| Author: | Dueep Jyot Singh | ISBN: | 9781310458101 |
| Publisher: | Mendon Cottage Books | Publication: | February 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dueep Jyot Singh |
| ISBN: | 9781310458101 |
| Publisher: | Mendon Cottage Books |
| Publication: | February 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Table of Contents
Introduction
Which Fruit to Grow?
Fruit Production Charts
Cold Hardiness zones
Buying the Right Trees and Bushes
Soil Conditions
Nitrogen Fixing Crops
Planning your garden
Natural Weedkillers
General Planting
Supporting Your Fruit Trees
Bird Protection
Frost Protection
Planting Fruit Trees against Walls
What Are Espaliers?
Keeping Your Bushes and Trees Healthy
Fertilizers and pesticides –
Cow Manure – the Best Organic Fertilizer/Compost Base
John Innes Compost
Basic Healthy Compost Mixtures
How to Make Leaf Compost
Natural Pesticides
Neem Pesticide
Preparing Neem seeds
Chilis
Tobacco
Bougainvillea Leaves
Fungicides for Soil
Onion – Garlic Antifungal Solution
Papaya Cure –
Using Cow Manure Ash as a Pesticide
Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants
Spraying
Garden Pests
Pollination
Fruit Plant Propagation
Harvesting your fruit
APPLES
Growing Apples
Time to plant
Choosing the Right Tree
Planting Tips
Feeding Your Trees
Pruning an Apple Tree
Root Pruning and Ringing
Ringing
Popular Varieties of Apples
Preserving and Storing Apples
Pests and Diseases
Apples in Cuisine
Traditional Applesauce
Traditional Apple Cake
Traditional Dutch Schnitz Un Knepp – Apples and Buttons
These are made by sifting together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
Appendix
How to Make Traditional Apple Butter
Conclusion
CHERRIES
Growing Cherries
Budding
Choosing the Right Plants
Best Varieties of Cherries
Maintenance of Cherry Trees
Pruning Your Cherry Tree
Root pruning
Sour Cherries
Planting Sour Cherries
Feeding Sour Cherries
Pruning of Sour Cherries
Mulch cultivation
Rejuvenating Cherries
Diseases and Pests
Cherries in Cuisine
Two-Step Cherry Pudding
Conclusion
CUCURBITAS (MELONS)
Cucumbers
Soil Requirements
Planting Cucumbers
Planting in “Hills”
Harvesting
Pumpkins
Pumpkins Sowing
Harvesting
Pumpkin Curing and Storage
Watermelons
Soil Requirements and Climate
Watermelon Planting
Harvesting
Muskmelons
Paper Plant Protectors
Planting
Conclusion
Strawberries
Planting Your Strawberries
Mulching Strawberries.
Propagation
Feeding Strawberries
Protecting Your Strawberries.
Growing Strawberries in Barrels
Citrus fruits
Sweet Oranges
Blood oranges
Growing Oranges
Planting Oranges From Seeds
Propagation of the Tree
How Far Should You Plant Trees?
Orange planting in a Nutshell.
Pruning
Pruning for Rejuvenation
Flowers and Fruit Setting
How to Get a Good Harvest
Uses of the Rind
Storing of Oranges
Enemies of Oranges
Conclusion
Natural Remedies Cures by Oranges
Pain in the chest –
Constipation
Nausea
Swelling in Your Belly?
Tomatoes
Sowing of Seeds
OLIVES
Growing Olives
Olive Propagation
Popular Varieties
Table and Mill Olives
Soil Conditions
Soil Moisture
Pruning
Harvesting of the Fruit
Olives for Taste
Extracting Olive Oil
Conclusion
STRAWBERRIES
Planting Strawberries
Straw and Sedge Peat Mulch
Selecting the Right Plants
Feeding Your Plants
Protecting Your Strawberries
Strawberry Pests and Diseases
Aphids –
Fungi and Viruses –
Soil pests –
Popular Strawberry Varieties
Remontant Strawberries
Climbing Strawberries –
Innovative Ways of Growing Strawberries
Polythene Covered Frames
Traditional Gardening Soil Mix
The Best Organic Fertilizer/Compost Base
Conclusion
Author Bio
Publisher
Introduction
When Mother Nature blessed the new born earth with life forms milleniums ago, the diversity of one celled creatures took up different lines of evolution due to climatic changes and mutations. That is when plant life evolved along with animal life. And that is how the surface of the earth was covered with lush fruitful vegetation, which flourished and evolved in different climates.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Which Fruit to Grow?
