{"title":"Edible gardening books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"pruning-fruit-trees-a-beginner-s-guide","title":"Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginner’s Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide\u003c\/em\u003e is here to unbundle the complicated world of pruning and provide step-by-step instructions to beginners. Concise and to the point, there’s no complicated waffle here. Just a clear set of instructions + helpful sketches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalm trees is the overall aim. A less-is-more approach to cutting with a focus on training as well as pruning. This doesn’t mean wild, woolly things that need ladders – compact and productive are our guiding lights. The goal of this guide is to school you in the basics and bring an understanding of the seasonal rhythm of fruit trees. A strong start to your pruning journey!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"you%E2%80%99ll-learn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou’ll learn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePruning goals and a few important tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoosing a shape for your tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraining and pruning deciduous fruit trees from just planted to old and neglected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTree trickery: cunning ways to get the best out of your trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe art of espalier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to thin fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to prune avocados, citrus, feijoas, grapes, figs, currants + berries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more pruning guides on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesagejournal.com\/tag\/pruning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ethesagejournal.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NBD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49750663299210,"sku":"KathIrvine-PFT","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8415\/2202\/files\/Pruning_Fruit_Trees_Guide_Kath_Irvine_Sage_Journal.jpg?v=1786082238"},{"product_id":"the-edible-backyard-a-practical-guide-to-growing-organic-fruit-vegetables-all-year-round","title":"The Edible Backyard: A Practical Guide to Growing Organic Fruit \u0026 Vegetables All Year Round","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur favourite step-by-step to a beautiful low-work, highly-productive edible backyard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGardening expert Kath Irvine’s guide to everything you need to know to grow organic vegetables, fruit and herbs in your own garden, all through the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this practical step-by-step guide, gardening teacher Kath Irvine shares her wealth of knowledge from more than 20 years of helping Kiwi gardeners design, build, grow and maintain their own productive edible gardens. Kath’s sage, hands-on, often humorous advice steps readers through everything they need to know to grow great produce at home, including garden design, tools and equipment, seasonal planting advice, soil fertility, seed-saving basics, managing pests and diseases, and how to incorporate organic and permaculture gardening methods into any home garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile documenting a year on her own property, Kath shows how you can successfully produce bountiful crops throughout the seasons to provide a steady, daily harvest with minimal wastage. The book is illustrated with hundreds of stunning photographs and helpful hand-drawn illustrations that share clever design concepts and planting plans for gardens of all shapes and sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKath is the perfect guide, and this easy-to-understand, comprehensive book is ideal for gardeners at any skill level, from beginners setting up a new garden from scratch, to intermediate trouble-shooters, to advanced green-thumbs seeking deeper knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"you%E2%80%99ll-learn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou’ll learn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet your veggie gardens, fruit and chooks up for a strong beginning with my simple take on the permaculture design process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLay a strong foundation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecome a soil-building champion, forage for fertility, learn natural pest and disease management, winning ways with weeds and how to plant in guilds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreenhouse, berryhouse, chookhouse, no dig veggie beds, perennial companions and set up the orchard with Kath Irvine’s practical ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTools, raising seedlings and simple seed saving, watering how to’s, crop rotation, greencrops and the easiest compost in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnow your crops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lowdown on timing, sowing and growing for vegetable crops plus Kath’s favourite perennial vegetables, herbs, nuts, fruit and a few berries too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonth by month\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy monthly growing guide in the veggie patch, greenhouse and orchard to bring you a steady, daily harvest with ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRelated reading:  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesagejournal.com\/stories\/planting-in-guilds-permaculture-guild-combos\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlanting in guilds: Permaculture guild combos – an expert from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edible Backyard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Bookreps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49750750724234,"sku":"KathIrvine-EB","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8415\/2202\/files\/Edible_Backyard_Kath_Irvine_Sage_Journal.jpg?v=1786082238"},{"product_id":"homegrown-fruit-a-practical-guide","title":"Homegrown Fruit: A Practical Guide","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-ab4b03be\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a guide that takes you step-by-step to an abundant, naturally healthy home orchard – and along the way teaches you all the skills you need to be an epic fruit gardener.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomegrown Fruit: A Practical Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Kath Irvine and Jason Ross is your comprehensive, fruit growing manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKath and Jason take you step-by-step to create a naturally, healthy orchard that thrives with minimal effort. You’ll learn how to choose the right varieties, plan a productive layout, build a living soil, assess tree health, and confidently prune, train and care for your trees year-round. Real-world examples, sample plans and down-to-earth advice provide simple, practical solutions for gardens of every shape, size and climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring, accessible book is perfect for beginners setting up a new orchard, busy people who want homegrown fruit without the fuss and seasoned growers seeking deeper knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKath and Jason have more than 25 years of experience designing and managing home orchards in a diversity of environments across Aotearoa. The book’s focus is on creating a healthy setup and choosing well suited varieties. 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