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This hip, modern handbook is filled with fresh and new ways to preserve nature's bounty throughout the year. It features full-color photographs, recipes, and detachable canning labels.

Potassium-rich bananas, free radical-fighting blueberries, succulent mango, or light and sweet almond milk--every delicious natural ingredient you can think of pairs up in this smoothie bible for devoted followers of the healthy smoothie revolution that's sweeping the nation.

All the fruits gather together and enjoy a rhyming party, but poor Orange feels left out because he does not rhyme with anything--until Apple invents a new word.

Readers will agree: fruits are some of the most popular and tastiest plant parts. Many people enjoy eating fruit, but they may not know how fruits function as plant parts before they make their way to our kitchens.

How to Grow Lemons is a mini guide to growing these vitamin C packed fruits at home. Treat yourself to a G & T with your own organic slice of lemon! Although lemon trees need a little care and attention, they reward you with the most wonderful fruits and their beauty. This guide includes a little about lemons and healthy reasons why you should include them in your diet. Plus:*Suggested varieties - images and descriptions of a couple of home grown...

This volume contains a detailed guide to pruning fruit trees in arid regions, with information on required tools, different techniques, common problems, and many other related aspects. It was written by an expert in the subject, and contains wealth of simple instructions and handy tips that will be of considerable utility to the modern fruit grower. Contents include: "Physiology of Pruning", "Treatment of Wounds", "Pruning Tools", "Pruning the Apple",...

Fruit can be grown almost anywhere says Mr. Bush, "if you are prepared to take the trouble" . However, quite often the most intelligent and ardent gardener can go wrong simply because the trouble he takes is ill-directed. This book, first published in 1942 and since twice reprinted and revised, tries to guide the amateur in the growing of soft fruits. The subject is dealt with methodically and the general questions of aspect, soil, nursery material...

This botanical book details the intricacies of commercial fruit-growing from preparation to cultivation, harvesting, and, finally, packaging and sale. An interesting and insightful book, Fruit Growing is a compete manual for the commercial fruit-grower, containing timelessly important information imperative to the success of such endeavours to this day. Written by the prolific Liberty Hyde Bailey, this text is a must-have for any prospective farmers...

How to Grow Blackberries is a mini guide to growing these power packed fruits at home. Treat yourself and your family to the freshest, tastiest fruits that will boost your immune system and keep the family coming back for more. Train a wild bramble patch or buy in a hybrid. Find tips on both, and also a couple of ways to propagate new plants. This guide includes a little about blackberries and healthy reasons why you should include them in your diet. Plus:*...

Apples and pears have similar growing requirements so this guide is 'two for the price of one'! And, with all the hybrid varieties available, you don't need an orchard to grow these healthy fruits. This guide to growing apples and pears includes a little about apples and pears and healthy reasons why you should include them in your diet. Plus:*A buying checklist - what you should look for before buying your tree*Suggested varieties - images and...