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You don’t need a lot of space to grow nutritious fruits at home. From berries to citrus, a diversity of fruit crops performs beautifully in containers. With careful cultivar selection and regular care, you can grow your own blueberries, figs, and more. We’ve rounded up twelve of the best fruits for containers, focusing on those that are the easiest and most productive in pots. In addition to tasty fruits, these plants also add beautiful flowers and foliage to your outdoor living spaces.
Growing fruits in containers can provide some advantages over in-ground fruit production. You can grow fruits from outside your hardiness zone, provided you have a protected place to store containers during the winter months. Likewise, when unexpected spring freezes arrive, we can move sensitive container-grown fruits to shelter. And it is much easier to adjust soil conditions such as pH in containers, allowing you to grow crops with vastly different needs in a small space.
Tips for Growing Plants in ContainersThe size of the containers is important and will influence the plants you can grow. The key is providing enough room for plants to develop a healthy root system. We also need to ensure adequate water availability, as most fruit plants require a large amount of water. Wooden barrels are popular for larger fruit crops, but you can also use decorative plastic or ceramic containers, provided they hold enough soil and have good drainage.
Fruit containers can become very heavy, especially ceramic ones. It is a good idea to use soil-less media in your containers as these are lightweight and provide excellent drainage. For crops that require
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