The Berry Grower's Companion

Now available in a convenient paperback format, this berry growing reference is an essential guide for anyone growing them for pleasure or for profit. Berry fruits have long been used and appreciated in the kitchen, but the aesthetic appeal and practical benefits they bring to the garden landscape are all too often ignored. Whether using strawberry plants for ground cover, enjoying the colorful autumn foliage of blueberry bushes, or training a grapevine to climb a trellis, gardeners will find that berry plants can make highly versatile contributions to a range of environments. Backyard gardeners, as well as small fruit growers and nursery people, will find an abundance of valuable, practical information in this volume, including plant lists and tables, cultivation tips, and color photographs for plant identification.

Media reviews of this book:

"A comprehensive guide to growing everything from strawberries to blueberries."

—Library Journal, December 10, 2001

"A book useful for all berry growers from the beginner to commercial operations."

—National Gardener, August 2001

"You will feel like going out and buying multiple berry plants to tuck into your landscape."

—National Gardener, August 2001

"Beginner and novice alike will find more than enough guidance on fertilization, pruning, trellising, and harvesting, as well as the simplest and least toxic ways to control pests and diseases. "

—Roer B. Swain, Horticulture, August 2001

"This is by far the best book on berries I've seen."

—John Van de Water, Newark Star-Ledger, May 13, 2001

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Customer reviews of this book:

"Excellent book — well-written and very helpful to us. Thank you so much!"

—Fred P. from Melbourne, Florida, October 24, 2007

"Great! Read it in the library and had to have a copy of my own!"

—Brian H. from Edinboro, Pennsylvania, February 9, 2007

"A great book. Easy to read and very helpful."

—Debbie J. from Grinnell, Iowa, August 23, 2004

"I am interested in edible plants. The text was as delightful as the fruit it helped to grow."

—W. F. from Rock Hill, NC, May 8, 2003

"I am so excited to find this book while visiting my daughter in Tacoma. I've been wanting to grow raspberries and blueberries but my attempts with donations (unnamed, etc.) have led to disappointment."

—S. A. from Glenshow, PA, February 10, 2003

An excerpt from this book:

Strawberries — such small plants, such beautiful fruit, such wonderful flavor. At a time when these luscious fruits are being produced for export in regions far from where they are being consumed, the quality of the strawberries one finds at the grocery store may not be as good as it once was. Strawberries grown in places like California and Florida, which have longer growing seasons than other regions, are bred for firmness, size, and color, rather than flavor. The good news is that you can easily grow strawberries in your own private paradise, however small, and the flavor will be wonderful ...

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