Fruit Growing - Modern Cultural Methods

This book is a complete guide to fruit growing, with information on storage, planting, fertilising, pruning, pests and diseases, harvesting, tools, and many other related aspects. Written in simple, plain language and full of handy tips and invaluable information, this volume will appeal to the budding gardener with an interest in growing fruit, and is not to be missed by collectors. Contents Include: ¿General Considerations¿, ¿Soils in Relation to Fruit Growing¿, ¿Manuring¿, ¿Propagation of Fruit Trees and Bushes¿, ¿Pruning¿, ¿Forms of Fruit Trees¿, ¿Forming and Training: The 'Delayed Open-Centre' Tree¿, ¿Planning and Planting¿, ¿Gathering and Storing Fruit¿, ¿Marketing Fruit¿. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.