Das Lexikon der alten Gemüsesorten

With over 800 vegetable varieties and 60 types of vegetables, this lexicon is a standard work that sets new benchmarks. It takes you on a journey of discovery into the world of crop diversity and introduces, for example, Safi potatoes, Oxheart tomatoes, Maikönig (butterhead lettuce), German giant grapes (cherry tomatoes), the tomato Rheinland's Glory, or the Znaimer cucumber. These vegetable varieties were once widespread in Central Europe and have now fallen into oblivion. Many of these vegetables, such as strawberry spinach, chervil root, asparagus bean, sugar root, and oat root, are worth rediscovering for the garden and the kitchen. Background stories reveal where these vegetable varieties come from, how old they are, where they were cultivated, and who developed and maintained them; there are also portraits of people who work with these rarities today. A source is provided for each vegetable variety. The varieties presented are suitable for any home garden, for cultivation on balconies, and in pots. An indispensable reference work for all hobby gardeners and dedicated vegetable cooks.