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Getting started on growing your own fruit can seem daunting – as appealing as the thought may be - and many people are put off by a lack of knowledge and time. This no-nonsense book sets out to overcome these problems. With clear practical instructions and inspirational pictures, Clare Matthews demystifies the growing of fruit and shows that with the right approach, it can be done successfully on weekends or slotted into a busy week. The book is...
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How to Grow Raspberries. How to Grow Raspberries is a mini guide to growing these power packed fruits at home. Treat yourself and your family to the freshest, tastiest fruits that will boost your immune system and keep the family coming back for more.
Raspberries tend to be hardy plants and will grow with the minimum of TLC. And they can supply you with new plants as well as delicious fruits. Find out how...*Suggested varieties -images and descriptions...
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Fruit can be grown almost anywhere says Mr. Bush, "if you are prepared to take the trouble" . However, quite often the most intelligent and ardent gardener can go wrong simply because the trouble he takes is ill-directed. This book, first published in 1942 and since twice reprinted and revised, tries to guide the amateur in the growing of soft fruits. The subject is dealt with methodically and the general questions of aspect, soil, nursery material...
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Want to learn gardening the right way? Want to know how to self sustain? Many people are aware of the benefits with organic ingredients, but are unable to grow them on their own and cite higher prices as a stumbling block.Sara Jones is going to ensure this is not a problem at all.This is a complete guide for you to use and make the most of.
65) Fruit Growing - With Information on Location, Varieties, Selection, Soils and Other Aspects of Fr
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This botanical book details the intricacies of commercial fruit-growing from preparation to cultivation, harvesting, and, finally, packaging and sale. An interesting and insightful book, Fruit Growing is a compete manual for the commercial fruit-grower, containing timelessly important information imperative to the success of such endeavours to this day. Written by the prolific Liberty Hyde Bailey, this text is a must-have for any prospective farmers...
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How to Grow Blackcurrants is a mini guide to growing these vitamin C packed fruits at home. Treat yourself and your family to the freshest, tastiest fruits that will boost your immune system and keep the family coming back for more.
Blackcurrants tend to be hardy plants and will grow with the minimum of TLC. And they can supply you with new plants as well as delicious fruits. This guide includes a little about blackcurrants and healthy reasons...
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A blood-red orb cured a demon of her baby-eating habit and she became the protector of little children; fuzzy fruits replaced humans in sacrifices to their gods but embalmed their dead; a notorious beauty of Napoleon's court bathed in twenty-two pounds of a berry that blushed the cheeks of noblewomen after their bloodlettings. In A Thing or Two About Fruit, Rodman offers a glimpse of humans' faith and folly around their fruits and invites you to determine...
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A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Fruit will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow their own fruit. From growing from seed to harvesting, the projects will bring the wonderful world of fruit to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of growing their own.
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How to Grow Blackberries is a mini guide to growing these power packed fruits at home. Treat yourself and your family to the freshest, tastiest fruits that will boost your immune system and keep the family coming back for more.
Train a wild bramble patch or buy in a hybrid. Find tips on both, and also a couple of ways to propagate new plants. This guide includes a little about blackberries and healthy reasons why you should include them in your diet.
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71) The Apple Book
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Rosie Sanders, often described as the best painter of the world's most famous fruit, has devoted years to researching this book and submitting the apples to hour upon hour of meticulous observation. In 144 beautifully detailed watercolours she depicts the unrivalled range of form, colour and texture which characterize such varieties as Beauty of Bath, Peasgood Nonsuch, Cox's Orange Pippin and Egremont Russet.
Painted with their blossom, twig and...
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Stop wasting money on store-bought seeds and create a garden you can truly call your own. With easy-to-follow instructions for lettuce, beans, corn, onions, and much more, you'll soon be creating your very own heirloom plants that will keep your garden growing strong and your family eating well. Learn how to save only the best from all your vegetables and create a wealth of seeds your family can use for years to come.
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Princess Penelope Pineapple and her fellow princesses from the Fruit Nations are on a mission to rescue the Strawberry Kingdom's food from certain ruin, and surprisingly Penny's beloved bees are the key to saving the realm's produce.
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Starting with the wild plants that were central to our original diet, investigative journalist Robinson reveals the nutritional history of our fruits and vegetables, describing how 400 generations of farmers have unwittingly squandered a host of essential fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
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At the turn of the 20th century in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a gentle solitary orchardist, Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots. Then two feral, pregnant girls and armed gunmen set Talmadge on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect but to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.
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Originario de América del Sur, el tomate llegó a Europa con Cristóbal Colón. Al principio sólo se utilizó como planta ornamental, aunque pronto se destinó a la alimentación, sobre todo como condimento debido a su peculiar y fuerte sabor, y, más tarde, crudo en ensaladas, guarniciones y como decoración.
En esta obra, encontrará la información necesaria para cultivar estas plantas en el jardín o la terraza, cuidarlas, recolectar los frutos,...
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Recent scientific studies reveal one important fact regarding our nutrition: Cruciferous vegetables, dark leafy greens, citrus fruits and berries are the most nutritious foods on the planet Earth. Yes, these fruits and vegetables are nothing but only nutrients and water. Among the citrus fruits, limes, lemons, oranges and grapefruits and among the berries, strawberries and blackberries provide a wholesome nutrition to human body. This small book focuses...
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Fast, Fresh Garden Edibles shows homeowners how to use every square inch of available space to grow fresh vegetables in the shortest possible time. Guides to growing in small gardens, in containers, and in window boxes. How to select and plant the quickest growing varieties of vegetables.
80) An Article on the Kaki and its Relatives being Fruits of the Diospyros Family Found in the Tropics
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This article contains a wealth of geographical, historical and botanical information about the rose family fruits in the tropics. Contents Include: Kiki or Japanese Persimmon - Cultivation, Propagation, Yield and Picking, Pests and Diseases, Varieties; Black Sapote; Mabolo. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.
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