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Depending on the amount of space you have available, you can grow some — or a lot of — fruit at your place. Growing fruit trees and shrubs means an annual harvest with little extra work on your part.
Crops like strawberries and blueberries can be grown in containers, making them a good option for a fruit harvest in urban areas.
Fruit trees, too, can be grown in containers if you choose the right variety. If you have a larger property, you may want to consider a small orchard to provide your household with fresh fruit during the harvest season.
Winter gardening: Time to choose your bare root fruit trees for your home orchard! You’ll have a better selection now, too. Planting bare root trees allows for a larger selection of varieties, it’s less expensive, and you won’t have to lug a heavy planter around. The time to do it is before trees leaf out.
What You Need to Know About Planting Bare Root Fruit TreesRead More
Planting nectarines and other stone fruit from seed can produce excellent fruit. Here’s how to grow a nectarine tree from seed for a fruitful harvest.
Step-by-Step Instructions to Grow Nectarines from SeedRead More
Growing bananas for a tropical harvest is easy, easy in warm climates. But with some extra effort, bananas will grow in cooler regions as well. Here’s what you need to know about how to grow bananas, how to harvest bananas, and what banana trees need to thrive.
How to Grow Bananas in Your Backyard for Tropical FlavorRead More
Growing persimmons for a late fall harvest on your homestead? Choosing a persimmon tree will depend on a few factors and how you plan to use the persimmons you grow. Here’s how to decide between an American persimmon tree or a Fuyu persimmon tree.
Growing Persimmons: The Best Varieties for a Picky PalateRead More
Growing blueberries is a great way to produce some of your own fruit right in your own backyard. You don’t need a lot of space – they do great in containers. Plus? They’re a very pretty plant, so they’ll look good and you might even get away with putting them in the front yard, HOA be damned!
Urban fruit! An edible landscape is great for city gardeners and fruiting trees are a perfect addition to an edible landscape. They’re beautiful, functional as they provide shade, and they can produce fruit within 3-5 years. Planting a fruit tree now will provide an abundant harvest for years to come.
Urban Fruit Trees: Creating an Edible Landscape for a Small Scale HarvestRead More
What you need to know about planting figs, fig tree care, & growing an indoor fig tree. The pretty tropical foliage & sweet harvest make them hard to beat.
Talk about a time saver in the garden! Perennial vegetables and fruits are productive plants that come back every year – plant once, harvest for YEARS!
Perennial Vegetables and Fruits: Plant Once, Harvest for YearsRead More
Homemade rooting hormone made from willow is free and easy to make. Use it for rooting cuttings or for easing transplant stress. If you’ve got access to a willow – salix – follow these simple instructions to turn some willow twigs into a rooting hormone that will give your transplants and cuttings a jump start.
