What could be better than the enjoyment of tasting your own sweet, succulent, home-grown fruit? Most people have got room to grow some kind of fruit - whether it be a small apple tree in a front garden, a grape vine up a trellis or strawberries in a window box.

"The Berry Grower is an innovative guide for small-scale growing and marketing of organic fruits and berries. Covers planning and strategy, organic soil care, profiles of profitable small fruits, cultivar selection, planting, organic weed and pest management, marketing strategies, and interviews with successful growers."--

The authors show you how to design a kitchen garden, with plans for a range of gardens of all shapes and sizes, including potagers and large-scale vegetable plots. It includes directories of all the main vegetables, herbs and fruits, with expert advice on cultivation, crop rotation and the best varieties to use. It features step-by-step practical advice on the best tools to use, preparing the soil, sowing, transplanting, propagation, training, harvesting...

"The complete practical guide to kitchen gardening, from planning and planting to harvesting and storing. Covers all the main vegetables, fruit and herbs with detailed advice on the best varieties to choose. Provides an invaluable easy-to-use calendar of vital tasks in the kitchen garden throughout the year"--Cover.