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What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden? : 100% Organic Solutions for Berries, Trees, Nuts, Vines, and Tropicals
This guide is a must-have for any food gardener looking to grow scrumptious and problem-free fruit!
What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers a path toward a healthy garden packed with fresh fruit. In addition to learning how to diagnose a plant problem through clear visual keys, you will also learn the most effective organic solutions for every problem. Detailed plant portraits include information on growth, season, planting techniques, and temperature, light, and soil requirements. The 37 plants profiles cover everything from almonds to watermelons.
312 pages
Series: What’s Wrong Series
9.6 in H | 7.9 in W | 0.9 in T
David Deardorff is an author and photographer with a PhD in botany and years of experience as a plant pathologist. He taught at University of Hawaii and Washington State University where he served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program. Deardorff has appeared with Kathryn Wadsworth on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio, Growing a Greener World, Real Dirt, and Gardening with Ciscoe. Join them at kathrynanddavid.com, on Twitter at @KBWandDD, or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108.
Kathryn Wadsworth's skill as an author and naturalist illuminates the connection between gardens and nature. She has led eco-tours to wilderness areas around the world and served as executive editor of research journals. She has appeared with David Deardorff on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio, Growing a Greener World, Real Dirt, and Gardening with Ciscoe. Join them at kathrynanddavid.com, on Twitter at @KBWandDD, or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108.
“This is an invaluable guide.” —Publishers Weekly
“Beyond comprehensive yet straight forward information about basic cultural techniques regarding planting, pollination, and propagation, Deardorff and Wadsworth offer photographic snapshots that help growers recognize common problems, from environmental disorders to water-related mismanagement. . . . Both hobby and professional fruit growers may find this an essential resource.” —Booklist
“You can grow tasty, blemish-free fruits and nuts with much less work than you may think. . . . Well-organized and concise.” —American Gardener
“What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers help for all kinds of fruit crises. What impressed us most is that the authors take an entirely organic approach.” —Sunset
“Beyond comprehensive yet straight forward information about basic cultural techniques regarding planting, pollination, and propagation, Deardorff and Wadsworth offer photographic snapshots that help growers recognize common problems, from environmental disorders to water-related mismanagement. . . . Both hobby and professional fruit growers may find this an essential resource.” —Booklist
“You can grow tasty, blemish-free fruits and nuts with much less work than you may think. . . . Well-organized and concise.” —American Gardener
“What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers help for all kinds of fruit crises. What impressed us most is that the authors take an entirely organic approach.” —Sunset
"This is an invaluable guide."
"What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers help for all kinds of fruit crises. What impressed us most is that the authors take an entirely organic approach."
Introduction: Prepare for Success
Plant Portraits
Almond
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cherry
Chestnut
Currant and Gooseberry
Fig
Grape
Grapefruit
Guava
Hazelnut
Kiwi
Lemon
Lime
Loquat
Mandarin
Melon
Mulberry
Olive
Orange
Passionfruit
Peach and Nectarine
Pear
Pecan and Walnut
Persimmon
Plum
Pomegranate
Raspberry
Strawberry
Watermelon
Plant Problem-Solving Guides
Organic Solutions to Common Problems
Resources
Recommended Reading
USDA Hardiness Zones
Useful Conversions
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits
Index
Plant Portraits
Almond
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cherry
Chestnut
Currant and Gooseberry
Fig
Grape
Grapefruit
Guava
Hazelnut
Kiwi
Lemon
Lime
Loquat
Mandarin
Melon
Mulberry
Olive
Orange
Passionfruit
Peach and Nectarine
Pear
Pecan and Walnut
Persimmon
Plum
Pomegranate
Raspberry
Strawberry
Watermelon
Plant Problem-Solving Guides
Organic Solutions to Common Problems
Resources
Recommended Reading
USDA Hardiness Zones
Useful Conversions
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits
Index
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