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Catalog Products: Fruits
| Apple Grower, The |  | | |
| | | Paperback. Format: full color throughout, charts, resources, bibliography, index. Pages: 8 x 10, 320 pages. Michael Phillips . Second Edition. Since The Apple Grower first appeared in 1998, orchardist Michael Phillips has continued his research with apples, which have been called organics final frontier. In this new edition of his widely acclaimed work, Phillips delves even deeper into the mysteries of growing good fruit with minimal inputs. Some of the cuttingedge topics he explores include: * The use of kaolin clay as an effective strategy against curculio and borers, as well as its limitations * Creating a diverse, healthy orchard ecosystem through understory management of plants, nutrients, and beneficial microorganisms * How to make a small apple business viable by focusing on heritage and regional varieties, value-added products, and the community orchard model. | | Return to top |
| Backyard Berry Book |  | | |
| | | Stella Otto. 288 pages. Paperback. Here’s hands-on advice from a professional horticulturist and experienced fruit grower to help gardeners create an edible landscape. The Backyard Berry Book provided all the information that backyard gardeners need to grow strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, lingonberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes, and kiwi fruit. Includes details on soil nutrition and testing; disease, pest, weed, and bird control; and trellis design. A trouble-shooting section and Seasonal Activity Calendar will help ensure success | | Return to top |
| Backyard Orchardist, The |  | | |
| | | Stella Otto. 250 pages. Paperback. For every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and other tree fruit to their landscape here are hints and solid information from a professional horticulturist and experienced fruit grower. The Backyard Orchardist includes help on selecting the best fruit trees and information about each stage of growth and development, along with tips on harvest and storage of the fruit. Those with limited space will learn about growing dwarf fruit trees in containers.
Appendices include a fruit-growers monthly calendar, a trouble-shooting guide for reviving ailing trees, and a resource list of nurseries selling fruit trees.
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| Fruit Expert, The |  | | |
| | | 128 pages. Paper, all in color. 7 1/4 X 9 1/2Dr. D.G. Hessayon. The essential guide to growing all types of fruit. Everything you need to know about: *Choosing the best apples, pears and plums for your garden. *Planting and caring for tree fruit. *Buying and growing soft fruit. *How to Prune. *Dealing with fruit problems and pests.....and more | | Return to top |
| Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden |  | | |
| | | Lewis Hill. 280 pages, 6 x 9 trim size, photographs and illustrations throughout.
"Hill’s expertise and easy conversational tone illuminate the mysteries of everything from pollination to pruning." -Washington Post Book World Paperback.
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| Grape Grower, The |  | | |
| | | Lon Rombough. 304 pages. Paperback. Grapes are the most popular and widely grown fruit in the world. From the tropics to Alaska, grapes will grow successfully in almost every climate. Whether you raise them for fresh eating, or for making wine, juice, or jellies and preserves, the right grapes will reward you with abundant crops for a modest investment of time and effort.
Now for the first time comes a book for grape growers who wish to use organic growing methods to raise healthy, thriving vineyards in the backyard or on a small commercial scale. The Grape Grower distills the broad knowledge and long-time personal experience of Lon Rombough, one of North America’s foremost authorities on viticulture.
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