Whether in a home garden or commercial cultivation, the challenges of berry cultivation are often the same.
This book offers an easy-to-understand introduction to professional berry cultivation and makes specialist knowledge available to hobby gardeners as well.
It covers important crops such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, blueberries, cranberries, lingonberries, elderberries, chokeberries, and haskap (sweet strawberry).
The focus is on cultivation for fresh consumption.
At the same time, the authors provide practical tips on elderberries and chokeberries, which are particularly interesting for processing.
Topics such as planting, pruning, fertilization, watering, and harvesting are clearly explained.
Organic berry cultivation is also covered in detail – including measures for protection against extreme weather and late frost.
The book is rounded out with care tips for the home garden and delicious recipe ideas for using your own harvest.
The authors are experienced experts in consulting, research, and practice: Manfred Wiesenhofer and Helmut Weiß have many years of experience in fruit-growing consulting; Christian Haselmair-Gosch is a researcher and blueberry grower; and Andreas Fischerauer runs a processing plant in Styria.
224 pages, numerous color illustrations, 16.5 x 22 cm, hardcover