There are hundreds of different varieties to try, some with individual flavors, cropping, potential and disease-resistance. Many of the different types of apples can be grown in containers. Apples can be planted in spring and late fall, and winter. Apples will be ready to harvest in late summer and early to mid fall. Flowering to harvest will take 14 to 20 weeks and they grow in beds and containers. Plant trees 30 inches apart which means you will plant four apple trees per nine feet bed and you will plant one plant in each container.
Getting started Apples that are grown in containers are available all year, but bareroot trees can only be brought between fall and early spring. For you to be able to produce fruit, the apple flowers have to be pollinated, and you will need to have at least two compatible trees unless you already have one apple tree growing nearby.
Planting If your apple trees are not grown in a pot you will need to plant them while dormant from fall to spring. Pot-grown apple trees can be planted anytime you want to as long as you keep them moist. A person will need to choose a sunny, sheltered place, to plant your apple trees, after you have the site you will need to turn over the soil and remove the weeds and add organic matter if your soil is heavy clay or sandy. You will need to plant the tree at the same depth as the soil mark on the tree is pot-grown. After putting the tree in the hole, place some organic matter in the hole, then fill the hole with soil and firm the soil around the tree. Water the apple tree in the well. After planting the apple tree, you will need to stake the tree and attach it by using an adjustable tree tie. Put a nail in the tie and attach it to the stake to hold it in place.
Routine care Your apple trees will need to be water blot, especially their first year. If your trees are in pots, they always, will need a lot of water, but when the trees are fully rooted in the ground, they will need less water.
Thinning out If you want full-sized apples, you will need to thin the developing fruits in early summer after they get to be walnut sized apples. Dessert apples need to be thin to one to two fruits every six inches, and culinary types to one every six inches. The central fruit needs to always be thin, because they grow abnormally. Harvesting When the apples are ready to harvest, you will need to gently cup the apple in your hand lift and twist the apple. If the apple does not come off easily, thin you will need to wait a day or two. The fruit will be having to be pick regularly because they ripe real quick, and be careful in handling the apples to avoid bruising them. Pruning The apples are pruned in the winter. Get rid of all the congested growth in the center so you can keep an open shape, and removed all the dead, damaged, diseased, and weak growth. By cutting the new stems by half, this will encourage fruit-bearing spurs at their base. The older fruit spurs needs to be thinned if there is a congestion of them.
I have always had blackberries around me and I still have them in my back yard. Blackberries are very good in cobblers and made in jams and jellies. When i was growing up, we had the blackberries that had the thorns. Today, these are several different varieties that has less thorns, or none at all, and have a generous harvests of plump, tasty fruit which I definitely like to use now.
I would like to talk about several different varieties of blackberries, which are some I like to use. Boysenberries is a hybrid of a loganberry and blackberry and if you like the taste of blackberries, this one would be a great one. Blackberries come in many varieties which some of them are thorn less. Blackberries fruit will come from mid-to-late- summer. Loganberries is s good one if you like tart raspberries, but if not, you will need to cook with plenty of sugar. Tayberries are one that is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry and the berries are delicious.
I have decided that I would like to get some more blackberry plants. So I need to get my plants now, because in the fall is the right time to plant. Your plants. Since blackberries and hybrid berries are climbing shrubs, I will plant them by my wall, so can train their stems up onto my wall. I am in luck that my wall is in a sunny site and blackberries loves this. My next step is to turn over the soil to remove all the weeds, then add some organic matter to the soil and add granular, general-purpose fertilizer. I dig a hole a little bigger than the root ball of my blackberry plant, so I can put the soil around the plant after I put it n the hole. After I plant my plants I keep them well watered during the summer, and I will mulch each plant with well-rotted organic matter and I will apply a granular fertilizer in the spring. Birds love the berries so I put some net over my plants to keep them out.
Berries ripe from mid-to late summer. I wait till my berries are fully colored, because I know this is when they will have the sweetest taste to them. I only pick my berries when the weather is dry. I prune my blackberries and hybrids in the fall after they fruit on canes in their second year and I cut to the base. then I will tie the unfruited canes that did fruit their first year of growth to the other plants.
I like to train my plants so they will more manageable to deal with and take up less space.
Raspberries come in both summer and fall-fruiting varieties, which will allow you to enjoy sweet, tart berries from midsummer right through to the first frost. Raspberries are very easy to grow. Raspberries will take six to eight weeks from flowering to harvest. They are suitable for beds and containers. You can plant eleven plants per every nine feet roll and you can plant three plants in each container. 1. Getting started If you plant summer-fruiting raspberries, the crop will come in from mid-to-late summer and the fall raspberries will fruit late summer to mid-fall, so you can plant both so you can have a longer harvest. If you are going to grow summer raspberries you will need to be planted against horizontal wires held sixteen inches and thirty-two inches about the soil.
Fall-fruiting varieties can be grown freestanding. 2. Planting In the fall is the best time to plant new raspberry canes. They will be sold bare-root or root-wrapped. If they are root-wrapped, it is when they are lifted form the ground and they are bundled together with compost. Raspberries like moist soil but they like the soil to be free-draining. Raspberries will tolerate a little shade. During the fall, you will need to add a lot of well-rotted organic matter to your soil and you will need to let the ground settle for two weeks before planting. Put the canes twelve inches apart in rows at least three feet apart.
