Grow it yourself fruit & nuts

Includes index.

Another down-to-earth, practical gardening guide. Packed with sound advice and information, this is your first port of call when planting a new orchard, or looking for guidance on how to care for your fruit crops. Growing fruit in the home garden is becoming increasingly popular now that space-saving new dwarf varieties ideal for today's smaller gardens and multigrafted trees that are more resistant to pests and diseases are readily available. A-Z of over 30 fruit and nut varieties best suited to New Zealand growing conditions. Advice on how, where and when to plant and harvest, feeding, watering, mulching, pruning, pollination, fruit set and thinning. Handy charts for most crops include harvest tiems, brief descriptions and main characteristics of each vairety. Integrated pest and disease management; common pesticides for the home garden. Garden plans for a small, medium and larger garden, plus a useful guide to harvesting times for all varieties described.--Cover.