Summary: Many vegetable gardeners don't seem to think much about growing their own fruit trees in addition to their vegetables. Many times they think their climate is wrong, it's too muh work, etc. But nothing could be further from the truth. This week I quickly go over the basics of how to get started with your own backyard fruit orchard and how easy it is. Spring Garden Protection We also talk about using row covers to protect your early plants from pests like cabbage worms, vine borers, etc. But the can also be used to simply keep the bed warmer, and with the use of plastic instead, can be made into a mini-greenhouse, much like John Watton from Newfoundland has done. In Johns case, he did have a small unheated greenhouse, and he created a little low tunnel inside it and has an early start on Spring crops with no heat. If John can pull it off in Newfoundland, imagine what you can do in your location. Recommended Fruit Books Grow Fruit Naturally by Lee Reich ( my main reference) Fruit Trees in Small Places by Colby Eirman Rhw Home Orchard by the University of California ( Focus is on California but it still has a lot of goof info).
