The backyard orchardist : a complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden / Stella Otto ; [illustrations] by Glenn Wolff
- Author:
- Otto, Stella, 1956-
- Published:
- Empire, Michigan : OttoGraphics, [2016]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2016
- Edition:
- Expanded & updated 2nd edition / with a foreword by Peter Hatch.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 317 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Hatch, Peter J., 1949- and Wolff, Glenn
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: SECTION I Getting Started with Fruit Trees -- 1.Enjoying Fruit Trees in the Landscape -- 2.Selecting the Right Site -- A Close Look at Your Site -- Climate Average Minimum Temperatures and Hardiness -- If Microclimate -- Chilling -- Length of Growing Season -- Soil -- Soil pH -- Moisture -- Sunlight -- Space Required -- The Perfect Site -- 3.Planting & Early Care -- Preparing the Soil -- Selecting the Tree -- Planting -- Pruning After Planting -- Other Care -- SECTION II Fruit Fundamentals---Growth Habits of Specific Tree Fruit -- So you want to grow your fruit from seed... -- Pome Fruit -- 4.Apples -- Growth Habit -- Flowering and Fruiting -- Need for Thinning -- Rootstocks -- Variety Choices -- Disease-Resistant Varieties -- Popular Varieties -- Sweet Cider -- Hard Cider -- Varieties for Challenging Climates -- 5.Domestic Pears -- Growth Habit -- Flowering and Pollination -- Rootstocks -- Varieties -- Judging Ripeness and Harvest Time -- 6.Asian Pears -- Growth Habit -- Flowering and Pollination -- Hand-thinning -- Care of Asian Pears -- Rootstocks -- Varieties -- Harvest -- 7.Quince -- Site and Soil Needs -- Growth Habit and Pruning -- General Care -- Varieties -- Harvest -- 8.Medlar -- Site and Soil Needs -- Growth Habit and Pruning -- General Care -- Rootstocks -- Varieties -- Harvest -- Stone Fruit -- 9.Sweet Cherries -- Growth Habit and Training -- Flowering and Pollination -- Rootstocks -- Variety Selection -- Self-unfruitful Varieties -- Self-fruitful Varieties -- Cold Hardy Varieties -- Fruit Cracking -- 10.Tart Cherries -- Growth Habit and Pruning -- Flowering and Fruiting -- Rootstocks -- Variety Selection -- Bush cherries -- 11.Apricots, Apriums Pluots -- Growth Habit and Pruning -- Flowering and Pollination -- Rootstock -- Varieties -- Apriums -- Plumcots & Pluots -- Harvest -- 12.Plums -- Growth Habit -- Pollination and Fruit Thinning -- Rootstocks -- Variety -- Types -- Pruning -- 13.Peaches & Nectarines -- Growth Habit and Pruning -- Flowering and Pollination -- Fruit Thinning -- Split Pits -- Rootstocks -- Varieties -- White-Fleshed Peaches -- Peaches for Special Situations -- Tips About Nectarines Harvest -- 14.Growing Fruit Trees in Containers -- Small Stature Tree, Full-Size Fruit -- Genetic Dwarf Trees -- Choosing a Container -- The Soil Mix -- Planting and Repotting -- Feeding and Watering -- Keeping the Container-Grown Tree Healthy -- Winterizing the Container Planting -- 15.Figs -- Growth Habit -- Pruning -- Flowering and Pollination -- Types of Figs -- Feed and Water -- Propagation -- Varieties -- Figs in Containers -- Cold Weather Protection -- Harvest -- SECTION III Caring for Your Fruit Trees -- 16.Flowering, Fruiting & Thinning -- Understanding Fruit Bud Development -- Managing Growth and Fruiting in the Early Years -- Flowering, Pollination, and Fruit Set -- June Drop -- Biennial Bearing -- Hand Thinning -- 17.Nutrition & Fertilizers -- Photosynthesis - What's Happening Above Ground -- What's Happening in the Soil -- Choosing a Fertilizer -- Function and Sources of Nutrients -- Soil and Tissue Testing -- Fertilizer: How Much? -- Modifying pH -- Compost -- Water: How Much? -- Maintaining Your Trees in Drought Conditions -- Mulching -- 18.Pruning Basics -- Pruning Systems to Match the Tree's Growth Habit -- Pruning Tools -- Proper Pruning Cuts -- Pruning Young Nonbearing Trees -- Pruning the Bearing Fruit Tree -- Rejuvenating the Neglected Overgrown Tree -- SECTION IV Pests & Diseases -- 19.Insect Pests -- Understanding Insect Life Cycles -- Metamorphosis -- General Insect Identification -- Insect Damage -- Major Direct Insect Pests -- Indirect Insect Pests -- Occasional Insect Pests -- 20.Disease Identification -- Fungal Diseases -- Bacterial Diseases -- Virus and Miscellaneous Disorders -- Nematodes -- 21.Insect & Disease Control Strategies -- Biological or Organic Control -- Synthetic or Chemical Control -- Integrated Pest Management -- Effective Pest Control -- Insect Control Strategies -- Cultural Practices for Control -- Pheromones, Traps, and Mating Disruptants -- Beneficial Insects as Pest Control -- Particle Film Technology -- Safe Handling of Crop Protection Materials -- Bee-safe Pest and Disease Control During Bloom -- How to Read a Label -- Pesticides for Insect or Disease Controls Is All-Purpose Spray the Easy Answer? -- 22.Wildlife Pests -- Birds -- Deer -- Rodents -- Raccoons and Porcupines -- SECTION V Harvest -- 23.Harvest & Storage -- When to Harvest for Fresh Eating -- Picking Technique -- Proper Storage -- Help for Using and Preserving Your Harvest -- SECTION VI Appendix -- The Value of a Home Orchard -- Seasonal Almanac -- What's Ailing Your Tree? -- Resources -- Books to add to your library -- Fruit Tree Nurseries -- Supplies -- Degree day tracking for monitoring plant and insect development.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780963452047
0963452045 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-293) and index.
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