The Home Orchard Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Fruit Trees Anywhere
The Home Orchard Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Fruit Trees Anywhere
Biographical Note: Cem Akin and Leah Rottke are key members of the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF), an award-winning international nonprofit charity dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to...
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Biographical Note: Chapter 1: Fruit Tree 101 Ancient Orchard Poetry Environmental Benefits Well-being Two Tigers, One Rat, and a Fig Chapter 2: Site Selection Room Enough for Fruit Trees Sunlight Air Circulation Soil Know Your Substrate! Soil Drainage Water Managing Microclimates Planting Solutions for Small or Urban Spaces Raised Beds Container-grown Trees Chapter 3: Plant Selection Fruit Tree Basics: Roots and Shoots Rootstocks Fruitwood Days to Harvest Graft Unions Pollination Fruit Tree Intelligence Chill Hours and Climate Selecting Fruit Trees Get Exotic! Tree Size Tree Transport A Family Affair! Storage Chapter 4: Planting Timing the Planting Spotting the Layout Tools Site Preparation Planting a Containerized Tree Planting a Bareroot Tree Checking Depth and Orientation Backfill Berms Mulch Staking Planting Procedure Checklist Chapter 5: Irrigation and Fertilization Irrigation Water Needs Flood Irrigation Sprinkler Irrigation Micro-irrigation Watering Schedule Guidelines Watering Schedule Comparisons Rainwater Harvesting Fertilization Macronutrients, Secondary Nutrients, and pH Building Healthy Soil What Is Compost Tea? Organic Options for Citrus Trees Chapter 6: Pruning and Weeding Basics Tools Root Pruning Cuts Forms Thinning Mature Tree Rejuvenation Topping Rules of Thumb When to Prune Weeding Weeds Wanted! Companion Planting and Permaculture Chapter 7: Prevention, Troubleshooting, and Controls Right Tree, Right Place Orchard Cleanup Insects, Mites, and Nematodes Diseases Environmental Disorders Animal Exclusion Chapter 8: Enjoying the Harvest Dehydrate Your Orchard Preserving Your Harvest Through Canning Jamming with Chef Tal Ronnen Assorted Fruits: Seasonal Fruit in Papillote by Chef Tal Apples and Cashews: Celery Root Soup with Granny Smith Apples by Chef Tal Avocados and Lemons: Summer Chopped Salad by Chef Tal Grapefruits: Shiso Bites by Chef Tal Apples and Dates: Raspberry Applesauce by Diana Stobo Apples: Caramel Apple Tart by Diana Stobo Apricots and Cherries: Cherry Apricot Crisp by Diana Stobo Peaches: Summer Peach Cobbler by Diana Stobo Tangerines: Creamy Tangerine-tini by Diana Stobo Chapter 9: Beyond the Home Orchard Community Orchard Committee Outreach Event Day Community Orchard Planting Checklist Community Orchards Speak Volumes! Contact FTPF Glossary Recommended Reading Index Image Credits Acknowledgments About the Authors Review Quotes: "Akin and Rottke (executive director and volunteer arborist, respectively, Fruit Tree Planting Fdn.) have developed a creative, upbeat map for growing fruit trees. The earthy, positive vibe of the book is set by some preliminary 'Ancient Orchard Poetry' and delves not only into the how of planting trees but the why, including environmental and social benefits to orchard growing. The authors encourage readers to get to know their particular environments before planting, based on the notion of 'right tree, right place.' Their advice is easy to understand and heavily illustrated with useful, not just pretty, pictures and drawings. This is truly a one-stop shop for all things related to the personal orchard; the majority of the book is a how-to, but sections on canning, preserving, and recipes for cooking with your harvest also are included as is further information on the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation and its work in creating community orchards around the world. Verdict: Solid advice with lots of extras, this offering will appeal generally to those interested in environmental concerns and organizations that address them and will specifically inspire gardeners and arborists who have some fruiting tree experience." -- Jenny Contakos, Art Inst. of Virginia Beach, Library Journal XPress Publisher Marketing: 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 to come. Fruit trees diversify a region's agricultural landscape and ecosystems, attracting pollinating bees, songbirds, and other desirable visitors. And cultivating orchards on your own decreases your reliance on grocery store distribution channels and boosts sustainability. Inside The Home Orchard Handbook, you'll find: --Strategies for choosing your orchard's site, taking into consideration soil quality, sun exposure, microclimates, drainage, and more --Information on plant selection, including what types of fruit trees do well in certain areas and how to decipher critical concepts such as "chill hours," "cultivars," "bareroot," and "cross-pollination" --Guidance on aftercare, including in-depth watering, composting, and preventative care schedules to keep your backyard orchard fruitful for years --Advice on troubleshooting diseases, conditions, and non-beneficial insects using only humane, organic remedies --General tips on jamming, dehydrating, storing, and otherwise making the most of your orchard's harvest with delicious recipes from chefs Tal Ronnen and Diana Stobo Start growing your own fruit trees wherever you are with The Home Orchard Handbook! Review Citations:
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Author: Akin, Cem
Publisher: Quarry Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2011-08-01
BISAC: Gardening / Edible & Medicinal / Fruit|Gardening / Ornamental Plants / Trees
Subjects: Fruit trees|Fruit-culture|Orchards
Weight: 1.2 lbs
ISBN: 9781592537129
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781592537129
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