How to grow fruit in a small garden
How would you be happy for a walk in the garden and return to the kitchen with a basket of fruit? The choice of fruit compared to fruit grown business is endless, they are much tastier.
Peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums grown for supermarkets are often chosen so green then cooled and stored for so long as they do not ripen properly and we are unable to enjoy their real taste. With the current economic climate of tightening our purse strings, and guidelines on health issues are reported daily on how and what to eat, there is no better time than now to start growing your own fruit healthy, delicious.
You do not need a large garden to grow your favorite fruit, such as containers can be used with great success. However, it should be noted that the plums, pears, cherries and apples need another variety close by for pollination, so you need to plan for a couple of trees of each variety. There are many stocks available dwarf to suit a small garden, although they produce fruits of normal size in 3 to 5 years, you will not get the same amount from a standard size trees.
Cultivation of fruit trees in containers is a relatively easy exercise, and pruning and harvesting is much easier. The containers are made from plastic, clay, wood, metal etc, there is sure to be one that will be suitable for you. There are several varieties of fruit can be grown successfully in containers in a small garden or placed on a balcony. This is very useful for people with low or even no garden. If you decide to use pots because of problems of places is limited, remember that you must have a pot about 6 inches taller than the pot which contains the tree when you buy the garden center. Repot one size up every two years. Sandy and well drained, fertile soils are generally suitable for dwarf fruit trees, your garden center to advise you on what is most appropriate. As with all plants, good lighting conditions apply, so make sure they get the advantage that gives maximum sunlight. Your dwarf tree can even be moved indoors in cold waves.
Regular pruning is necessary for proper care of most fruit trees. To maintain the shape of your fruit tree miniature light pruning to remove diseased or broken branches can be done anytime of the year. Thinning DST or alternatively in early September after having reaped the fruits are ideal for obtaining the desired shape for fruit trees and limit undesirable growth. However, removal of main branches is much easier to do in winter when they are dormant because they are much more accessible without their leaves, and you can see what you do. Pruning should be completed while the tree is dormant and finished in the spring when growth begins. During the growing season, fertilize every 4-6 weeks. When watering your dwarf fruit trees, let the surface dry a little before adding more water.
Yet another way for the owner of a small garden for growing your own fruit is to use a form of pruning called Espaliering “which allows you to train the trees outside, or even as a fan, so you can increase your intake of fruit against a wall or fence. There are many different forms that may take the stairs. Apples and pears are adapting very well to this type of training, but other fruit trees such as plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, almonds, apricots and vines fruiting may also be stairs with great success. Overall, the effects are amazing, the best reward of such size as when they are in bloom. So the result is an image to see, and sometimes it’s a shame to have to pick the fruit. One advantage of growing espalier is that it is much easier to pick fruits and easier using a net to protect your delicious fruit.
Espalier trees have the same requirements more than other fruit and deciduous trees, they need watering in summer conditions and adequate soil fertility are essential to maintaining a healthy tree. Initially, you should regularly prune and tie the branches to create the flat. When the shape and size are reached, it must be maintained with regular pruning, again the best time to do this is in the winter. Make sure the lower branches get their fair sunshine by pruning the excessive growth of early summer.