The Fruit Gardener's Bible

2-28-18I've bought a few books lately, all in the gardening section. I looked for the highest ratings, but verified the ratings by reading the reviews, both good & bad. I have expanded my gardens by 75%, incorporating trees, plants, bushes, both annuals and perennials, in an attempt to be more self sustainable, all in the last 3 years. I believe in organic gardening and staying away from GMOs, and incorporating beneficial plants, animals, and insects whenever possible.I wanted to expand my library with the most information possible, relative to what I'm growing, but by hopefully keeping my book selections to a minimum. I don't want to have to search an entire library, to answer a query I may have. I'm still quite new to the growing my own food lifestyle, as I've typically have grown plants for aesthetics or fragrances in the past. I have come to the point where I got rid all the decorativve plants I had, that served no other purpose... such as attracting the beneficial insects or repelling the pests and instead taking up space (where I could plant more food).This book covers at least 65% of what I needed to know, packed with beautiful, detailed photos of the topics or plants listed. In fact EVERY page is glossy & colorful, making it eye appealing, while leading you to read more. I don't always have access to the internet, so having a hard copy that I can peruse through is important to me. The details of what problems, diseases, or pests my plants may have are also well defined. I doubt I would have an issue in treating 80% of whatever may arise. The book goes into various ways of treating problems, not just the organic way.There are great tips on how to grow specific plants or varieties. How to manipulate the plants or trees in order to have good production or long life, lasting years to come. It demonstrates various types of trellises and why to go with a specific one versus another type where someone in another zone should use.I think the book is well organized. It categorizes by fruit, then goes into which varieties are best grown where, how to pick or know when ripe, how to store, and tons of other details. I'm just very pleased with this book. Of the 4 that I've purchased recently, it's in my top 2. The other being a strictly Pest & Disease book and how to control or treat. They will be awesome additions to my arsenal! I totally recommend this book to the beginner or novice. I believe there's something to be gained by anyone interested in gardening, because there are many diseases and pests mentioned in this book that affect the decorative or vegetable plants as well.I bought this from the seller "Amazon", which I feel is important to list this info. I've come across sellers with variances in their items, including knockoffs, or just plain poor quality.

We really learned a great deal from reading this book & will be sure to use the information, insight, & growing techniques in this book to start our own fruit trees in our back yard garden. LOTS of great info in this book from an experienced gardener/grower & we'd highly recommend this book to both the beginner as well as the seasoned gardener interested in launching into the world of fruit growing or establishing a backyard orchard of your own.

If you are looking for good detailed information on fruit and nut trees this book is a must have. There is so much information and it is written so even the lay person can understand it. It has information for those of us that live in areas that don't have a real winter and suggestions of what to buy instead. I sat and read this book in one sitting it was so full of information that it captivated me. A great book.

We got a few fruit plants at Home Depot a grape plant being one. This helped a new grape vineowner out a bunch.

I never thought I’d get sucked into a gardening book but I sat down and read it cover to cover in one night. This was the absolute best, most thorough, informative and interesting gardening book I’ve ever read. It had lots of helpful colorful pictures, was beautifully put together, and listed popular and unique cultivars by growing region. The sections were divided out in a logical and easily digestible manner and I would highly recommend this to any fruit or nut gardener (especially beginner to intermediate skill levels).

I'm excited to start using this book when planting. Well written, it arrived quickly, and I can tel! Ill be using it as my Bible for gardening for years to come!

This book has actual useful info. It’s really great quality and the price is great compared to the book store! (Literally 1/2 price)

We installed an orchard this year on my property (small scale) and purchased this book to give me insight on the different fruit we're putting in. My only complaint is that this book has zero info on fig trees. I have was surprised b/c it has references to just about everything else under the sun (pun intended). In spite of that, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! It is a WEALTH of information and I love that it gives diff variety-recommendations too; so when you order your fruit, you can easily track what the diff is b/t the varieties.