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Successful Berry Growing: How to Plant, Prune, Pick and Preserve Bush and Vine Fruits

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This book provides invaluable information about growing berries and other small fruits. The information provided is geared to the family or small-scale market gardener. The main fruits covered in this book are strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, grapes, currants and gooseberries, cranberries, elderberries, and mulberries. Lesser known fruits such as huckleberries, choke cherries, and wine berries are also mentioned. For each of the main fruits, Logsdon begins by providing information to help the gardener choose between varieties, and he suggests specific varieties suited for growing in the North, South, East and West. He also explains how to prepare for planting, and how to mulch, prune, and maintain the plants. He also discusses common problems gardeners may have with these fruits, such as diseases or insects, and suggests ways to avoid these problems. Although Logsdon does not take a strictly organic approach, he encourages gardeners to avoid the use of poisons whenever possible, and presents numerous alternatives that should make spraying unnecessary for most fruits. The book is amply illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings and there is an index.

I picked this baby up at the library expecting it to be a dull read-full of horniculural science. I have somewhat of a short attention span. I found it to be relevant, humorous and entertaining. I am following his advice on how to grow strawberries as I have cross-referenced his information with more modern resources and I am pleased with my research. I intend to purchase my own copy for my budding gardening library.

this by far is the best book on growing better that i have ever read. I had got it at the library and realized I needed it as reference.
Has good information and lots of ideas and they work.

Great book, wish I had read it before I planted my orchard. It covers everything and more, so helpful! I had tried looking some of the pruning information I was looking for online and it just confused me so that's why I bought this book I thought maybe it would have more detail and I could follow it better and I was right. It clearly laid out how and why to prune. It's great about listing varieties for different regions too, and I am definitely going to take his advice when I replant. I wondered why I was having some troubles with my plants and now I know why, I only wish I had read this book BEFORE I planted or I would have done everything differently!

I first got acquainted with this book at my brother's camp and decided I needed my own copy for reference. It is a bit dated, but the authors experience and love for all kinds of berry bushes comes through on every page. For someone just starting out as I am, this book will become one I refer to often. The humor Mr. Logsdon weaves throughout is priceless.

I bought this book when it first came out in the 70's. Have gotten two more copies to make sure my children will have copies.