So you want to grow your own fruit. Maybe some berries. Possibly even nuts. But you don’t have a farm, or acres of land, or any real idea where to start. Same. That’s exactly why I picked up Backyard Farming: Fruit Trees, Berries & Nuts by Kim Pezza, and that’s exactly what this blog series is about.
This is post 2 in my series retelling and reviewing Backyard Farming: Fruit Trees, Berries & Nuts by Kim Pezza (ISBN: 978-1-57826-532-9). Today we’re looking at Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cultivating Fruit Trees.
This is post 3 in my series on Backyard Farming: Fruit Trees, Berries & Nuts by Kim Pezza (ISBN: 978-1-57826-532-9). Chapter 2 gets into the actual basics of growing fruits, berries and nuts. And honestly, there’s more to it than just sticking a tree in the ground and hoping for the best.
This is post 4 in my series on Backyard Farming: Fruit Trees, Berries & Nuts by Kim Pezza (ISBN: 978-1-57826-532-9). Chapter 3 covers propagation, and honestly, this is where things start to feel like real gardening science.
No yard? No problem. That’s basically the thesis of Chapter 4 in Backyard Farming: Fruit Trees, Berries & Nuts by Kim Pezza. If you’ve got a balcony, a patio, or even just a sunny corner near a window, you can grow fruit trees and berries in containers.