| Growing Fruit under Glass - The Peach and the Nectarine Contributor(s): Thomson, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1446537781 ISBN-13: 9781446537787 Publisher: Girvin Press OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Fruit |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.18 lbs) 54 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This vintage volume contains a guide to growing peaches and nectarines under glass, with information on selecting varieties, common problems, pruning, training, and more. Complete with simple, step-by-step instructions and a plethora of helpful illustrations, this is a guide that will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in growing fruit at home, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Peach-House for Early Forcing'; 'Peach-House when Ripe Peaches are Not Required Before July'; 'Drainage, Depth, and Width of Border'; 'Soil'; 'Varieties for Early Forcing'; 'Nectarines for Early Forcing'; 'Late Nectarines'; 'Propagation and Selection of Trees' and more. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory introduction on growing fruit. |