds, because 32 of 40 seeds germinated which is about 80%. I couldn't wait to take a leaf even though the plants are small. Oh, so sweet!"
--Tomas Karlsson; Delray Beach, Florida
Jeffrey Goettemoeller and Karen Lucke are siblings who grew up gardening and enjoying wholesome home cooking. Karen is now a nutritionist and reflexologist. Jeffrey is the author of Stevia Sweet Recipes: Sugarfree—Naturally!, with over 300,000 copies in print. He also majored in horticulture at Northwest Missouri State University and completed a published
research study on the production of Stevia rebaudiana seeds.
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. About the Stevia Plant
Plant Description
Day Length
Stevia in the Wild
2. Outdoor Soil and Culture
Garden Soil
Fertilization
Transplanting
Timing for Transplanting
Plant Care
3. Houseplants
Overwintering Outdoor Plants
Watering Houseplants
Potting up Houseplants
Fertilizing Houseplants
Lighting for Houseplants
4. Propagation by Cuttings
Making Cuttings
Caring for Cuttings
Outdoor Propagation from Cuttings
5. Propagation from Seed
Shopping List for Seed Starting
Directions for Seed Starting
6. Harvest and Storage
7. Processing Stevia Leaves
Stevia Leaf Water Extract
Green Stevia Powder
8. Stevia in the Kitchen
9. Recipes
Simple Stevia Tea
Hot Tea, Green
Blueberry Grape Syrup
Puffy Oven Pancakes
Spiced Oat, Nut, and Fruit Granola
Gluten-Free Granola
Breakfast Oatmeal
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
Breakfast Sausage
Vanilla Nut ‘Ice Cream’
Orange Stevia Soda
Chocolate Milk Shake
Peach Smoothie
Strawberry Soup
Strawberry Smoothie
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lime Pie
Rhubarb Strawberry Pie
Blueberry Pie
Carob Silk Pie
Coconut Whipped Cream
Lemon Chiffon Topping
Baked Custard
Pumpkin Custard
Grape Kiwi Salad
Pineapple Berry Gelatin
Sweet ‘n Spicy Meatballs
Savory Spaghetti Sauce
Special Garlic Toast
Herb Dumplings for Stew
Salt-Free Herbal Seasoning
Creamy Herb Salad Dressing
Sunfl ower Oat Rolls
Pumpkin Muffins
Rice Tomato Soup
Appendix: Stevia Sources and Resources
Glossary
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Suitable for keen organic gardeners and herb enthusiasts, this title features photographs that covers various aspects of herb gardening, including propagation and harvesting, as well as medicinal, culinary, and household uses. It also offers advice on cultivation and recipes for innovative uses of herbs around the kitchen, as well as for beauty.
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