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What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?

100% Organic Solutions for Berries, Trees, Nuts, Vines, and Tropicals

Contributors

By David Deardorff

By Kathryn Wadsworth

Formats and Prices

Price

$34.95

Price

$46.95 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $34.95 $46.95 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around December 31, 2013. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

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.

  • “This is an invaluable guide.” I>Publishers Weekly

    “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.” I>Booklist

    “You can grow tasty, blemish-free fruits and nuts with much less work than you may think. . . . Well-organized and concise.” I>American Gardener

    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
  • "This is an invaluable guide."
    Doreen Howard, Sunset Magazine
  • "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."
    Booklist
  • “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.”
    American Gardener

On Sale
Dec 31, 2013
Page Count
312 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9781604694888

David Deardorff

About the Author

David Deardorff is an author and photographer with a PhD in botany and years of experience as a plant pathologist. He taught at University of Hawaii and Washington State University where he served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program. Deardorff has appeared with Kathryn Wadsworth on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio, Growing a Greener World, Real Dirt, and Gardening with Ciscoe. Join them at kathrynanddavid.com, on Twitter at @KBWandDD, or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108.

Kathryn Wadsworth’s skill as an author and naturalist illuminates the connection between gardens and nature. She has led eco-tours to wilderness areas around the world and served as executive editor of research journals. She has appeared with David Deardorff on numerous radio shows including Martha Stewart Living Radio, Growing a Greener World, Real Dirt, and Gardening with Ciscoe. Join them at kathrynanddavid.com, on Twitter at @KBWandDD, or on Facebook at @david.deardorff.108.

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