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conversations.value: a title for a book about Massion's, Attempting, Otherwise with the genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Gardening & Landscape Design
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally'
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conversations.value: Give me the first five paragraphs for this book.
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conversations.value: Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally
  Hall-Beyer, Bart, and Richard, Jean. **Ecological Fruit Production in the North.** Quebec, Canada: Jean Richard, 1983. A must for fruit tree enthusiasts who live in Canada and in the coldest climates of the U.S.
  Hartman, H.T., and Kester, D.E. **Plant Propagation.** 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983. This bible of propagation covers all aspects, except for the latest in clonal tissue culture. Quite expensive-encourage your library to get a copy.
  Kraft, Ken and Pat. **Grow Your Own Dwarf Fruit Trees.** New York: Walker Publishing, 1974. An early and simple review of the basics of dwarf fruit tree culture. Read a library copy.
  Southwick, Lawrence. **Dwarf Fruit Trees for the Home Gardener.** Charlotte, VT: Garden Way Publishing, 1972. A very basic introduction for the home gardener. Thin on content.
  Wright, David. **Fruit Trees and the Soil.** London: Faber and Faber, 1960. A short, succinct manual on the organic care of fruit trees. Presents the most understandable discussion I have read on the biochemistry of soil as it relates to organic home gardening. Demystifies soil fertility and how it influences fruit tree growth and production.
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conversations.value: Keep in mind that plants with taproots are as important as nitrogen fixing legumes. Taprooted plants can improve soil to a greater depth than tillage can. Some send roots to ten feet deep md beyond. They add organic matter, via the decay of roots, to very deep levels for use by the tree roots. This deeply placed organic matter also improves the absorption of water and nutrients, since the tiny channels left behind by the decayed roots help improve the soil's drainage. Figure 15.11lists some beneficial, taprooted plants that can be seeded as part of a cover crop.
  Check the list of seed suppliers in Appendix 8 for sources of bulk seed. Prepare the soil as you would for a typical vegetable seedbed. Broadcast seed at slightly less than the recommended rate since you're mixing several types of seed. Water until germinated, and continue to irrigate as you would a low-maintenance perennial area. A periodic mowing will help hinder invasive grasses and promote the growth of the legumes as will as making a lawnlike view.
  If a cover crop is growing when the tree is first planted, it will improve the the soil for years before the tree's roots invade. This type of soil improvement is very slow and gradual, but virtually effortless for the gardener.
  Unlike people, trees cannot move very far to gather food. But like people, a well-fed tree is healthy and productive. A well-fed fruit or nut tree will continue to help feed your family for decades. If you give your trees the same respect and care you give yourself, you will have a healthy, perennial edible landscape.
  Baker, Hany. **Fruit (The Simon & Schuster Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening)**. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980. One of my favorite recommendations for beginning and experienced gardeners who want a graphic review of the basics of fruit and nut culture. Based on the expertise of England's avid gardeners, yet usually appropriate to most U.S. climates. (Cold-region landscapers beware of Baker's temperate-winter bias).
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conversations.value: Give me the last four paragraphs.
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conversations.value: Cut the rest of the apples into cubes, and saute them with sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves to taste. When soft, remove from heat and add vanilla.
  In a blender or processor, puree about 1/3 of the applesauce until smooth. Stir the puree into the chunky applesauce.
  Spread the applesauce evenly over the shell, and top it with the baked apple slices, arranged in concentric circles. It is a good summary of many of the points covered in the section "Understanding Your Property." Perhaps the most important part of the checklist are the points discussed under #7, "Personal Considerations." Spend some extra time thinking over these points. The edible landscape you are planning is for your enjoyment and should be as carefully tailored to your desires as possible.
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conversations.value: Cut the rest of the apples into cubes, and saute them with sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves to taste. When soft, remove from heat and add vanilla. 
  In a blender or processor, puree about 1/3 of the applesauce until smooth. Stir the puree into the chunky applesauce. 
  Spread the applesauce evenly over the shell, and top it with the baked apple slices, arranged in concentric circles. 
  This is the checklist I use to jog my memory when analyzing a client's site. It is a good summary of many of the points covered in the section "Understanding Your Property. " Perhaps the most important part of the checklist are the points discussed under #7, "Personal Considerations. " Spend some extra time thinking over these points. The edible landscape you are planning is for your enjoyment and should be as carefully tailored to your desires as possible.