by Lewis Hill (Author), Leonard Perry (Author)
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:
- Strawberries
- Raspberries and Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Ribes, Elderberries, and Other Bush Fruits
- Grapes
- Tree Fruits & Nuts
- Apples and Crab Apples
- Pears
- Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots
- Cherries, Sweet and Sour
- and more
Back Jacket
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.
Author Biography
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.
Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.7 x 8.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 30, 2011
