Ep. 172 Growing fruit in containers | #GoodGrowing

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  Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Johnson: [email protected] Bruce Black: [email protected]   Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing   Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR   Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/   Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/   Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902   Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us   Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD