This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to growing a wide range of fruit and vegetables, with information on what to plant, how to prune and manure, common problems and pitfalls, and much more. Complete with simple instructions and a plethora of useful illustrations, this guide is ideal for the novice grower, and will also be of use to those with more experience as a reference book. Although old, the information contained within this book is timeless, and will be of as much benefit to modern readers as it was to those contemporary with its original publication. The chapters of this...

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 the general questions of aspect, soil, nursery material and planting procedure are reviewed first. There follows a discussion of the specific cultural details associated with the various soft fruits. The...

This vintage text contains a detailed article on growing fruit, with a particular focus on growing damsons and plums. Profusely illustrated and full of invaluable tips and simple instructions, this text constitutes a must-have for anyone with an interest in growing plums or damsons, and would make for the perfect addition to collections of fruit growing literature. The sections of this volume include: 'Plums and Damsons', 'Soils for Plums', 'Site', 'Propagation', 'Types of Trees', 'Pollination', 'Planting', 'Pruning', 'Root Pruning for Wall Plums', 'Pruning Wall Trees', 'Manuring', 'Training...