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Growing fruit at home is a delicious and altogether more enjoyable alternative to buying it in the shops. Mark Diacono offers a practical and accessible guide to making the most of your garden and what it has to offer. The first part of the book is an A-Z of the different varieties of fruit, with old favourites like apples, cherries, plums, blackcurrants, white currants, redcurrants, strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries and rhubarb as well as more exotic species like figs, grapes, cranberries, Japanese wine berries and apricots. Each is accompanied by a photograph, with detailed advice on when and how to grow and harvest. In the second part of the book, Mark gives straightforward guidelines on techniques like pruning and training, as well as how to deal with problems or pests. There is a section dedicated to growing under covers and in containers. Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and with 30 delicious recipes, beautiful, full-colour photographs and a directory of useful addresses, this is the ideal reference for any aspiring fruit grower.
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A smallholder and writer, Mark Diacono is known for his commitment to sustainable, ethically produced food. Mark leads the Garden Team at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage - running the garden courses, giving talks and hosting events at River Cottage HQ and appearing in the River Cottage TV series. As well as having a unique take on growing your own food, Mark champions climate change growing, an approach to producing food that takes sustainable advantage of the new weather conditions; Otter Farm, his smallholding in East Devon, has become famous as home to the UK's first olive grove. Mark's book Veg Patch: River Cottage Handbook Number 4 was named Practical Book of the Year at the Garden Media Guild Awards 2009 and A Taste of the Unexpected won the Guild of Food Writers' Book of the Year 2011.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have purchased all the River Cottage handbooks. For me, personally, this was somewhat of a disappointment but that doesn't mean that it would be for other readers. I find it light on detailed growing techniques for the various fruits and also on preservation and storage techniques. Again, this is a personal view. I do not think that it is the most helpful of books for someone planning to grow their own fruit - as I have done for many many years. That said, one is never too old to learn and on browsing through the book I have found some new ideas and fresh slants on things. I'm not saying don't buy it, but I am saying it may not be the only book that you need if you want to learn about growing your own fruit.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My introduction to the work of Mark Diacono was "A taste of the unexpected", which I have enjoyed and will find very useful. Next I bought Veg Patch No. 4 in the River Cottage Handbook series which again I found a valuable addition to my bookcase. The chance to buy "Fruit" by the same author was too good to miss. Following the same formula as the others in the series it is well set out, nicely illustrated and gives useful charts such as the suitable companion plants. The recipes look really yummy.
Certainly a book worth owning.
Certainly a book worth owning.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brillant book, informative and fun to read. laid out in a way thats easy to refer back to. Have the set and would recommend.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
converted river cottager
Super little book, well written, plenty of relevant easy to read and understand information, good pictures and drawings and the right handy size to use out in the garden. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Irene
good little book
bought alongside a couple of other river cottage handbooks, very impressed with all three. good detail without being too "over your head". Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Athersmith
THE Fruit Book
A comprehnsive look at fruit growing in the UK. Very informative with a good layout and an interesting read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by s walters
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A wonderful book filled with loads of useful information on how to look after your fruit trees/plants and how to get the best out of the plant. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. I. Smith
fruit - river cottage handbook
Once again the river cottage series of books never fail to impress, well written and very informative with mouth watering recipies, another to add to my collection and cant wait to... Read more
Published 8 months ago by alastairwatt
Another River Cottage Gem
A useful and informative addition to the beautifully produced series of River Cottage handbooks. As with any reference book, it may not have anything new to tell us but it's handy... Read more
Published 9 months ago by rodmer
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