Most kitchen herbs kits and guides to home herb gardening cover the popular basil, mint, and oregano varieties. But this volume by gardener Tasha Greer delves into spices like cinnamon, sesame seeds, paprika, wasabi, vanilla, ginger and turmeric rarely considered or let alone attempted by the greenest of thumbs. She even explains how to cultivate saffron, the world’s most expensive spice.
All told, Greer provides detailed instructions for growing over 30 species of spice-producing plants. Herbalist Lindsey Feldpausch contributes medical usage tips on each of the spices.