Forget the farmer’s market. Grow your own delicious, organic apples, figs, peaches, plums, strawberries, blackberries, citrus fruits, and more with
Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden
. No green thumb required.
Even
beginners become successful fruit "farmers"
with the techniques and advice offered by author Christy Wilhelmi, the force behind the popular gardening website, Gardenerd. Selecting the best
small-scale fruit trees, bushes, vines, and plants
for your climate, siting them properly, and
pruning your compact trees
for health and productivity are some of the many topics covered in the pages of this
bible of small-space fruit growing
.
You’ll also discover how to:
Turn your urban, suburban, or rural garden into a fruit factory, no matter its size
Maximize production from edible container fruit gardens
Grow more food in less space
Limit your family’s synthetic pesticide consumption
Choose varieties with increased disease resistance
Select plants that grow well in your climate
Maintain your fruiting plants correctly to encourage years of prolific harvests
With
modern, dwarf varieties
, and help from
, a
healthy, high-yielding garden filled with fruit-producing plants
is possible—even in the smallest of yards.