The cook's herb garden

With a catalog of 150 different culinary herbs and their varieties, more than 30 recipes, step-by-step photographs on how to plant, nurture, harvest, and store herbs, and flavor charts that list the best herbs to partner with popular ingredients, "The Cook's Herb Garden" is an ideal r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cox, Jeff , 1940- (Author), Moine, Marie-Pierre (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley , c2010
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Planted pots and baskets
  • 2. The herb catalogue
  • 3. Climate
  • 4. Planning
  • 5. Soil
  • 6. Growing from seed
  • 7. Growing young plants
  • 8. Propagating
  • 9. Feeding and watering
  • 10. Weed control
  • 11. Improving your harvest
  • 12. Pests
  • 13. Diseases
  • 14. Reaping the harvest
  • 15. Short-term storage
  • 16. Freezing
  • 17. Drying
  • 18. Preparation
  • 19. Flavourings
  • 20. The recipes
  • 21. Herbal teas
  • 22. Partner charts