Our project this weekend was to plant some fruit baring trees and shrubs. We started with two plum trees a Santa Rosa dwarf and a Methley. They were recommended to help pollinate one another. We also planted two blueberry bushes and a black mission fig tree. Later in the week we will plant strawberry bushes in containers, dwarf citrus trees in containers, and some additional blueberry bushes. It will probably be about three years before we see any yield from our fruit trees but at least we are on our way to growing our own organic fruit at home. From what I have read it probably won’t be an easy journey due to bugs and birds but the plants themselves are quite hardy. We had a pear tree at our previous house that was self pollinating and provided enough pears for us and the rest of the neighborhood. The tree seemed to need no intervention aside from picking the pears before they broke he limbs. Luckily my grandparents and parents have abundant supplying pear trees too so we get enough from them to not need to plant our own. I am hoping that these trees with be as carefree as those pear trees are.
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