Successful Berry Growing: How to Plant, Prune, Pick and Preserve Bush and Vine Fruits

by Gene Logsdon

Book Overview

A garden without berries is like spring without flowers. But with ever-increasing prices at grocery stores and markets, berries have sadly become a rare treat for most people. Successful Berry Growing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878570896
• ISBN13: 9780878570898
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Rodale Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Growing Berries

this by far is the best book on growing better that i have ever read. I had got it at the library and realized I needed it as reference. Has good information and lots of ideas and they work.

Berry Good Book

This book provides invaluable information about growing berries and other small fruits. The information provided is geared to the family or small-scale market gardener. The main fruits covered in this book are strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, grapes, currants and gooseberries, cranberries, elderberries, and mulberries. Lesser known fruits such as huckleberries, choke cherries, and wine berries are also mentioned. For each of the main fruits, Logsdon begins by providing information to help the gardener choose between varieties, and he suggests specific varieties suited for growing in the North, South, East and West. He also explains how to prepare for planting, and how to mulch, prune, and maintain the plants. He also discusses common problems gardeners may have with these fruits, such as diseases or insects, and suggests ways to avoid these problems. Although Logsdon does not take a strictly organic approach, he encourages gardeners to avoid the use of poisons whenever possible, and presents numerous alternatives that should make spraying unnecessary for most fruits. The book is amply illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings and there is an index.