Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook, 2nd Edition by Claudia Myers

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ISBN: 9781879906389 Format: Paperback Edition: Second edition Pages: 184 Year: 2012 Publisher: UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Description: Handy for commercial producers as well as backyard gardeners, this classic guide for growers and sellers of niche market produce provides detailed information about growing specialty crops that are growing in popularity among consumers. Includes 63 crop sheets-from arugula to radicchio, basil to thyme, prickly pear to tomatillos, variety and heirloom tomatoes. Includes market information, resources, and a glossary of Asian vegetable names. Editorial Reviews Review This handbook will encourage farmers to make intelligent decisions about crops that can be grown profitably. --Frieda Caplan of Frieda's Finest Produce Excerpt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Leeks. Related to onions, chives, and garlic, the leek develops a broad succulent stem rather than a large bulb like an onion. The mature stem is about 1 inch thick and 6 to 8 inches long from roots to the top of the neck; above the neck is a fanlike sheaf of flat, blue-green or yellow-green leaves that may grow another foot of two in length. Types vary in the length and thick ness of the leaf shanks (pseudo-stem). Baby leek is a popular specialty item and command a higher price per pound than larger leeks (i.e., greater than 1 inch in diameter), but most leeks are sold at full size. Packing with top ice is highly desirable if you want to maintain the best quali

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