fruit-culture

Describes the historical origins, domestication, uses, growing requirements, harvesting, and shipping of bananas, pineapples, berries, grapes, and melons.

Explains how to grow dwarf fruit trees and berry bushes indoors and outdoors, including information on where to buy them, materials needed, and how to plant, prune, and care for them.

Provides a guide for growing vegetables, fruits, and grains, and includes composting, companion planting, container gardening, raised beds, selecting seeds, controlling pests, and more.

Explains how students can put their math skills to work in the garden by creating diagrams to plot a new garden, calculating the amount of soil and water needed, and harvesting produce at the perfect time.

Gives directions for growing plants from the seeds found inside avocados, papayas, citrus fruits, mangos, pomegranates, and kiwis.

Provides instructions for growing houseplants from pieces of potatoes, corn, watermelons, and other kitchen scraps.

Explains about fruit trees, what they produce, and how they grow.

Introduces orchards through discussion of pollination, fruit development, grafting, fruit processing, pests, pesticides and their effect on the environment, and harvesting. Includes simple recipes using fruit.

Explains the basics of growing different kinds of fruits and gives simple instructions for planting and growing strawberries.