{"product_id":"the-home-orchard-handbook-a-complete-guide-to-growing-your-own-fruit-trees-anywhere-paperback","title":"The Home Orchard Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Fruit Trees Anywhere - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCem Akin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeah Rottke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrisp apples, tart lemons, lush figs, tender peaches--imagine the bounty of a late-summer farmer's market, right in your backyard! Learning how to plant and care for fruit trees is a desirable, accessible activity for a wide range of people. It's a natural extension of many gardeners' repertoires, and the investment yields generations of results. Growing your own fruit ensures a fresh, delicious, abundant harvest for your family and friends for years to come. Fruit trees diversify a region's agricultural landscape and ecosystems, attracting pollinating bees, songbirds, and other desirable visitors. And cultivating orchards on your own decreases your reliance on grocery store distribution channels and boosts sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside \u003ci\u003eThe Home Orchard Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Strategies for choosing your orchard's site, taking into consideration soil quality, sun exposure, microclimates, drainage, and more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Information on plant selection, including what types of fruit trees do well in certain areas and how to decipher critical concepts such as \"chill hours,\" \"cultivars,\" \"bareroot,\" and \"cross-pollination\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Guidance on aftercare, including in-depth watering, composting, and preventative care schedules to keep your backyard orchard fruitful for years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Advice on troubleshooting diseases, conditions, and non-beneficial insects using only humane, organic remedies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--General tips on jamming, dehydrating, storing, and otherwise making the most of your orchard's harvest with delicious recipes from chefs Tal Ronnen and Diana Stobo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart growing your own fruit trees wherever you are with \u003ci\u003eThe Home Orchard Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCem Akin and Leah Rottke are key members of the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF), an award-winning international nonprofit charity dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water. FTPFÆs grounbreaking mission benefits the environment, human health, and animal welfare--all at once! For more information please visit http: \/\/www.ftpf.org. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCem Akin and Leah Rottke are key members of the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF), an award-winning international nonprofit charity dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water. FTPFÆs grounbreaking mission benefits the environment, human health, and animal welfare--all at once! For more information please visit http: \/\/www.ftpf.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335555932525,"sku":"9781592537129","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/YXJtSDlBallsSDgxSWprTTFCSzJBZz09.webp?v=1778900608","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-home-orchard-handbook-a-complete-guide-to-growing-your-own-fruit-trees-anywhere-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}