I'll have to come back and look and the Peach and Pear Chili Sauce more carefully later. I'm in the midst of applesauce and apple butter. However, basically that's a tomato-fruit salsa with a good amount of vinegar, so my instinct is it's OK. But as I said, I'll look more closely and find some recipes to compare with in a bit. Or Dave or Linda Lou or someone might feel inclined. The Ball Complete Book is a compilation of all the best from Ball (U.S. Division), Bernardin (Canadian Division) and Kerr (the "other" canning supply company which was subsumed by the bigger corporation). Bernardin Canada follows the same USDA standards as Ball but tends to focus less on the "standards" and offers more ethnic and "gourment" canning formulas. The Ball Complete (Bernardin Complete on the North side of the border) is dual metric and imperial measures. I like metric and find that handy. Keep in mind Ball's main interest is in making money via the jars and other canning supplies they sell. Publishing the Blue Book is a way to promote their product. They aren't trying to cover every possible recipe; it's not in their interest to expend huge sums of money for testing of a lot of esoteric recipes. So each edition gains a few and loses a few. (I don't know who Ball's recipe testers are, but a few of their offerings have been real stinkers taste-wise.) So that fact that a chutney or salsa or pickle or whatever isn't in the BBB doesn't mean there's no safe way to can it. It just means Ball isn't bothering with it. Keep in mind there are also reliable specialists out there. Linda Amendt's preserves are fun, though she's too fond of liquid pectin for my taste. Except for the curds, which I alluded to previously, she offers some great recipes and some very helpful tips and strategies. For sweet preserves there's also Linda Ziedrich (totally reliable) and Madelaine Bullwinkel is A+++ by me. The Jamlady cookbook is also reliable and like a textbook for the art of jams and jellies. Ziedrich's first book was on pickles and provides a wide range of pickling options from traditional fermented to quick pickles, canned, refrigerated and freezer. She has a peach-Pepper Relish to die for. I think it's still posted on some thread or other. Ellie Topp's Small Batch Preserving takes canning in new and interesting directions. Because she is a food scientist, she has the skills to devise recipes just a bit out of the mainstream. So those are some of the options. Gotta go. Carol

Not sure it you will have the same results in your climate, but I showed no difference in production past the first season (and only mildly more fickle watering requirements of the easy way during the first season) in a side by side test several years back. One bed that was double-dug with compost interspersed versus planting in 6" of compost placed in a bin created by putting cardboard on undisturbed ground then filling with pure compost. I think my biggest possible help here would be to recommend putting that effort into building durable trellis structures.

Books are a very personal call. Each of us has our own favourite (or favourites!). Below is a list of some books that may be useful arranged into three categories: General/Overview Books: Best Clematis - Stefan Buczachi Clematis for Everyone. Previously called Making the most of Clematis - Raymond J. Evison The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis - Raymond J. Evison Clematis For Colour and Versatility - Keith & Carol Fair Clematis for all Seasons - John Feltwell Clematis - Barry Fretwell Trouble Free Clematis - The Viticellas - John Howells Choosing Your Clematis - John Howells Clematis And The Ranunculaceae - Deborah Kellaway Clematis - Christopher Lloyd Clematis - The New Plant Library - Andrew Mikolajski Practical Clematis Growing - Ian Murray Success with Clematis - Lesley Young Growing Clematis with other plants: Companions To Clematis - Growning Clematis with other plants - Marigold Badcock Clematis as Companion Plants - Barry Fretwell The Rose and the Clematis as good companions - John Howells Reference books: Clematis The Genus - Christopher Grey-Wilson The Genus Clematis - Dr. Magnus Johnson The International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002 - Victoria Matthews An Illustrated Encylopedia of Clematis - Dr. Mary Toomey, Everett Leeds and Charles Chesshire Clematis Societies: Joining a Clematis Society is one of the best ways to get information and meet other people who love clematis. Most societies offer advice and information about growing, pests, diseases, new cultivars and other informational meetings and topics. Other Resources: There are many resources on the web for clematis information. Ranging from the comprehensive list of species and cultivars found at 'Clematis on the Web' hosted by Hull University, through the many personal sites put together by clematis enthusiasts, to the many specialty nurseries with on-line catalogues and cultivation information. Either a search engine or URL references posted on the GardenWeb Clematis Forum will give you links to these sites. We cannot post URLs directly on the FAQ pages.

i generally go to a1books.co.in, an online bookstore..the good part is, if you know the specific, they have options where they ask you to fill in those information and displays the book you are searching!!! :) Happy Searching & Reading!!! Here is a link that might be useful: a1books