The Fruit Gardener's Bible: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Home Garden (Spiral Bound)
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Marc Notes: Brief Description: Sweeten the growing season with this comprehensive guide to incorporating productive fruiting plants into the garden landscape. Table of Contents: Part One: Getting Started with Fruits and Nuts Chapter 1: Fruits and Nuts in the Home Garden Including Fruits in Your Yard Learning to Grow Good Fruit Chapter 2: What to Grow and Where Choosing Hardy Fruits How Much Room Do You Need? Selecting Plants Chapter 3: Seasonal Care of Fruits and Nuts Winter Care Spring Care Summer Care Harvest Time What to Do with All Your Fruit Part Two: The Small Fruits: Berries, Bushes, and Brambles Chapter 4: Strawberries June-Bearing or Day-Neutral? Two Ways to Grow Preparing the Soil Planting and Care Harvesting Strawberries Chapter 5: Raspberries and Blackberries Getting to Know the Brambles Plant and Site Selection Planting and Care Harvesting Bramble Fruits Chapter 6: Blueberries Different Types for Different Regions Meeting Soil Requirements Planting and Care Harvesting Blueberries Chapter 7: Ribes, Elderberries, and Other Bush Fruits Getting to Know the Bush Fruits Planting and Care Harvesting Bush Fruits Unusual Bush Fruits Chapter 8: Grapes for Every Region Getting to Know Grapes Choices for Hot and Cold Climates Grapes Need Support Planting and Care Harvesting Grapes Unusual Vine Fruits Part Three: Tree Fruits & Nuts Chapter 9: Apples and Crab Apples Apples for Every Climate Standard, Semidwarf, or Dwarf? Planting and Care Harvesting and Storing Apples Choosing Apple Cultivars Crab Apples for Eating Chapter 10: Pears Two Distinct Types of Pears Planting and Care Harvesting Pears Unusual Tree Fruit: Quince Chapter 11: Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots Choosy about Climate Selecting Plants Planting and Care Harvesting Choosing Cultivars Chapter 12: Plants for Every Region Lots of Colors, Shapes, and Uses Climate Considerations Pollination Matters Planting and Care Harvesting Plums Pluots and Plumcots Wild Plums Chapter 13: Cherries, Sweet and Sour Sweet, Sour, and Bush Cherries Picky about Pollination Planting and Care Harvesting Cherries Gallery of Unusual Tree Fruits Chapter 14: Nuts Getting to Know the Nuts Planting and Care Harvesting Nuts Part Four: Growing Healthy Fruits, Nuts, and Berries Chapter 15: Improving Your Soil What Is Soil? Preparing Soil for Fruiting Plants Mulches Are Labor-Savers Make Your Own Compost Chapter 16: Getting Plants off to a Good Start Care Starts before Planting Planting Well Pays Off Pamper after Planting Don't Harvest Too Soon Chapter 17: Pruning: Not Just for Trees Why Prune? When to Prune Pruning Bush Fruits and Grapes Match Pruning Style to Your Tree Making the Cuts Espaliers: Pruning as Art Reviving Old Trees Chapter 18: Diseases, Insects, and Other Fruit Problems Nonchemical Controls Determining What's Wrong Physiological Problems of Fruit Plants Diseases Insects Spraying: How, What, and When Chapter 19: Wildlife Friends and Foes Preventing Mouse Damage Rabbits, Porcupines, Raccoons, and Squirrels Dealing with Deer Outwitting Birds Avoiding Other Hazards Biographical Note: The late Lewis Hill, a beloved and best-selling Storey author, grew more than 20,000 trees on his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was also a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association. Dr. Leonard Perry is an Extension professor at the University of Vermont. Publisher Marketing: Sweeten the growing season with this comprehensive guide to incorporating productive fruiting plants into the garden landscape. Enjoy bushels of crispy apples and baskets of juicy blueberries from your own backyard. Authors Lewis Hill and Leonard Perry provide everything you need to know to successfully grow delicious organic fruit at home, from choosing the best varieties for your area to planting, pruning, and harvesting a bountiful crop. With tips on cultivating strawberries, raspberries, grapes, pears, peaches, and more, this essential reference guide will inspire year after year of abundantly fruitful gardening. Learn the best ways to grow:
Contributor Bio:Hill, Lewis The late Lewis Hill, a beloved and best-selling Storey author, grew more than 20,000 trees on his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was also a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association. Contributor Bio:Perry, Leonard Dr. Leonard Perry is an Extension professor at the University of Vermont. |
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