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[Lee Reich <leeareich@gmail.com>]

Hot off the press (March 2012), my new book  Grow Fruit Naturally: A Hands-On 
Guide to Luscious, Homegrown Fruit ($24.95, The Taunton Press). Successfully 
harvest fruits that are delicious and healthy, with information on over 30 
fruits, from temperate to tropical, and how to reap the most of their bounty. 
Natural growing begins with creating a healthy soil environment for roots and 
their microbial friends, and choosing the best kinds and varieties of fruits 
to plant both for top-notch flavor and for pest and disease resistance. 
Topics include:
 
                        • Planning for growing fruit
                        • Choosing plants for flavor and pest and disease 
resistance
                        • Propagating fruit plants
                        • Pruning a fruit tree, bush, or vine
                        • Growing fruit plants in containers
                        • Avoiding or controlling common pests and diseases 
naturally
                        • Storing the bounty
 
The emphasis here is also on simplicity, so growing anything from apples to 
figs to oranges to pawpaws to strawberries is feasible within any constraints 
of time and space. My goal in writing Grow Fruit Naturally is to make it easy 
for everyone to be harvesting luscious, wholesome fruits outside their own 
back (or front) door.

The book is available from my website (signed copies), bookstores, and the 
web, and is in the NAFEX library for lending.


Lee Reich, PhD
Come visit my farmden at http://leereich.blogspot.com/
http://leereich.com/

Books by Lee Reich:
A Northeast Gardener's Year
The Pruning Book
Weedless Gardening
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
Landscaping with Fruit
Grow Fruit Naturally