Fruit Production Charts
Cold Hardiness zones
Buying the Right Trees and Bushes
Soil Conditions
Nitrogen Fixing Crops
Planning your garden
Natural Weedkillers
General Planting
Supporting Your Fruit Trees
Bird Protection
Frost Protection
Planting Fruit Trees against Walls
What Are Espaliers?
Keeping Your Bushes and Trees Healthy
Fertilizers and pesticides –
Cow Manure – the Best Organic Fertilizer/Compost Base
John Innes Compost
Basic Healthy Compost Mixtures
How to Make Leaf Compost
Natural Pesticides
Neem Pesticide
Preparing Neem seeds
Chilis
Tobacco
Bougainvillea Leaves
Fungicides for Soil
Onion – Garlic Antifungal Solution
Papaya Cure –
Using Cow Manure Ash as a Pesticide
Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants
Spraying
Garden Pests
Pollination
Fruit Plant Propagation
Harvesting your fruit
APPLES
Growing Apples
Time to plant
Choosing the Right Tree
Planting Tips
Feeding Your Trees
Pruning an Apple Tree
Root Pruning and Ringing
Ringing
Popular Varieties of Apples
Preserving and Storing Apples
Pests and Diseases
Apples in Cuisine
Traditional Applesauce
Traditional Apple Cake
Traditional Dutch Schnitz Un Knepp – Apples and Buttons
These are made by sifting together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
Appendix
How to Make Traditional Apple Butter
Conclusion
CHERRIES
Growing Cherries
Budding
Choosing the Right Plants
Best Varieties of Cherries
Maintenance of Cherry Trees
Pruning Your Cherry Tree
Root pruning
Sour Cherries
Planting Sour Cherries
Feeding Sour Cherries
Pruning of Sour Cherries
Mulch cultivation
Rejuvenating Cherries
Diseases and Pests
Cherries in Cuisine
Two-Step Cherry Pudding
Conclusion
CUCURBITAS (MELONS)
Cucumbers
Soil Requirements
Planting Cucumbers
Planting in “Hills”
Harvesting
Pumpkins
Pumpkins Sowing
Harvesting
Pumpkin Curing and Storage
Watermelons
Soil Requirements and Climate
Watermelon Planting
Harvesting
Muskmelons
Paper Plant Protectors
Planting
Conclusion
Strawberries
Planting Your Strawberries
Mulching Strawberries.
Propagation
Feeding Strawberries
Protecting Your Strawberries.
Growing Strawberries in Barrels
Citrus fruits
Sweet Oranges
Blood oranges
Growing Oranges
Planting Oranges From Seeds
Propagation of the Tree
How Far Should You Plant Trees?
Orange planting in a Nutshell.
Pruning
Pruning for Rejuvenation
Flowers and Fruit Setting
How to Get a Good Harvest
Uses of the Rind
Storing of Oranges
Enemies of Oranges
Conclusion
Natural Remedies Cures by Oranges
Pain in the chest –
Constipation
Nausea
Swelling in Your Belly?
Tomatoes
Sowing of Seeds
OLIVES
Growing Olives
Olive Propagation
Popular Varieties
Table and Mill Olives
Soil Conditions
Soil Moisture
Pruning
Harvesting of the Fruit
Olives for Taste
Extracting Olive Oil
Conclusion
STRAWBERRIES
Planting Strawberries
Straw and Sedge Peat Mulch
Selecting the Right Plants
Feeding Your Plants
Protecting Your Strawberries
Strawberry Pests and Diseases
Aphids –
Fungi and Viruses –
Soil pests –
Popular Strawberry Varieties
Remontant Strawberries
Climbing Strawberries –
Innovative Ways of Growing Strawberries
Polythene Covered Frames
Traditional Gardening Soil Mix
The Best Organic Fertilizer/Compost Base
Conclusion
Author Bio
Publisher
Introduction
When Mother Nature blessed the new born earth with life forms milleniums ago, the diversity of one celled creatures took up different lines of evolution due to climatic changes and mutations. That is when plant life evolved along with animal life. And that is how the surface of the earth was covered with lush fruitful vegetation, which flourished and evolved in different climates.
