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The Fruit Gardener's Bible

Autor Lewis Hill, Leonard P. Perry
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 dec 2011
Fruits, berries, and nuts are an exciting way for food gardeners to expand their home-grown harvest with new produce. This title is the complete reference on various aspects of planting, growing, caring for, and harvesting these nutritious, delicious plants.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781603425674
ISBN-10: 1603425675
Pagini: 319
Ilustrații: full colour photographs throughout
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 16 mm
Greutate: 1.13 kg
Editura: Storey Publishing LLC

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Juicy, Ripe, Nutritious, and Grown in Your Own Backyard

Bring the mouth-watering deliciousness of fresh fruit into your garden. Whether you're interested in planting a blueberry patch or a small apple orchard, adding a nut tree to your yard or incorporating raspberry brambles into your landscape, The Fruit Gardener's Bible is your complete resource. Covering everything from pollination to pruning, Lewis Hill and Leonard Perry guide you through every step of planting and harvesting fruit.


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Fruits, berries, and nuts are an exciting way for food gardeners to expand their homegrown harvest with new produce. "The Fruit Gardener's Bible" is the complete reference on every aspect of planting, growing, caring for, and harvesting these nutritious, delicious plants.


Cuprins

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 


Notă biografică

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.