Growing Trees and Fruits in Dry Areas - With Information on Growing for Dry Land Farms

Growing Trees and Fruits in Dry Areas - With Information on Growing for Dry Land Farms

Author: Thomas Shaw

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1473354323

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This vintage book is a beginners’ guide to growing trees and fruits in dry areas, with information on common problems, different types of trees, tools and equipment, and many other related aspects. Written in plain language and packed full of useful tips, this volume constitutes a must-read for novice fruit growers, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of agricultural literature. Contents include: “Can Trees and Fruits be Grown”, “What should be Sought in Trees”, “What should be Sought in Fruits”, “Trees Suitable for Dry Areas”, “Fruits Suitable for Dry Areas”, “Making Ready for Planting”, “Planting and Caring for Trees”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.


Sustainable Market Farming

Sustainable Market Farming

Author: Pam Dawling

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1550925121

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Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.


Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land

Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land

Author: Gary Paul Nabhan

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1603584536

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This book lays out a variety of practical ways to prepare for a changing climate by paying attention to soil, water harvesting, types of crops planted, and ways to protect pollinators.