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Berries/ Rasp & Black
Catalog Number: S040
by Louise Riotte, 31 pages. This Storey booklet shows the backyard gardener how to plant, care for and trellis rasp and blackberries. In all the Story booklets, which were published in 1979, the info on selecting varieties is out of date but the other information is very useful.
Our price: $3.95
Budding & Grafting Fruit Trees
Catalog Number: S050
A reprint from the University of California, 8 pages.Closeup photos and text on how to bud and graft fruit trees.
Our price: $2.95
Easy Steps to Fruit Tree Pruning DVD
Catalog Number: S520D
By Jacky King and Gary Moulton, 50 minute DVD. To learn how to prune, you need to see it done...and then see it again. Gary Moulton from the Washington State University Research and Experiment Unit at Mt.Vernon shows you how. He starts with how to use the right tools properly. He demonstrates how to prune the tree from the day you get it from Raintree. Learn how to prune and shape it for maximum fruit production. Learn how to bring old trees back into production and how to work with espaliers. Gary covers both central leader and open center systems and explains the differences in pruning different types of fruit trees. He explains basic principles and then repeatedly reviews those principles so you can use them, without confusion, on your own trees. Fruit tree pruning will no longer be a mystery.
Our price: $34.50
Fruits & Berries for Home Garden
Catalog Number: S140
by Lewis Hill, 288 pages. Master gardener and Raintree customer Lewis Hill shares his knowledge of backyard fruit growing accumulated over 45 years. In addition to new varietal recommendations, Hill shows home gardeners how to select, plant, prune, trellis and care for each type of fruit tree and berry bush. He includes up-to-date pest control and fertilization information including a lot on organic methods.
Our price: $18.95
Pruning & Training Revised
Catalog Number: S325
By Christopher Brickell and David Joyce, 336 pages.
Whether you are planning a new garden, wondering how to bring back a neglected tree or shrub, or want to develop areas of special interest, AHS Pruning & Training presents all the techniques you need in easy to follow, step by step explanations.
Whether you are planning a new garden, wondering how to bring back a neglected tree or shrub, or want to develop areas of special interest, AHS Pruning & Training presents all the techniques you need in easy to follow, step by step explanations.
Our price: $22.95
RHS Growing Fruit - By Harry Baker
Catalog Number: S170
By Harry Baker, 189 pages. Royal Horticultural Society's retired fruit officer illustrates the best English techniques for fruit growing, many unknown to most American gardeners. The book has great drawings that clearly show you how to prune, train (including espalier) and propagate all kinds of fruit trees and berries. A practical, take out into your orchard and berry patch, book with a month by month calendar, chapters on fruit storage, growing in containers, site preparation, soils and pests.
Our price: $24.50
The Backyard Berry Book
Catalog Number: S041
by Stella Otto, 284 pages. Using easy to understand language and illustrations, Otto runs the backyard gardener through the basics of growing strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, kiwis, currant and gooseberries, lingonberries and rhubarb. Included is the needed information on pest control, propagation, pruning and other cultural practices.
Our price: $17.95
The Backyard Orchardist
Catalog Number: S043
by Stella Otto, 235 pages. Otto explains in easy to understand language how to grow many kinds of tree fruits. Included are sections on pruning, fertilization, thinning, harvest and storage, pest identification and control and growing fruit in containers.
Our price: $16.95
The Home Orchard
Catalog Number: S141
By C. Ingels , 202 pages, A new comprehensive book for the home fruit and nut orchardist with special emphasis on organic and non toxic pest management and fertilization methods. Learn about irrigation, pruning, grafting, thinning, harvesting and all you need to suceed. Includes many instructive diagrams and photos.
Our price: $25.00
The Pruning Book by Lee Reich
Catalog Number: S327
By Lee Reich, 234 pages. The noted edible plant horticulturist and garden writer has taken the mystery out of pruning. Through clear color pictures and text, the beginning gardener will learn how to choose the right tools and make the right cuts. It covers, fruits, nuts, berries, conifers, broadleafs and all the fun techniques like bonsai, pleaching and many types of espalier.
Our price: $19.95
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