This is such a wonderful book. It's beautiful to look at, informative, and opens up a whole new dimension of gardening, and is complete with recipes and useful information such as how to use each part of the banana plant. Perfect!

For any gardener interested in fruiting plants, this book really meets a all expectations, and then some. The information, layout and photographs are excellent, and it covers a large range of fruit that can be grown indoors or in outdoor room . The information about each plants growing conditions, and attributes are well explained and there are a large range of fruit trees, some of which sound intriguing.
I really like this book, and I really recommend it to any gardener to use or maybe just dream about the fruit that can be grown as houseplants. Thanks you NetGalley and the publishers for the DRC

This book has lots of helpful information and makes me want to try my hand at a few plants. The sources listed for sourcing plants is not helpful as they don't carry what I am looking for.

I thought this book was very informative and interesting. You can tell that the authors really know their subject well! It was well-written and easy to digest, and I read the whole thing in one sitting.

There are just a few things that kept this book from being 5-star for me: 1) although the illustrations were charming, I would have rathered to see actual pictures of the plants and techniques discussed, and 2) although the text was comprehensive about how various species were developed and how they perform in an indoor environment, I would have liked to see the text expand beyond citrus plants and actually provide "recipes" for soil mixes, propagation techniques, fertilizer type and frequency, termperature range, ability to withstand low humidity, etc.

I think if you are interested in growing citrus indoors, this book is a must! For general gardening information, though, or how to develop a full palate of meals from plants you've grown in your house, this book is not going to do it for you.

I received a free advanced reviewer's copy of this book and the preceding is my honest opinion, offered without any type of compensation.

What an amazing book that is so educational in all the information that it gives. The illustrations are such a fabulous bonus. This is the best gardening book that I have ever seen and just to browse and learn about all the edible plants makes it worth looking at for non-gardeners.
Thank you so much for letting me have a copy of such a wonderful book.

I love having plants around and love fresh fruits, veggies and herbs so a book about edible houseplants caught my eye. This book covers a pretty wide variety of plants from citrus and fig trees grown in pots to herbs and even coffee and tea plants. Tips on which plants are good for beginners are included along with recipes for using your harvest.

Thanks to Storey Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book gave me the confidence that I can grow my own citrus tree and I can't wait to get one. It's full of information on how you can grow different kind of edible houseplants so I think anyone can do it.

This book is an excellent guide to growing, maintaining, harvesting and propagating indoor plants. I learned quite a lot about the specific needs of certain plants, many that I had never considered as houseplants. Great book!

This is a rather interesting book on houseplants. The focus is on plants that bear fruit. The information is presented in a concise way for each plant. This is good if you are interested in trying your hand at growing citrus and such at home. It is inspiring to try.

As an enthusiastic gardener with over 80 houseplants and two outdoor gardens, I must say this book is truly amazing! It provides detailed insights on a variety of plants that I never would have considered growing. Being in hardiness zone 8A, I have always been hesitant to try growing more tropical plants, but this book has given me the confidence to give it a go.

The illustrations in the book are beautiful and are my favorite part. The plant-specific chapters provide fairly detailed information; however, they may not be detailed enough for beginners. The plant care section at the end is great and makes everything very beginner-friendly, but it would be helpful if this section was at the beginning of the book to avoid newbies being intimidated at first.

I am excited to try my hand at growing these plants! It's still early in the spring, and I'm optimistic that I can get a lot of growth going outside this summer before moving them inside or hopefully establishing them outside!

Thank you Netgalley, Storey Publishing, and the Martins for this book. I will be buying a hardcopy as soon as it’s available!

Edible Houseplants is really informative. I honestly had no idea so many edible plants can be grown at home and I was fascinated at the information on how to grow and harvest the plants. Although the information for each plant is very brief just knowing its possible allows for further research if I decide to try growing some of my favorites. It’s a very interesting read.

Very informative book on edible plants! Stating what types of plants are available like a gardener's digest for plants that you could eat. A little redundant however very well put together and had great information and beautiful pictures/illustrations. I wish it also included recipes.

Such a neat book and resource. I learned a lot I didn’t know before and this has me excited about my houseplant journey. I used to think I would have to wait until I had an outdoor space to grow edible food, but not anymore.

Wow a book which gives us city flat dweller's an option to grow plants which not only look good indoors but taste good too. Why only have attractive plants to look at in your living room, now you can taste them as well. Great info in the book, easy to understand too.

This was a very useful book on edible plants that we can grow in our homes. It helped me rescue my dwindling coffee plant and inspired me to try and grow more exotic fruits by myself. I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in growing these plants.

A wonderful beginner friendly guide to growing edible plants indoors in any climate. It’s worth noting that I wasn’t aware that it would strictly be tropical varieties of smaller trees and bushes, so if you’re looking for information on how to grow herbs and greens, this isn’t the guide for that. All in all, a helpful read with gorgeous photo inlays.

Edible Houseplants by Laurellynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin is beautifully done. It is highly comprehensive and formative in a great species-by-species format. They show that plants can be grown indoors and provide food mostly written about are fruit trees but as an educator of growing food one would have to have a high brightness situation for the plants talked to grow indoors to thrive. Yes, there are a lot of buildings that have a bright light situation for citrus and exotics to live indoors and provide the correct temperature requirements but I wonder how many. Also, the majority of them are exotics that are difficult to find, such as dragonfruit and banana.

The book covers pests and diseases and how to cure which is fantastic and also a list of requirements.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher Storey Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This was a very informative book. I highly enjoyed learning about all of the fruit bearing plants, now I need to add to my collection. This was so good and helpful.
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If you are looking to grow edible tropical fruits and how to grow them in planters/in your garden, this is the book! It is quite detailed and educational, and as a beginner gardener I felt like I've learnt a lot from this book. I love that it comes with a plant care guide which included pests and diseases, and even pros/cons of types of pots! The drawings and photos are big bonus points as words can only describe so much when it comes to a plant.

The only thing that took me by surprise is that I'd assumed "Edible Houseplants" meant herb or leafy greens (I literally only read the title, saw the cover, and as a newbie gardener I am eager to read anything about growing edible plants) and was surprised to find a very detailed information on lots of different kinds of citrus and tropical fruits, some of which I am not even sure if I can find seeds for in Australia but still enjoyed learning about.

All in all - Would recommend for any beginners looking to grow tropical fruits in the house! A star off because I wish the book had even more fruits LOL!

Thank you to netgalley for the ARC!

Beautiful illustrations, fantastic starting point as someone who knows next to nothing about growing things (though I'm trying my best!) It demystifies the process to me, which is a key to a great book!