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Posted by macks (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 14:10

Hi,
I remember a few years back I read a book about a guy who grew tropical plants in his new york city apartment. It was a small book and went out of print in the 80s I believe.
Some of the other details I remember are that it had a blue cover and one of the peculiar points of the book was that he sprouted a coconut in his bathtub.
Does anybody know what book I'm talking about?

I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong place.

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  • Posted by steiconi 12b-Big Island, Hawa (My Page) on
    Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 14:13

Sounds like 'The After Dinner Gardening Book'

The author couldn't resist sprouting all kinds of seeds that he found while cooking.

I grew a papaya and a mango tree using his directions.

here's a link to the book available on amazon

Here is a link that might be useful: book on Amazon

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If that suggestion is not what you were looking for, and the book was mostly about food plants, you may want to ask on the veggie forum also although this is a fine place for your question.

Was there an experiment you wanted to try but only vaguely remember? Maybe we could just jump to that.

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