Synopses & Reviews
It's the question most commonly heard in every garden: what's wrong with my...? And with the bestselling What's Wrong With My Plant? and What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?, we've answered it for flower borders, perennial gardens, and vegetable beds. What's next? One of the most challenging parts of the garden--the delicious yet disease-prone fruit garden.
What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers a path toward a healthy garden packed with fresh fruit. In addition to learning how to diagnose a plant problem through clear visual keys, you will also learn the most effective organic solutions for every problem. Detailed plant portraits include information on growth; seasonality; temperature, light, and soil requirements; and planting techniques. The 37 plants include everything from almonds to watermelons.
This book is a must-have guide for any food gardener looking to grow scrumptious and problem-free fruit!
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"This is an invaluable guide." Publishers Weekly
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"What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers help for all kinds of fruit crises. What impressed us most is that the authors take an entirely organic approach." Sunset Magazine
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"Beyond comprehensive yet straight forward information about basic cultural techniques regarding planting, pollination, and propagation, Deardorff and Wadsworth offer photographic snapshots that help growers recognize common problems, from environmental disorders to water-related mismanagement... Both hobby and professional fruit growers may find this an essential resource." Booklist
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"You can grow tasty, blemish-free fruits and nuts with much less work than you may think... Well-organized and concise."
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"This is an invaluable guide." Doreen Howard
Synopsis
This guide is a must-have for any food gardener looking to grow scrumptious and problem-free fruit
What's Wrong With My Fruit Garden? offers a path toward a healthy garden packed with fresh fruit. In addition to learning how to diagnose a plant problem through clear visual keys, you will also learn the most effective organic solutions for every problem. Detailed plant portraits include information on growth, season, planting techniques, and temperature, light, and soil requirements. The 37 plants profiles cover everything from almonds to watermelons.
About the Author
David Deardorff, botanist and expert plant pathologist, loves to write and lecture about how to grow healthier plants. As a research biologist David has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics. Currently, he and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from ecology to gardening. David earned his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Washington. He coordinated plant pathology research at the University of Hawaii and served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program at Washington State University.
Kathryn Wadsworth, writer, photographer, and naturalist, enjoys sharing the wonders of the natural world with others. While leading eco-tours around the world she has studied plant life and explored natural history from Australia to Alaska. Currently, she and co-author David Deardorff can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from gardening to ecology.