Ep. 172 Growing fruit in containers | #GoodGrowing Good Growing

Do you want to grow your own fruit but have limited space? Growing fruit in a container may be the solution for you! On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we welcome back Bruce Black to talk about how we can grow fruit in containers, what fruit works best in containers, and more. 
 
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  00:32 – Welcome, Ken! Update on Cicada Watch 2024.
  02:30 – Welcome, Bruce! Sauk Valley Community College partnership and Gardening in the Air
  07:35 – What are some advantages of growing fruit in containers? 
  10:28 – Can we plant ‘normal’ sized fruit plants in pots?
  13:27 – Ballerina (columnar) apple trees
  15:45 – What other fruits can we grow in containers?
  18:14 – Container fruit cultivars
     18:25 – Apples
     20:37 – Blueberries and brambles (raspberries and blackberries)
     24:55 – Strawberries and pineberries
  27:30 – What type of container should we use? What are chilling hours?
  31:15 – Where should we place our container fruit? Winter protection.
  35:36 – What should we fill our pots with? Fertilizing, watering, and lowering pH for blueberries. 
  41:30 – Pest management for container fruits
  43:40 – Final recommendations,  pollination, and resources  
  48:20 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!
  
 
Gardening in the Air: https://extension.illinois.edu/plants/gardening-air 
Container Gardening infosheet: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/how_to_grow_fruits_vegetables_herbs_in_containers.pdf 
 
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Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu
Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu 
Bruce Black: brucejb@illinois.edu 
 
 
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