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Describes the Neilson method for protecting nursery stock, methods of grafting trees, etc.
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Reproduction of the original: The Nut Culturist by Andrew S. Fuller
A comprehensive guide to growing, harvesting and processing nuts, written by forest gardening expert Martin Crawford. Nut trees are perennials, requiring little maintenance or soil cultivation, so it is no surprise that nuts are such a popular forest garden crop. A crucial source of protein and a delicious snack, nuts also have a number of surprising health benefits. They lower blood pressure, are full of antioxidants, and decrease the risk of heart and neurodegenerative diseases. Filled with gorgeous illustrations of trees and nuts, How to Grow Your Own Nuts contains old favourites like hazelnuts and walnuts alongside less common varieties such as hickories and butternuts and the exotically...
Presents information on the history, growing requirements, uses, and food value of various nuts grown around the world. Includes recipes.
This book is a classic article on growing nut trees, with information on planning, planting, harvesting, maintenance, pests, and many other related aspects. Written in simple, plain language and full of useful information, this guide constitutes a must-have for novice growers, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of horticultural literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.
Tree planting -- The walnut grove -- Farm animals to benefit the trees -- The enemies of the walnut tree -- Walnut varieties -- The black walnut -- Trees in other parts of the world ; diseases -- The timber -- The walnut and the manufacture of guns -- The leaf and the nut -- The summer and husbandry -- The ripe walnuts -- French and other walnut growers -- Cracking the nut and preparing for sale -- Walnut oil -- Walnuts as food -- The autumn and winter -- The health issue -- Art and the walnut.
Nut growing has become more popular and technology has developed significantly over the last 5 years. This book is the starting point for prospective commercial nut growers – large or small scale, for farmers who want to diversify and also for gardeners interested in growing nut trees in their back yards. Nut Grower's Guide is the first comprehensive book to growing almonds, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pistachios and walnuts. All aspects of site selection are covered, from soil and climate to aspect and topography through to previous land use and local pest species. Soil preparation, irrigation, planting and propagating trees are also covered. It covers the cultivation and processing of each of the major nut species and also provides guidance on packaging and the wholesale and retail marketing of nuts in Australia and overseas.
“The Nut Growers Handbook” is a fantastic, comprehensive guide to all things nuts, with a focus on growing them. It offers the reader simple, step-by-step instructions for the propagation, planting, cultivation, and harvesting of nuts; as well as information on their flavours, preparation and cooking, natural habitats, properties and characteristics, and much more. Contents include: “Nut Growing and its Place in American Agriculture”, “The Chestnut”, “Filberts and Other Hazels”, “The English Walnut”, “The Black and Other Walnuts”, “The Pecan and Other Hickories”, “The Almond”, “Pistachios, Pine Nuts, Acorns and Chinquapins”, “Pollination of Nut Groves”, “Planning, Planting, and Pruning”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on homesteading.