Fruit (Trellised) Growing Guide

Crop Rotation Group

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Soil

Free-draining, fertile soil enriched with compost.

Position

Full sun.

Frost tolerant

Cold tolerance varies widely with species. Choose regionally-adapted trellised fruits, for example bunch grapes in cold winter areas, or muscadine grapes where winters are mild.

Feeding

In early spring, mulch over root zone with 1 to 2 inches of good compost. Mulch with grass clippings or straw.

Spacing

Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum)
Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum)

Sow and Plant

Purchase dormant plants and set them out in early spring. Plants grown in containers can be transplanted through early summer. Mulch after planting new fruits.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Notes

Obtain local expertise before choosing which fruits to grow. University-based breeding programs have developed many great-tasting, disease-resistant varieties.

Harvesting

Let experience be your teacher -- taste fruits often as they approach ripeness. Bumper crops can be frozen, dried, or made into jams and jellies.

Planting and Harvesting Calendar

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Pests which Affect Fruit (Trellised)

Aphids (General)

Earwig

Plum Curculio

Slug

Snail