Think you need a lot of space to grow fruit in your yard? Guess again! You can create a small space fruit garden with a variety of different cold-hardy berries and dwarf fruit trees in large containers. Planting is easy with little-to-no maintenance.
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Last year, it was total garden chaos - a completely experimental year of planting just to see what I could get to grow. This year, I am growing with intention. I'm planting a bunch of perennial flowers and edible plants. I'm not only committing to creating a safe space for wildlife, but also plants that we can rely on for food. So far, we've transformed a couple rocky patches in our yard into a strawberry patch and an herb garden. Once those were in, I decided to create a fruit container garden alongside our vegetable garden's fence.
We planted a blueberry bush and a cold hardy fig tree in large barrel planters last year. This year, I wanted to add to that container garden by adding a couple more fruit plants. So we shopped for plants through FastGrowingTrees and purchased a Pink Lemonade blueberry bush and a Stevens Cranberry bush - a berry bush that I'm extra excited to have growing in our yard! We also got a Midnight Cascade blueberry bush to plant in a hanging basket near the rest of the fruit plants.
How to Grow a Small Space Container Fruit Garden
With everything we're planting, you might think we have a big yard. We don't. But we're working with what we have, making the most of our space, and getting creative with our garden plans. Since there are so many varieties of fruit plants that can be grown in containers, we looked for cold hardy varieties that could thrive in small spaces.
The plants we chose from FastGrowingTrees were delivered right to our door in great condition and are growing nicely in their new spaces. First, I planted the Pink Lemonade blueberries. I added potting soil to a large barrel planter and dug a deep hole in the center. Before planting the blueberries, I added a mix of fruit tree fertilizer and earthworm castings. Then, I planted the blueberries and watered them thoroughly.
Once the blueberries were in place, I planted the cranberries. In another large barrel planter, I added potting soil and dug a large hole. Again, I added fruit tree fertilizer and earthworm castings to the hole before planting the cranberries. Before tucking the cranberries in place, I mixed some sand into the potting soil and watered them thoroughly.
The Midnight Cascade blueberries are a smaller variety of blueberries and were planted in a hanging basket where they'll cascade over the top. Those berries are already flowering! I'm looking very much forward to seeing the first of these berries appear.
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Believe it or not, I'm toying with the idea of adding one more fruit plant to the yard since I have one more empty barrel planter to fill. So I'm once again browsing FastGrowingTrees for dwarf varieties of fruit trees and bushes. I'm kind of leaning towards a fruit tree this time around to complete our small space fruit container garden.
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