Manual of American Grape-Growing (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

U. P. Hedrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330694767 ISBN 13 : 9781330694763

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master a time‑tested guide to growing grapes in America, from backyard plots to larger vineyards. This handbook blends practical how‑tos with a broad view of grape culture, helping both commercial growers and amateur fruit lovers achieve better results season after season.

The book covers the full field of grape growing, with clear instruction on varieties, cultivation, pruning, and regional adaptation. It also explains pest control, storage, shipping, and market considerations, drawing on historical and regional insights to support informed, sustainable grape production across North America.

• Guidance on choosing and managing European and native grape varieties for different climates


• Step‑by‑step practices for propagation, pruning, training, and trellis systems


• Practical advice on pests, diseases, storage, and handling for market or home use


• Context on regional differences, marketing, and by‑products like wine and raisins

Ideal for readers who want a thorough, hands‑on reference that works across North American grape growing, from hobbyists to professional growers.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Manual of American Grape-Growing

Seventy-nine books on grapes enrich the pomology of North America, not counting numerous state and national publications. Pomological writers in America have been partial to the grape, for other fruits do not fare nearly so well. Twenty-two books are devoted to the strawberry, fourteen to the apple, to the peach nine, cranberry eight, plum five, pear nine, quince two, loganberry one, while the cherry, raspberry, and blackberry are not once separated from other fruits in special books. Thus, though a comparative newcomer among the fruits of the country, the grape has been singled out for a treatise more times than all other fruits of temperate climates combined - seventy-nine books on the grape, seventy on all other fruits.

This statement of partiality does not lead to an apology for a new book on the grape. There is urgent need for a new book. But three of the seventy-nine treatises on this fruit are contemporary, and all but one, a handbook on training, are records from vanished minds. Methods change so rapidly and varieties multiply so fast, that to keep pace there must be new books on fruits every few years. Besides, the types of grapes are so diverse, and different soils, climates, and treatments produce such widely dissimilar results, that many books are required to do justice to this fruit - the vineyard should be seen through many eyes.

Commercial grape-growing is now a great industry in America, and deserves a treatise of its own.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330694767
• ISBN 13: 9781330694763
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 547
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