Melons for Passionate Grower: With Practical Advice on Growing, Pollinating, Picking, and Preparing an Extraordinary Harvest. Amy Goldman has made it her life's work to bring back the amazing heirloom melon. Melon's long and swiggly, mottled or striped; melons in every conceivable hue; melons that taste like cucumbers or pineapples, melons sweeter than any you've ever tasted. Here are a hundred melons, each photographed exquisitely by Victor Schrager, and each with a story. Also included are directions on how to grow, propagate, and harvest them, sources for seeds, and how to become, like Amy Goldman, a seed saver and do something important toward preserving our agricultural heritage. Durable composite cover, 7 1/4" x 9 1/4", color photos, 176 pgs.