Growing ornamental vegetables is something everyone can do.

Author: Xia Chun et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Ornamental vegetables are colorful, flavorful, and combine ornamental and practical qualities, making them a unique type of vegetable that can be used as both food and medicine. They represent a new category of vegetables following dwarf vegetables and container-grown vegetables, serving as a highlight in vegetable production in the new century. They are an important component of leisure agriculture and ecological tourism agriculture. Their emergence has immediately gained favor among people in both urban and rural areas, offering significant economic, social, and ecological benefits. This book is divided into six chapters, introducing the basic knowledge, essential facilities, and seedling cultivation of ornamental vegetables. It covers new varieties, technologies, showcases, interesting anecdotes, and culinary methods for colorful vegetables, ornamental gourds and eggplants, and ornamental flower vegetables. The text is clear and engaging, complemented by illustrations, making it a valuable reference for artists and technology workers in both urban and rural areas.