The Heirloom Gardener

by Carolyn Jabs

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Collecting and growing old and rare varieties of vegetables and fruits--all about heirloom plants and how gardeners can help save this living legacy.

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Genres: Home & Garden, Nonfiction, Sports and Leisure, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 635 — Applied Science & Technology Agriculture Garden crops (Horticulture)
LCC: SB324.73 .J33 — Agriculture Horticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breeding Plant culture

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