Fruit - River Cottage Handbook No.9 (Hardcover)

Growing fruit at home is a delicious and altogether more enjoyable alternative to buying it in the shops. Mark Diacono offers a practical and accessible guide to making the most of your garden and what it has to offer.The first part of the book is an A-Z of the different varieties of fruit, with old favourites like apples, cherries, plums, blackcurrants, white currants, redcurrants, strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries and rhubarb as well as more exotic species like figs, grapes, cranberries, Japanese wine berries and apricots. Each is accompanied by a photograph, with detailed advice on when and how to grow and harvest.In the second part of the book, Mark gives straightforward guidelines on techniques like pruning and training, as well as how to deal with problems or pests. There is a section dedicated to growing under covers and in containers.Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and with 30 delicious recipes, beautiful, full-colour photographs and a directory of useful addresses, this is the ideal reference for any aspiring fruit grower.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	River Cottage Handbook
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Mark Diacono
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-4088-0881-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Fruit & vegetables Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Fruit & vegetables Promotions
LSN:	1-4088-0881-1
Barcode:	9781408808818

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