Nutshell Guide to Growing Walnuts

Everything you need to know in a nutshell

ISBN 9780-9544607-0-9 

A6 paperback 32 pages

£2.99

If so, this handy little 32 page illustrated book will tell you all you need to know in plain English. Clive Simms has grown walnuts for many years and has lots of practical knowledge and hands on experience to pass on to you! 

Topics covered: rootstocks, pollination, site, buying your tree, planting, feeding, pruning, pests & diseases, harvesting your crop.   

Reviews:

"...Every aspect, from rootstock and pollination to the right cultivar, planting, protection and harvest is covered in a brief but concise and straightforward fashion. No daunting detail to deter the amateur here, but not over simplistic......lives up to its claim everything you need to know in a nutshell "

'Fruit News', The Magazine of the Friends of Brogdale, summer 2003

"....a good starter for anybody thinking about growing walnuts in Britain. Written in plain language, without technical jargon, it is illustrated by many drawings....... it is good to see an effective squirrel guard described."

  'Agroforestry News' July 2003

"...this is certainly the smallest book I've ever reviewed, and also one of the most useful....... if anyone knows their walnuts it's him (Clive Simms)...... you can rely on the quality of his information....... the common walnut is certainly the one to go for if you want to get a reliable crop of nuts, and here you have in a nutshell all you need in order to do just that."

 'Permaculture' magazine autumn 2003

".... a useful and concise booklet on growing walnuts."  

Daily Telegraph October 4th 2003

"The guide to growing walnuts is clear and concise and worth obtaining for anyone thinking of planting walnuts...... the author evidently has a thorough knowledge of the subject."

'The Garden' the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society October 2004

"...literally tells you everything you need to know in a nutshell."

'BBC Gardeners World' magazine January 2005

"...a delightful little book... small but to the point, and with all the down-to-earth information that you could want, it really is a no nonsense, say what needs to be said  handy little pocket book... you feel within only a few pages that this is experience talking and ignore it at your peril."

'Smallholder' magazine Summer 2006