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Ep. 172 Growing fruit in containers | #GoodGrowing
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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.
Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Khh6gbA5-yM
Skip to what you want to know:
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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Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu
Bruce Black: brucejb@illinois.edu
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