Off the Shelf...

July is Blueberry month in the United States. To recognize that as well as all the other wonderful fruits to be had in the summer, Off-the-Shelf is featuring berry books of all kinds, from management and diseases of berries, to how to grow your own small fruits garden. So, sit back, enjoy a good book, and maybe some fruit salad.

Compendium of Blueberry and Cranberry DiseasesSoft FruitsThe Highbush BlueberryBerries

Small Fruit CulturistProductive Small Fruit CultureSuccess with Small Fruits

Featured books on Berries:

Berries: A Harrowsmith Gardener's Guide. Jennifer Bennett, editor. Camden East, Ont.: Camden House Publishing, 1991.

Compendium of Blueberry and Cranberry Diseases. Frank L. Caruso, editor. St. Paul, MN: APS Press, 1995.

Card, Fred Wallace. Bush Fruits. New York: MacMillan, 1917.

Clarke, J. Harold. Small Fruits for Your Home Garden. New York: American Garden Guild, 1958.

Fuller, Andrew S. The Small Fruit Culturist. New York: Orange Judd, 1883.

Genders, Roy. Soft Fruit. London: Garden Book Club, c1957.

Gough, Robert E. The Highbush Blueberry and Its Management. New York: Food Products Press, 1994.

McClure, Susan. Fruits and Berries. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1996.

Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay). A Complete Manual for the Cultivation of the strawberry: with a description of the best varieties... New York: C. M. Saxton, 1857.

Roe, Edward Payson. Success with Small Fruits. New York: Collier, 1886.

Sears, Fred Coleman. Productive Small Fruit Culture. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1920.