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A helpful book about how to grow berries. I’ve only used the strawberry section so far and it was helpful. I grow other berries but haven’t focused on getting them in order yet so haven’t made full use of the book at this point.
Rating: 5 / 5
Does it contain lots of useful information? Yes. Would I have bought it had I read pages 38-41? Absolutely not. “The era of optimism came to an abrupt and crashing halt with the publication of…Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring…the book was not a scientifically sound publication… We could not produce enough food to feed the people of the world without these chemicals.” And so on. (Of course, people were not producing food before the chemical companies developed their left over chemical weapons into ‘fertilizers’.) As any one can guess, I use organic methods. I have many non-organic gardening books among more than 100 titles but until this one I had not read such nonsense. By the way, before I moved to my current home, I grew raspberries in the shade and got tons of fruits.
Rating: 1 / 5
After reading this book from the library, I decided that as a backyard berry grower I needed it in my collection. The information is solid and concise.
Rating: 4 / 5
I dove right into the book as soon as I got it and was impressed with the information it provided. I have also found out that I have to move my raspberry plants for best production. The vender that I bought my plants from didn’t give me enough “how to’s” when I planted. With just a bit of time reading I have found out where to improve and to better take care of the plants to enjoy my crop. Not only does it cover raspberry plants but numerous other berries and might just try a planting of others.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking to learn more about berries and the planting there of. I tell anyone to buy the book first and read the part on the berries first and then to buy and plant according to the book. Not like me I have a spring project already to replant mine. Good luck and enjoy your berry crop.
Jerry S.
Rating: 5 / 5
I thought this book provided a great overview of different berries, how to grow them, and which ones to pick. Some of it was a little basic and something that is covered in any good gardening book, but the real value of the book, and thus the 4 stars is the comprehensive list of berry varieties and their qualities.
Rating: 4 / 5