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24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 20 cm.
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Fruit is among the world's tastiest foods, but there's more to it than just being a delicious snack. This volume teaches readers that every time they bite into a piece of fruit, they're actually eating an important plant part. Readers learn how to identify the basic parts of fruit, including the very important seeds contained within. This text supports important elementary science curricula, including life cycles and plant reproduction. The text's...
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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...
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Want to learn gardening the right way? Want to know how to self sustain? Many people are aware of the benefits with organic ingredients, but are unable to grow them on their own and cite higher prices as a stumbling block.Sara Jones is going to ensure this is not a problem at all.This is a complete guide for you to use and make the most of.
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Growing your own fruits and vegetables at home is a necessity in this day and age. Don't want to consume genetically modified foods? It is time to make a positive change.This is where organic gardening comes into the picture as a must.This is a beginner's guide on organic gardening whether it is planting a tree or plant. You will learn all you need to know in this wonderful read.
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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...
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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",...
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How to Grow Raspberries. How to Grow Raspberries 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.
Raspberries tend to be hardy plants and will grow with the minimum of TLC. And they can supply you with new plants as well as delicious fruits. Find out how...*Suggested varieties -images and descriptions...
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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...
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Getting started on growing your own fruit can seem daunting – as appealing as the thought may be - and many people are put off by a lack of knowledge and time. This no-nonsense book sets out to overcome these problems. With clear practical instructions and inspirational pictures, Clare Matthews demystifies the growing of fruit and shows that with the right approach, it can be done successfully on weekends or slotted into a busy week. The book is...
51) Fruit Growing - With Information on Location, Varieties, Selection, Soils and Other Aspects of Fr
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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...
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How to Grow Blackcurrants is a mini guide to growing these vitamin C 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.
Blackcurrants tend to be hardy plants and will grow with the minimum of TLC. And they can supply you with new plants as well as delicious fruits. This guide includes a little about blackcurrants and healthy reasons...
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A blood-red orb cured a demon of her baby-eating habit and she became the protector of little children; fuzzy fruits replaced humans in sacrifices to their gods but embalmed their dead; a notorious beauty of Napoleon's court bathed in twenty-two pounds of a berry that blushed the cheeks of noblewomen after their bloodlettings. In A Thing or Two About Fruit, Rodman offers a glimpse of humans' faith and folly around their fruits and invites you to determine...
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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.
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A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Fruit will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow their own fruit. From growing from seed to harvesting, the projects will bring the wonderful world of fruit to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of growing their own.
57) The Apple Book
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Rosie Sanders, often described as the best painter of the world's most famous fruit, has devoted years to researching this book and submitting the apples to hour upon hour of meticulous observation. In 144 beautifully detailed watercolours she depicts the unrivalled range of form, colour and texture which characterize such varieties as Beauty of Bath, Peasgood Nonsuch, Cox's Orange Pippin and Egremont Russet.
Painted with their blossom, twig and...
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viii, 263 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Here are 73 garden designs from horticulturalists, community gardeners, bloggers and print writers, television and radio hosts, and other professional gardeners. Contributions include design illustrations, plant lists, and stories explaining the personal quirks and motivations behind the garden. There's a plan to satisfy every craving.
60) Fruits in suits
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Different types of fruits going to the pool look at some of the different types of suits a fruit can wear.
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