CITRUS

A Guide to Organic Management, Propagation, Pruning, Pest Control and Harvesting

by ALLEN GILBERT, foreword by Peter Cundall

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New small softcover book, 168 pages, published 2007

Another excellent, informative, practical, down-to-earth gardening guide from horticulturist and best-selling author Allen Gilbert. Everything you need to know to grow great citrus. Lemons, cumquats, mandarins, oranges, chinottos, grapefruit, limes, tangelos, pummelos.

From the foreword: Citrus is, without question, the best and most informative book on citrus growing and cultivation I have ever read. It's a bloomin' inspiration! Peter Cundall

Chapters include:

• Citrus: Origins and spread
• Citrus species and cultivars
• Propagation of citrus
• Managing citrus trees
• Pruning and training citrus
• Pest and disease control of citrus
• Harvesting and storing citrus fruit
• Resources, references, bibliography, glossary and index

Includes colour photos and diagrams throughout.

About the author

Allen Gilbert worked for more than 20 years with the Victorian Department of Agriculture and managed the popular Victorian 3CR Sunday community garden program for more than 15 years. He now lives in Tasmania where he and his partner are developing a small self-sufficiency farmlet based on organic gardening principles. Allen is the author of Yates Green Guide to Gardening, No Garbage Composting and Recycling, Dreaming of Roses, Climbers and Creepers, Tomatoes for Everyone, All about Apples, Espalier and No-Dig Gardening . He is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines and runs regular gardening workshops.

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Citrus by Allen Gilbert