productive small fruit culture 1920
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Name: productive small fruit culture 1920
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Title: Productive small fruit culture; a discussion of the growing, harvesting, and marketing of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries and grapes
Author: Sears, Fred Coleman, 1866-
Language: angielski
Year: 2021
Subjects: Gardening, Science, Nonfiction
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 9780865719552
Total pages: 384
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Bring an almost-forgotten fruit back to life-and into your business. Pawpaws, also called "Indiana bananas," are North America’s largest native fruit. Long overlooked, they’re now exploding in popularity with chefs, craft brewers, and fruit lovers-and Pawpaws is the first comprehensive guide to small-scale commercial pawpaw production. Why This Book Matters Whether you’re a market grower, orchardist, or food forest steward, adding pawpaws can diversify your crops, strengthen your bottom line, and connect you with a fast-growing niche market. This book shows you exactly how to cultivate, manage, and market this unique fruit for success. What You’ll Learn Inside, you’ll find practical, field-tested advice on every stage of pawpaw cultivation, including: – The fascinating botany and cultural history of pawpaws – How to site and plan a productive orchard – Tips for selecting top-quality nursery trees – Descriptions of over 50 cultivar profiles – Propagation, grafting, and organic growing techniques – Effective pest and disease management strategies – Marketing fresh pawpaws, seeds, and nursery starts – Processing and creating value-added pawpaw products. Why Trust This Guide? Author Blake Cothron, organic farmer and nurseryman, brings over 20 years of hands-on expertise in horticulture and sustainable agriculture. He operates Heritage Nursery, a USDA Certified Organic research farm specializing in pawpaws, and is widely recognized as a trusted voice in organic growing. Endorsements highlight the importance of this work: "A much-needed contribution to the pursuit of pawpaw culture." – R. Neal Peterson, founder, Peterson Pawpaws "Blake Cothron is an authority on pawpaws and provides a clear, detailed guide for commercial success in growing this oddly appealing species." – Pam Dawling, author, The Year-Round Hoophouse The Opportunity Is Now Interest in pawpaws is skyrocketing. Don’t miss the chance to grow this extraordinary fruit, diversify your offerings, and lead the way in a growing the movement for local, sustainable food. Discover the commercial potential of pawpaws-and start building your own success story today.
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