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Hello there, I have just placed another order. I just wanted to let you know how pleased I was with my first order, the plants were a lovely size and shape, far better quality than other plants I have bought from other suppliers, and I have recomended you to quite a few friends and fellow allotment owners, Many Thanks Katy
Katy S.- S., Surrey
Everything you could want to know about growing fruit in a beautifully laid out book with lovely illustrations.
Supplied as a smaller than A4 Hardback 352 pages.
Available from - DiscontinuedThis book is essential for any thinking of embarking of growing fruit (or for the more experienced gardener that would like a reference).
A beautifully illustrated book with photos and diagrams to explain what they are talking about – a must for any fruit agardener, especially a beginner. It covers trees fruit, soft and exotics all in one book. There is a wealth of clear, practical advice with tips and techniques including pruning and training from traditional ‘old English’ methods to more modern. The lovely photos help you identify any problems you may have along the way with any of your fruit– and gives ideas of what you could do to prevent the same happening the following season.
Excellently laid this book just makes you want to read and learn about all it has to offer and a very good investment for any fruit grower.
Contents
The Fruit Gardener
What fruit can I grow?
Growing fruit in small gardens
Traditional kitchen gardens
Large gardens, allotments, 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 berries
Gooseberries
Redcurrants and whitecurrants
Blackcurrants
Blueberries
Cranberries and lingonberries
Unusual berries
Grape Vines
Tender and exotic fruit
Citrus fruits
Melons
Kiwifruit
Cape Gooseberries
Other tender and exotic fruit
Fruit Doctor
What’s wrong?
Healthy soil
Common mineral deficiencies
Diseases and disorders
Pests and parasites
Index
Acknowledgements
Fruit nurseries and suppliers