Backyard Fruits and Berries: Everything You Need to Know about Planting and Growing Fruits and Berries in Your Own Backyard

by Miranda Smith and Miranda Smith

Book Overview

Offers advice on selecting and planting fruit, harvesting, propagation, pruning, and coping with diseases and pests, and describes popular varieties of fruits, from apples to strawberries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875966381
• ISBN13: 9780875966380
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

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This book is great. It is exactly what I wished for--a complete guide to starting a small orchard and berry farm. The seller said it was like new and I could not tell that it is not. They shipped promptly and I am totally satisfied. TRC

Outstanding

I've bought a few other books on backyard orchards and have been disappointed. I found this book at the library and it's the best I've seen. The other books made pruning seem very intimidating so I've been putting it off. After reading this book, I feel like I'm ready to give it a try. It covers all the fruits that interest me, even oddballs like currants and persimmons. The book contains all the things a beginner needs to know such as solving pest problems (insect, disease and animal), how/where to plant, pruning and a number of other subjects. The chapters are arranged in a logical sequence and the book is very easy to read. The second half of the book is devoted to the different fruits. Fruits are arranged alphabetically and there is anywhere from one to four pages devoted to each one. Even though this may not sound like much, each page is nicely arranged and gives a wealth of information. I especially like the handy symbols on the outer edges of each fruit page. For example, one very handy symbol is "attention required". One gardening glove means it's easy to grow, two gloves means some attention is required, three means moderately difficult and four means the plant is demanding. I've had a rough time with my peach tree and sure enough, the book gives peaches four gloves (demanding). Wish I had read this book before I started planting my orchard. I plan to buy a copy of this book for use as a reference.

Very informative!

I bought this book as a gift but when I recieved it, I loved it so much that I wanted to keep it for my husband! Lots of information with pictures to help you with the various diseases fruit trees get. I would definately recommend this book.

Perfect for My Needs

I was so pleased with the overall appearance of this book that I didn't even make it to the house to read it. I sat down at the picnic table and scanned it cover to cover! Backyard Fruits and Berries is helping me to identify and care for fruit trees and berries on a newly aquired property where the gardens have been neglected for years. The photos and illustrations are superb and the author instructs the reader how to make and use homemade organic products. This book is perfect for any beginner like myself. I even returned to purchase a second copy for my mother who already has basic knowledge. Thank you.

A good beginners guide.

This book is well organized and pleasing to read. The encyclopedia section is very informative as to ease of care, suitability for containers, recommended varieties, etc. There is also a good section on pruning and training of trees, which is the scariest part of growing fruit, in my opinion! A very good primer for the beginner!