Backyard Orchardist
The science of growing fruit is complex but otto takes the mystery out of it.
Backyard orchardist. The backyard orchardist goes on a blog book tour. For novice and experienced fruit gardeners alike the backyard orchardist. Originally written in 1995 the second edition has been updated and expanded featuring over 300 pages of stella s fruit growing knowledge. The back yard orchardist is get ting to meet new fruit gar dener friends all over the coun try as we go on vir tual tour.
The original book was printed over twenty years ago so this new second edition is an updated expanded version. Now an updated and expanded edi tion adds guid ance on new disease resistant vari eties non chemical pest con trol strate gies cul. Read 21 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. Backyard orchardist has ratings and 22 reviews.
A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home gardenhas been the go to book for home orchardists for over 2 decades this expanded and updated edition organized into 6 easy to follow sections offers even more hands on horticulture. The backyard orchardist is a thorough guide to growing fruit trees in a backyard. The backyard orchardist will move you along the way with practical up to date information to energize your journey michael mcconkey edible landscaping nursery the backyard orchardist simplifies the complexities of managing home orchard pests and disease. The main topics in the book range from site selection to planting tree varieties care pests diseases and harvest.
Anyone can throw a few seeds into the. We were thrilled when. In the 20 years since its orig i nal pub li ca tion much has changed. A backyard orchard was a key element on our wish list when we were shopping for a new homestead three years ago.
The backyard orchardist by stella otto is a nice overview of all things backyard orchard.