Organic Fruit Growing by Annette McFarlane

Best-selling author Annette McFarlane takes on organic fruit growing in a companion book to her enduring classic Organic Vegetable Gardening. In this practical, no-fail guide, Annette makes fruit growing easy with advice on:

• soil preparation and drainage
• water wise design
• nutrition
• coping with climactic variations (including drought tolerance)
• propagation
• purchasing and planting
• pruning and training
• pollination
• how to cook with various fruit (recipes provided)
• pest and diseases and how to control them organically.

Complete with profiles of 60 shrubs, vines and trees, including unusual fruits such as carambola, grumichama and granadilla, and specific advice on how to best manage their requirements, Organic Fruit Growing will show you, whether a novice or experienced gardener, how to supply family, friends and neighbours with fruit all year round.