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Pub. Date
2012
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Enjoy bushels of crispy apples and baskets of juicy blueberries from your own backyard. Authors Lewis Hill and Leonard Perry provide everything you need to know to successfully grow delicious organic fruit at home, from choosing the best varieties for your area to planting, pruning, and harvesting a bountiful crop. With tips on cultivating strawberries, raspberries, grapes, pears, peaches, and more, this essential reference guide will inspire year...
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Pub. Date
c2011
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Crisp apples, tart lemons, lush figs, tender peaches-imagine the bounty of a late-summer farmer's market, right in your backyard! Learning how to plant and care for fruit trees is a desirable, accessible activity for a wide range of people. It's a natural extension of many gardeners' repertoires, and the investment yields generations of results. Growing your own fruit ensures a fresh, delicious, abundant harvest for your family and friends for years...
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Includes 400 innovative recipes for salsas, savory sauces, pickles, chutneys, relishes and of course, jams, jellies, and fruit spreads. Includes comprehensive directions on safe canning and preserving methods plus lists of required equipment and utensils. Specific instructions for first-timers and handy tips for the experienced make this book a valuable addition to any kitchen library.
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Pub. Date
2015.
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Grow your own apples, figs, plums, cherries, pears, apricots, and peaches in even the smallest backyard! Ann Ralph shows you how to cultivate small yet abundant fruit trees using a variety of specialized pruning techniques. With dozens of simple and effective strategies for keeping an ordinary fruit tree from growing too large, you'll keep your gardening duties manageable while at the same time reaping a bountiful harvest. These little fruit trees...
7) Grow fruit
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A full-proof guide to growing more than 50 different fruit crops--from apples to strawberries and walnuts to whitecurrants. Includes a quick-reference year planner to work out when to plant, prune and harvest, as well as easy-to-follow techniques for all levels of expertise and every type of growing space from allotments and greenhouses to patios and roof terraces.
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Pub. Date
2013
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Cooks of all skill levels will love these 150 recipes for simple sides, breakfasts, dinners, and healthful desserts that make the most of fresh, accessible produce, from memory-boosting blackberries to antimicrobial chili peppers to vitamin A - rich watermelon. Featuring health and nutritional information, tips for buying and storage, quick recipe riffs, and gorgeous shots of finished dishes as well as photographs of individual fruits and vegetables,...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Summary
At the turn of the twentieth century, reclusive orchardist William Talmadge tends to his apples and apricots. One day, two teenaged girls steal his fruit and later return to see the man who gave them no chase. Feral, scared, and pregnant, they take up on Talmadge's land and indulge in his reservoir of compassion. But just as the girls begin to trust him, men arrive in the orchard with guns...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Capturing the peak flavor of freshly harvested produce and preserving it for year-round eating is easier than ever with this guide to freezing and enjoying more than 55 popular fruits and vegetables. Author Crystal Schmidt shares her preparation techniques to prepare each food for the freezer, including pre-cooking, slicing, blanching and more"--
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Pub. Date
2016.
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Radiation. Toxic heavy metals. The viral explosion. DDT. William calls them the Unforgiving Four -- the threats responsible for the rise of illness. William converses with a high-level Spirit, and together they share the miraculous power of food to heal, so that you can unleash the hidden powers of fruits and vegetables and transform your life in the process.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Summary
Luscious peaches, crisp apples, and sweet plums right off the tree are hard to beat.
For gardeners yearning for the pleasures of home-grown fruit plucked straight from the tree, this deliciously encouraging guide cuts the subject down to size. Colby Eierman, garden designer and fruit expert, shows how trees can easily be tucked into the tiniest spots and still yield a bumper crop of gorgeous fruit.
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Pub. Date
2012
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Jo Ann Gardner and her husband, Jigs, have been farming for nearly four decades, specializing in fruit, dairy, and herb products. Jo Ann herself makes and sells seventy-five cases of jams, jellies, and preserves a year. She knows her subject well-and this breezy, delightful reissue of her classic text is a testament to the continued relevance of her years of gardening knowledge. Whether an old hand or a novice, you'll find The Old-Fashioned Fruit...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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Learn how to care for fruit trees in the city and beyond. Fruit trees are delicate and need specialized care, especially when they're planted in an urban environment, which comes with its own unique challenges. Whether you want to plant a single fruit tree or an entire orchard, this book will show you how to save time and money and be successful right from the start. Susan Poizner guides novices and experts alike through every step of the process....