3. Routine care During the summer, raspberries need to be kept well-watered and you need to pally a tomato feed to get a good harvest. Put mulch or organic matter near the base of the canes to help retain moisture. As soon as you see fruits, you will need to protect them from birds. Cover the plants with a cage or netting, and you will need to put canes to help hold the netting down from snarling birds. 4. Harvesting Your raspberries are ready as soon as they turn red or yellow, and this is determine by the variety you are growing, and if it pulls easy leaving the central "plugs" behind. Do not pick on rainy days because wet fruit does not store well. Your plants need to be check daily so you will harvest them at the perfect time of ripeness. 5. Summer Pruning You will need to prune your summer-fruiting raspberries right after the last fruits have been harvested and you do this by cutting the fruited canes to the base. The younger, unfruited stems that are produce during the summer needs to be tied to the wires in their place. Always keep the strongest one and tie them in four inches apart, to fruit next years.
6. Winter pruning You will need to pruned your fall raspberries by cutting all of the canes all the way to the ground. To have a staggered harvest, you will need to cut a few canes down by one half their height in winter. The half-height canes will produce an earlier crop in early to midsummer. Then after harvesting the fruited canes can be pruned out completely. Four Different Raspberries Joan J this is a fall fruiting plant that is spine-free and it is one that is compact and they will be suitable to grow in containers. All gold this raspberry is a fall variety and they have yellow fruits. Cascade Delight it is summer raspberry that is free-fruiting and they have large, rich-tasting raspberries. Tulamee this one is a summer variety that fruits over several weeks during the summer. It is a good choice for cooler areas.
We love blueberries very much and they are so healthy for everybody, it was a blessing for us, when one of my girlfriends gave us several blueberry plants years ago and we have been able to enjoy them every since.
The reason that blueberries are so good for everybody is that they have high levels of health-giving antioxidants and vitamins.
Blueberries are self-pollinating, so this means that I can get a crop of blueberries with just one plant. But, since I have several blueberries plants that flowers at the same time, then there will be a bigger crop of blueberries for us, families and friends.
Before I start talking about planting my blueberries, I would like to mention a few times of blueberries. "Herbet" has a sweet flavor berry and the fruit is ready in late summer. "Jersey" is a variety that can be grown in cooler climates. This one has to be by another variety that can be grown in cooler climates. "Bluetta" is a compact type and it can be grown in containers or smaller gardens.
When we plant our blueberry plants out in our back yard, we picked a place that s a little boggy, because they like that kind of condition to grow in and we planted them in the spring, because they need to be planted between fall and spring.
As for routine care of my blueberries, I make sure that they are watered well especially when they are in flower and fruit. I feed my blueberry plants every two weeks from early to midsummer with a liquid fertilizer suitable for any acid-loving plants.
Because blueberry flowers in the spring, I always protect them from frost damage. Birds like the ripening fruits as much as we do so I have to protect them from birds by using netting. I check my plants every few days so I can pick my berries when they are good. Berries are best when you use them as soon as you pick them, but any extras can be frozen and enjoyed later on or given away to family and friends.
Blueberries need to be pruned just before they come into leaf in spring. I remove all lower branches that are weak, or any damaged or diseased shoots. I used pruning saw to remove less productive, older stem completely at the base.
When we think about citrus fruits, we are thinking about oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, lemons, limes, mandarins, kumquats, and so much more.
My family and I love all different types of citrus. We all love orange juice, especially for breakfast and I have my coffee along with my orange juice. I have always made a lot of different fruit salads through out my marriage. One of them that I make has citrus and other fruit such as, oranges, tangerines, apples, bananas, in Cool Whip, and different types of nuts mixed all together. During the summer months, we enjoyed a cool glass of lemonade and limeade or a cool glass of tea with lemon. I also like to use citrus fruits because they have a good source of vitamin C.
Since we use a lot of citrus fruits and juices, we really like the idea of having the ability to grow our own citrus fruit trees here at our house. When I decide where I am going to plant some citrus fruit trees I need to check my soil. This is very important because the soil has to have the proper is vital to their growth and productivity. Different types of soil has different types of nutrients, but they need others added to the soil to adequately feed certain kinds of trees. Sandy soil needs to have peat or seaweed added to the coil to help retain water. Clay soil has to be softened by adding compost to this particular soil type. Now with my adding organic compost or mulching materials to my soil, so my soil can support the trees that I want to plant. I can not add these materials to my soil and plant my trees at the same time because the trees will be more susceptible to fungal diseases.
This is what needs to be done to raise a citrus tree from a seed. I will need to wash my seeds first. I will plant the seeds in a container that is full of warm potting soil. The seeds need to be planted about 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch deep. The container needs to be big enough so the roots have room to form and grow. After I plant the seeds in my containers I will need to water the seed and the soil thoroughly, and I will water them during the germination process After I plant my seeds in my containers, I will bring it in the put it on a sunny windowsill and in about a week I will see a seedling that would be visible above the soil line. The next thing, I have to do is train the seedling to be a single stem by cutting back additional branches within eight inches of the soil.
