Before we get to fruit trees lets talk about Brambles (Blackberries and Raspberries) are easy to grow and some even produce in their first year. Easy low maintenance and keep on giving.
Raspberries: I planted only 6 of Caroline Red Raspberries in Spring 2016 and enjoyed the sweetest red raspberries from summer to fall of 2017.
Do check out this video, all he says is spot on and see how much fruit he is getting from a small area.
Blackberries: I have a ton of wild blackberry growing on the farm, fruit is small and a little sour. I am planning on doing a row of thornless Blackberries this coming Spring.
Fruits:
In spring 2017 I put 10 fruit trees in the ground. Plum, Apricot, Peach, Pear and Apple and did as big a hole in the ground as possible and did some TLC to the ground around it amended the soil with compost, coffee grounds, lime etc and planted a Comfrey Plant around each fruit tree, I cut the Comfrey leaves and add to the soil to provide nutrients for trees. I did water my fruit trees from Spring to fall and all of them did well and grew several feet and are looking happy. My apple tree is over 8 feet tall now.
All my fruit trees were 1-2 yr old when they went in the ground, Apple trees were grafted and first year stayed in 10 Gallon Buckets and went to the ground this past spring. I still have few years left to see the fruit from my labor of love.
Just like vegetables. All depends upon how much passion, time, finances one has and how you balance it. You do want a disease resistant and low maintenance tree as you can loose a significant amount of money if you do not tend to your trees.
I would suggest doing some research on the fruit trees that grow well in your climate zone and get the best variety you can afford.
Visit your local farmers market and ask the person with the best tasting fruit about the tree and ask for a scion if possible. That would be the cheapest way to get the best tasting fruit or look for someone who sells the grafted fruit trees. Do not buy your fruit trees from Lowes or Home depot. If I am going put my attention in a tree for next few years I want to make sure that tree is worth it.
Raspberries: I planted only 6 of Caroline Red Raspberries in Spring 2016 and enjoyed the sweetest red raspberries from summer to fall of 2017.
Do check out this video, all he says is spot on and see how much fruit he is getting from a small area.
Blackberries: I have a ton of wild blackberry growing on the farm, fruit is small and a little sour. I am planning on doing a row of thornless Blackberries this coming Spring.
Fruits:
In spring 2017 I put 10 fruit trees in the ground. Plum, Apricot, Peach, Pear and Apple and did as big a hole in the ground as possible and did some TLC to the ground around it amended the soil with compost, coffee grounds, lime etc and planted a Comfrey Plant around each fruit tree, I cut the Comfrey leaves and add to the soil to provide nutrients for trees. I did water my fruit trees from Spring to fall and all of them did well and grew several feet and are looking happy. My apple tree is over 8 feet tall now.
All my fruit trees were 1-2 yr old when they went in the ground, Apple trees were grafted and first year stayed in 10 Gallon Buckets and went to the ground this past spring. I still have few years left to see the fruit from my labor of love.
Just like vegetables. All depends upon how much passion, time, finances one has and how you balance it. You do want a disease resistant and low maintenance tree as you can loose a significant amount of money if you do not tend to your trees.
I would suggest doing some research on the fruit trees that grow well in your climate zone and get the best variety you can afford.
Visit your local farmers market and ask the person with the best tasting fruit about the tree and ask for a scion if possible. That would be the cheapest way to get the best tasting fruit or look for someone who sells the grafted fruit trees. Do not buy your fruit trees from Lowes or Home depot. If I am going put my attention in a tree for next few years I want to make sure that tree is worth it.
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