The Home Orchard Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Fruit Trees Anywhere PDF
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THE HOME ORCHARD HANDBOOK A Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Fruit Trees Anywhere Cem Akin • Leah Rottke Cem For those who sail the seas of life riding the winds of compassion for all living beings; in particular, Ömer and Meral Akin: parents, teachers, friends. Leah For my students; let your care of plants and trees be your privilege, and your joy. The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation This handbook was made possible through the collective experience of our award-winning nonprofit charity: The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF). With a strong belief that planting fruit trees is the most comprehensive strategy to creating healthy environments, FTPF programs alleviate world hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water. Our orchards are strategically donated where the harvest best serves the public for generations, at places such as schools, low-income neighborhoods, city parks, community gardens, Native American reservations, international hunger relief sites, and animal sanctuaries. FTPF collaborates with diverse communities and households across the globe, from the United States to Brazil to India to Kenya. Our programs mobilize local environmental efforts and inspire activists of all ages to get involved by putting trees in the ground. In our hunger relief programs, families are gifted with saplings and trained on how to care for the trees over time, providing a harvest year after year, rather than a food handout that can be depleted in a short time. This book draws on FTPF’s experience in the field, working under a wide range of conditions, to provide detailed instructions on how to create your own home orchard. A portion of the proceeds from this handbook go to the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation in support of its groundbreaking mission to benefit the environment, human health, and animal welfare—all at once by planting fruit trees for communities across the world. To learn more about this important work, please visit www.ftpf.org. CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: Fruit Tree 101 Ancient Orchard Poetry Environmental Benefits Well-being Two Tigers, One Rat, and a Fig CHAPTER 2: Site Selection Room Enough for Fruit Trees Sunlight Air Circulation Soil Know Your Substrate! Soil Drainage Water Managing Microclimates Planting Solutions for Small or Urban Spaces Raised Beds Container-grown Trees CHAPTER 3: Plant Selection Fruit Tree Basics: Roots and Shoots Rootstocks Fruitwood Days to Harvest Graft Unions Pollination Fruit Tree Intelligence Chill Hours and Climate Selecting Fruit Trees Get Exotic! Tree Size Tree Transport A Family Affair! Storage CHAPTER 4: Planting Timing the Planting Spotting the Layout Tools Site Preparation Planting a Containerized Tree Planting a Bareroot Tree Checking Depth and Orientation Backfill Berms Mulch Staking Planting Procedure Checklist CHAPTER 5: Irrigation and Fertilization Irrigation Water Needs Flood Irrigation Sprinkler Irrigation Micro-irrigation Watering Schedule Guidelines Watering Schedule Comparisons Rainwater Harvesting Fertilization Macronutrients, Secondary Nutrients, and pH Building Healthy Soil What Is Compost Tea? Organic Options for Citrus Trees CHAPTER 6: Pruning and Weeding Basics Tools Root Pruning Cuts Forms Thinning Mature Tree Rejuvenation Topping Rules of Thumb When to Prune Weeding Weeds Wanted! Companion Planting and Permaculture CHAPTER 7: Prevention, Troubleshooting, and Controls Right Tree, Right Place Orchard Cleanup Insects, Mites, and Nematodes Diseases Environmental Disorders Animal Exclusion CHAPTER 8: Enjoying the Harvest Dehydrate Your Orchard Preserving Your Harvest Through Canning Jamming with Chef Tal Ronnen Assorted Fruits: Seasonal Fruit in Papillote by Chef Tal Apples and Cashews: Celery Root Soup with Granny Smith Apples by Chef Tal Avocados and Lemons: Summer Chopped Salad by Chef Tal Grapefruits: Shiso Bites by Chef Tal Apples and Dates: Raspberry Applesauce by Diana Stobo Apples: Caramel Apple Tart by Diana Stobo Apricots and Cherries: Cherry Apricot Crisp by Diana Stobo Peaches: Summer Peach Cobbler by Diana Stobo Tangerines: Creamy Tangerine-tini by Diana Stobo CHAPTER 9: Beyond the Home Orchard Community Orchard Committee Outreach Event Day Community Orchard Planting Checklist Community Orchards Speak Volumes! Contact FTPF Glossary Recommended Reading Index Image Credits Acknowledgments About the Authors
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