This book is a complete guide to amateur fruit growing, with information on storage, planting, marketing, pruning, pests and diseases, tools, and many other related aspects. Written in simple, plain language and full of handy tips and invaluable information, this volume will appeal to the budding gardener with an interest in growing fruit, and is not to be missed by collectors. Contents include: "Apples", "Soil", "Buying Trees", "Distances", "Varieties", "Planting", "Supports and Labels", "Summer Pruning", "Winter Pruning", "Root Pruning", "Root Pruning", "Feeding", "Mulching", "Pollination", "Thinning", "Harvesting", "Colouring", "Storing", 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. | Plain Fruit Growing - For Small Families by George Whitehead, Paperback | Indigo Chapters