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With clarity, enthusiasm, and the authority gained from more than 45 years of growing fruits, nuts, and berries, Lewis Hill explains the how-tos of growing fruit in your backyard, and the joys this will bring you. With this full exploration of choosing cultivars for your grounds, environmentally sound soil and pest management, pruning and thinning, and maintaining healthy fruit plants anywhere in the country, you will be able to grow your own apples, plums, pears, apricots, grapes, berries of all kinds, and even nuts!

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Hill's expertise and easy conversational tone illuminate the mysteries of everything from pollination to pruning.

Hill's book is excellent. In 269 pages, with 80 illustrations and photo's, he covers the basic information and alerts you to the pitfalls. - Indianapolis Star written in a warm engaging manner. - Indianapolis Star This small but comprehensive book is basic enough for beginners, yet useful to experienced gardeners. - Richmond Times- Dispatch Hill's expertise and easy conventional tone illuminate the mysteries of everything from pollination to pruning. - Washington Post This is one of the best books on fruits and berries for the home gardener this reviewer has seen. - Richmond Times- Dispatch

Hill's book is excellent. In 269 pages, with 80 illustrations and photo's, he covers the basic information and alerts you to the pitfalls. - Indianapolis Star written in a warm engaging manner. - Indianapolis Star This small but comprehensive book is basic enough for beginners, yet useful to experienced gardeners. - Richmond Times- Dispatch Hill's expertise and easy conventional tone illuminate the mysteries of everything from pollination to pruning. - Washington Post This is one of the best books on fruits and berries for the home gardener this reviewer has seen. - Richmond Times- Dispatch

Raspberries in Vermont? And apricots and plums? Hill, a nursery operator and successful backyard gardener, believes fruit trees and berry plants, properly selected for growing zone and landscape conditions, require no more care than other growing things. His recommendations, especially suitable for beginners, are leavened by anecdotes from personal experience, including the surprise appearance of a partridge in his pear tree. He takes a middle course in the fertilizer and spray controversy, comparing the use of chemicals to penicillin - essential for double pneumonia but not for the common cold. Helpful in sorting out disease-resistant strains, identifying frequent pests, and choosing the most appropriate variety of each kind of fruit, this supplies basic information and tips on preserving as well. (Kirkus Reviews)

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