The Strawberry - Containing Practical Direction for the Propagation, Culture, Harvesting and Marketing of Strawberries for Profit

By Samuel Fraser

This vintage book is a complete guide to the strawberry, being a handbook on the propagation, culture, harvesting, and marketing of strawberries for profit. Highly accessible and packed full of handy tips and simple instructions, this volume is highly recommended for novice growers, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Botany and History", "Some Factors Concerning Growth", "Preparation for Planting", "Care After Planting", "Varieties", "Methods in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Regions", "Methods in the Western United States and Canada", "Everbearing Strawberries", "Insects and Disease", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing "The Strawberry" now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446520382
• ISBN13: 9781446520383
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Kingman Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"