Because most of the citrus fruit trees do not produce good enough it planted root system. Because of this they are most of the time grafted, or budded, onto a rootstock of host trees that are already adapted to a certain soil environment. Been at least a years old, and when they produce buds that develop into flowers, this is when I have to consider this procedure. lace to plant my citrus fruit where their will be plenty of sunlight and it has to be at least 6 to 8 feet away from any fence, building, or driveway.
I have decided that I want to plant several citrus fruit tress in the same area, so I to plant them at least 12 to 18 feet from on another. These types of trees grow large heads, and being able to keep their branches away for wires and windows during bad weather is a safe thing to do. Another reason they should not be planted too close to each other is they will complete for root space, soil nutrients, water and sunshine. By me planting the trees the right distance apart, will mean that they will have on opportunity to grow and produce abundantly.
When I remove each of my citrus cultivator from each of my pot that it has propagated in, I will wash off at least on inch of potting material from each of the root ball. By doing this it will give the roots a chance to make direct contact with the soil. II have to do these steps in planting each of my citrus fruit trees survival. I will clear an area of plain soil that is at a minimum of three feet in diameter. I will do this to allow enough room for watering the soil around each tree deeply and this will help keep my tree from competition from other types of vegetation. My next step is, I will dig a hole in the center of the circle as keep as the root ball is. This is done so that the roots will be totally buried and the roots will not be exposed above the soil line. They have to stay underground so they can collect all the nutrients in the soil to feed the tree. This will protect the trees from exposure tot he sun and wind. I place each of my trees in the middle of each hold that I have created for them, then I refill the hole with soil halfway up the root ball of tree, and then water the roots and soil. My next step is for me to add an extra inch of soil on the top of the level of root ball so this will mean it is surrounded by the soil that it will be growing in and I need to keep the soil real moist. I will do this for each of my citrus fruits trees. Now, after I have watered all that I have planted, I will fill each hold with soil and pat the soil down real firmly. This will keep the roots staying moist and with having the soil patted close around them, It will keep each one warm. My next step, is I need to create a ring around the tree, with the surrounding soil, raised it 1/2 feet high, so the water can be held and it can be kept moist. I will fill the ring with bark mulch so this will help keep the soil around each tree retaining the water that fills the ring. The final step in the planting process of my citrus fruit trees is to promote the maintenance of proper irrigation each tree will need to be watered in this way three times the first week. Then each tree will need to be watered twice each week for the next tree weeks. The ring that I built around each tree will begin to disappear. When this happens, each tree is established and then I will water them only when they need water. The area around each tree that is at least 3 feet in diameter has to be kept free of weeds. After each tree has been established and there is new growth that begins to appear, this is when I will start applying lawn and turf fertilizer monthly through October and this provides each tree with the micro nutrients that each tree needs.
Pear trees was in our front yard when I was growing up. Pears are easy to grow and there are many different culinary and dessert varieties to choose from that is offering different flavors, textures, and storing qualities. Some of them are "Concorde" is a pear that has a good flavor to it and very easy to grow. This one is ideal for smaller plots. "Beurre Superfin" is a pear that bears fruit in early fall. It has richly aromatic fruit to it. This one is a good choice for wall-training. "Doyene du Comice" is a type of apart that needs to have a sunny spot to grow in and it produces delicious fruit in mid-fall. "Packham's Triumph" is a pear that has a richly-flavored fruit that comes in mid-fall. This one grows best in a sheltered site.
Pear trees are planted in the spring and mid-fall through winter. They are harvest later summer through most of fall. In early spring pear trees will flower and they will need plenty of sun to ripen the fruit. The pear trees also needs a warm, sheltered spot. The soil needs to be prepare before the pear trees can be planted. I do this, by digging up the soil real good and getting all of the weeds out of it, then I work some fertilizer that is granular general purpose and then I will add organic matter to the soil where I will be planting some pear trees. Pear trees needs other pear trees to pollinate before the pear trees will set fruit.
I know that pears needs to be kept moist, I will water them well during their first year and always during the dry spells that we always have especially in the summer. I will mulch around the trunk in the spring with garden compost. This is done to retain moisture and shade the roots. I will apply general purpose fertilizer to my pear trees in the spring and then I will add a high-potash feed during the summer.
Pear trees will produce a heavy crop, and this should be thinned to promote full-sized fruit. In the middle of summer, I will thin the fruitless leaving only one for each cluster. As the fruit grows, the tree limbs will need some support to keep them form snapping and if I do not support them, they will snap after they get a lot of the fruits on the branches. Most of the fruits will start to ripe in late summer. I found the best way to pick my pears from off of our pear trees is to cup the fruit in my hand, lift and twist the pear. I pruned all of our pear trees in the winter. I will prune out the congested stems so that our pear trees will keep on open shape. also prune all of the diseased, damaged and crossing growth out of our pear trees. The stems that produced in the summer needs to be cut back half of its length so that spurs will develop at the base and this is where my fruit will be next year.
