- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) (Mar 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0756658896
- ISBN-13: 978-0756658892
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 19.7 x 2.3 cm
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Lovely book, clear and helpful advice and tips.
18 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
I recently checked this book out from our local library and decided that I need a copy of my own, and I'm also purchasing a copy for my parents. It's absolutely packed with photos,illustrations, instructions and advice to help you grow the best and healthiest fruit trees, shrubs and vines possible.
I was particularly impressed with the detailed instructions on how to train espaliers and cordons because I have a very small yard and want to grow as many varieties that I can in the space that I have. This book actually covers 9 different forms that you can train a fruit tree to grow into, ten if you count columnar, but those are actually specially developed trees to begin with.
The contents are as follows:
Introduction
The Fruit Gardener
What fruit can I grow?
Growing fruit in small gardens.
Traditional kitchen gardens
Large gardens and orchards
The fruit grower's year
Tree Fruit
Apples
Pears
Plums
Cherries
Apricots
Peaches and nectarines
Quinces
Mulberries
Medlars
Figs
Soft Fruit
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackberries and hybrid bramble fruits
Gooseberries
Red currants and white currants
Black currants
Blueberries
Cranberries and lingonberries
Unusual berries
Grape Vines
Tender and Unusual Fruit
Citrus fruits
Melons
Kiwifruit
Cape gooseberries
Other tender and unusual fruit
Fruit Doctor
What's wrong?
Healthy soil
Common mineral deficiencies
Diseases and disorders
Pests and parasites
Fruit nurseries and suppliers
Each subchapter on a particular fruit covers varieties, forms, planting, pruning, training, care by season, and problems that can arise.
If you grow fruit or are interested in growing fruit, I would highly recommend this book. I think it has all the information one would need!
I was particularly impressed with the detailed instructions on how to train espaliers and cordons because I have a very small yard and want to grow as many varieties that I can in the space that I have. This book actually covers 9 different forms that you can train a fruit tree to grow into, ten if you count columnar, but those are actually specially developed trees to begin with.
The contents are as follows:
Introduction
The Fruit Gardener
What fruit can I grow?
Growing fruit in small gardens.
Traditional kitchen gardens
Large gardens and orchards
The fruit grower's year
Tree Fruit
Apples
Pears
Plums
Cherries
Apricots
Peaches and nectarines
Quinces
Mulberries
Medlars
Figs
Soft Fruit
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackberries and hybrid bramble fruits
Gooseberries
Red currants and white currants
Black currants
Blueberries
Cranberries and lingonberries
Unusual berries
Grape Vines
Tender and Unusual Fruit
Citrus fruits
Melons
Kiwifruit
Cape gooseberries
Other tender and unusual fruit
Fruit Doctor
What's wrong?
Healthy soil
Common mineral deficiencies
Diseases and disorders
Pests and parasites
Fruit nurseries and suppliers
Each subchapter on a particular fruit covers varieties, forms, planting, pruning, training, care by season, and problems that can arise.
If you grow fruit or are interested in growing fruit, I would highly recommend this book. I think it has all the information one would need!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Best Fruit Book for Home Growers
26 April 2011
Format:Paperback
There's long been a vacuum in good books for the home fruit grower. "Grow Fruit" is the best book on the subject right now. It's comprehensive in breadth with adequate depth, and very well illustrated. Even off beat fruits like mulberries, quinces, etc. are covered. The information is accurate for the most part. Also, the downside risks are covered pretty well for each fruit, unlike the usual gushing optimism in other fruit books- you'll know the battles that lie ahead before you start.
The one area where the book falls short is in variety information, which is crucial to success. You'll have to comb forums on the internet for that. Several examples are: mulberries where many varieties are placed on equal footing, but "Illinois Everbearing" and "Pakistan" are the gold standards; grapes where trouble prone vinifera's like "Flame" are given full coverage while only outdated labrusca's like "Concord" and "Canadice" are mentioned, instead of winners like "Jupiter", "Steuben", and "Glenora". (The Grape Grower by Lon Rombough is a must have to succeed with grapes.)
Beginning to intermediate fruit growers should have this book in their library.
The one area where the book falls short is in variety information, which is crucial to success. You'll have to comb forums on the internet for that. Several examples are: mulberries where many varieties are placed on equal footing, but "Illinois Everbearing" and "Pakistan" are the gold standards; grapes where trouble prone vinifera's like "Flame" are given full coverage while only outdated labrusca's like "Concord" and "Canadice" are mentioned, instead of winners like "Jupiter", "Steuben", and "Glenora". (The Grape Grower by Lon Rombough is a must have to succeed with grapes.)
Beginning to intermediate fruit growers should have this book in their library.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Very good guide to growing fruit
13 April 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent fruit growing book. Helpful in selecting the right variety, the right soil and fertilizer, and other growing parameters. Lots and lots of hints to improve fruit growing success.
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