As many of you know, I love having a fruit garden. Within our first two years of purchasing our house, we planted various fruit trees. Today, we have two beautiful cherry trees and a peach tree, along with blueberries and raspberries. This year, we want to add more fruit to our garden and flowers (preferably plants that produce beautiful flowers and fruits). I would love to up our fruit production and possibly make some preserves. Luckily, we recently had the opportunity to review a new book that was perfect for our situation – Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers by Christy Wilhelmi.
Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: What Is It
Are you looking for a gardening book to help you improve your fruit production in the garden? If so, we think you will love to Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers. Here is what the publisher has to say about this new book:
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 best small-scale fruit trees, bushes, vines, and plants for your climate, siting them properly, and pruning your compact trees for health and productivity are some of the many topics covered in the pages of this bible 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 size
- Maximize production from edible container fruit gardens
- Grow more food in less space
- Limit your family’s synthetic pesticide consumption
- Choose varieties with increased disease resistance
- Select plants that grow well in your climate
- Maintain your fruiting plants correctly to encourage years of prolific harvests
With modern, dwarf varieties, and help from Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden, a healthy, high-yielding garden filled with fruit-producing plants is possible—even in the smallest of yards.
Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Our Thoughts
Overall, I have to say I am very impressed with this fruit gardening book. This book walks you through everything you need for creating your fruit garden, no matter if you have a small yard or a tiny patio that only allows for container gardening. Along with teaching you how to pick good fruit plants at the nursery and what a healthy plant looks like, it also teaches you about tools you will need, grafting, pest control, and so much more. It also has gorgeous photography, allowing you to see some of the techniques discussed and what to expect from healthy fruit plants. For me, the most valuable section has to be for identifying various pests and natural bug control, perfect for those of us who prefer more organic gardening. If you want a great beginner book for getting into fruit gardening, I highly recommend Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers.
Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Where to Purchase
Would you like to purchase this fruit gardening book for yourself or someone you know? You can find Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers on Amazon.com for under $25! Who knew creating your fruit garden could be so easy?
About Susan Bewley
Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.