Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting And Tending Small Fruit Trees And Berries In Gardens And Containers

Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting And Tending Small Fruit Trees And Berries In Gardens And Containers

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 bestsmall-scale fruit trees, bushes, vines, and plants for your climate, siting them properly, andpruning your compact trees for health and productivity are some of the many topics covered in the pages of thisbible 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 sizeMaximize production from edible container fruit gardensGrow more food in less spaceLimit your family?s synthetic pesticide consumptionChoose varieties with increased disease resistanceSelect plants that grow well in your climateMaintain your fruiting plants correctly to encourage years of prolific harvests Withmodern, dwarf varieties, and help fromGrow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden, ahealthy, high-yielding garden filled with fruit-producing plants is possible-even in the smallest of yards.About the AuthorChristy Wilhelmi empowers people to grow their own food, to be more self-reliant, and to reduce pollution and waste, one garden at a time. Christy is founder of Gardenerd, the ultimate resource for garden nerds, where she publishes her popular blog and podcast. She also specializes in small-space, organic edible garden design and consulting. She holds regular organic gardening classes in California, and has co-taught organic gardening at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Christy was a board member of Ocean View Farms Organic Community Garden in Mar Vista, California, for over 20 years, and gardens almost entirely with heirloom vegetables. Between 70-80 percent of her family's produce comes from her garden of less than 300 square feet. She is author of Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden,