The Illustrated Compendium of Soft Fruit and Berry Growing

This vintage book is a complete guide to growing soft fruit and berries, with information on tools and equipment, fertilisation, planting, harvesting, and other related aspects. With a plethora of helpful illustrations and a wealth of useful and important information, this guide constitutes an ideal resource for those with an interest in growing berries and fruit. Contents include: ¿The Beginning¿, ¿The Strawberry¿, ¿What an Acre May Dö, ¿Soil and Location¿, ¿Manuring and Preparing the Ground¿, ¿Planting¿, ¿The Planting Season¿, ¿Summer Planting¿, ¿Summer Planting¿Continued¿, ¿Saving Labor¿, ¿Distance Apart¿, ¿Mulching¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.