Growing Small Fruit

When it comes to growing small fruit, there are a few specific things you want to learn because the difference in doing it right versus muddling along is the difference between filling the freezer or having the odd bit of jam.

Me?  I'm a fill the freezer kind of fruit growing gardener.

So without further ado, here's the seminar on growing small fruit in the home garden.

Here are the main topics under discussion

Click on the links below to see the information and add your questions and comments.

Growing Blueberries  Soils

Blueberries grow best in acidic soils (pH 4.0 to 5.5) on well-drained, coarse soils that are high in organic matter.

While water is needed,...

Currants and Gooseberries 
The care and feeding of these two plants are almost identical so rather than repeat myself, here’s the data with important differences noted.

Soils ...

growing-strawberries  Here's a download pdf of Growing Strawberries for you.


While I normally only send these to registered members of the group, this data is far too long ...

Growing Raspberries  Let's deal with the basics of growing raspberries and give you a link where you can ask more questions about them (see bottom)

Basic Biology of Plant ...

Protecting Fruit from Animals and Birds  One of the big problems faced by homeowners is protecting small fruit from animals and birds. These are serious economic problems when faced by commercial ...

What is it you need to know about small fruit growing  So here's the place to enter what you need to know about small fruit growing.

Tell me exactly what you need - want - or desire in the way of information ...







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