*See **22:39** for a graphic showing harvest times of the fruit tree varieties featured in this video.* More TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 1:14 Three Rules Of My Fruit Tree Selections 3:04 Fruit #1 7:04 Fruit #2 8:57 Fruit #3 11:54 Fruit #4 13:40 Fruit #5 17:53 Fruit #6 21:09 Bonus Fruit Tree 22:39 A Graphic Of All 6 Fruit Tree Types For Food All Year 24:27 Adventures With Dale

@sonjafarrell2773

Жыл бұрын

You forgot cherries!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

@@sonjafarrell2773 cherries were specifically excluded, because they only grow well in Zones 5-7. Because they are not widely adaptable, I did not include them in this video.

@yepwhocares3541

Жыл бұрын

I plan on having massive fruit Orchards. Also food. Homes, etc. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYd4rJqhZNK9qLw.html

@mathgasm8484

5 ай бұрын

I think fruit trees and gardens are a good hedge. I have bee hives as well for trade goods so that can be used to buy meat.

Thanks! My dad died last April 29th. I'm 1 of 4 daughters and none of us were really interested in learning about gardening, growing up. Into adulthood, my dad planted so much that he even said there was no use in planting one, myself, because I might as well just eat from his garden. Of course, now I wish I'd learned, anyway. I will say, here in the NC Piedmont, Daddy always said the time to plant is "about the time the dern vultures come out!", referring to tax time, April 15th, and the IRS 😂 Anyway, it's really nice to know I can come on KZread and learn from guys like you. Thanks and God bless 😊

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your dad. Picking up where he left off and carrying on his legacy is a great way to honor his name. It's a lot of fun, and it's very rewarding. Thank you so much for your donation and supporting my channel. I appreciate it.

@robertpaul50n

2 ай бұрын

Vultures eat dead things. Gov is more like a leach.

I'm in zone 6a. We've planted blackberries, raspberries, grapes, apples, peaches, blueberries, strawberries and rhubarb so far.

Berries are definitely the easiest. We have 40' of Blackberries and 80' of Raspberries. We also have Pear Trees, but have been struggling to get Stone Fruit Trees to produce. Just planted Elderberries and Currants that are coming along nicely.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Stone fruits are highly susceptible to pests and disease compared to berries and pears. They require more effort. Sulfur sprays and products like Surround kaolin clay will help keep the blight off and help protect your fruits.

@1MSally1965

Жыл бұрын

Stone fruits here in MD are nothing but disease and pest problems. I cut a peach and a nectarine down.

Can definitely vouch for strawberries. I planted a bunch of crowns 3 years ago and haven't ever bothered to do anything special with them. I've just left them to their own devices, and they've been giving me plenty of fruit.

Really great information. I’ve been growing fruit trees and berries for 16 years now. If you have a small yard it’s more of a challenge than those with wide open yards. HIGHLY recommend dwarf trees as your primary focus if you have a small yard. Fungus is a major villain to the small yard with fruit trees. I’ve lost entire ridiculously loaded peach trees due to brown rot. It is critical to spray copper and although the schedule says every 7 days, if it rains hard get out and spray again even if it’s not been 7 days. Springs are hard for my area because lately we have gotten above average rainfall so you can see my difficulty with controlling fungus. The dwarf trees make it must easier to spray/repeat spray and also cover for the late spring freezes that also bite us frequently in the back end.

I plan on having a small fruit orchard at my new place. A Celeste Fig Tree is definitely on my to buy list. I want apples, cherries, and peach trees. I love citrus, so I was thinking of a cara cara orange tree. I would love tangerines. Of course, I am also going to have all kinds of berries.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I would actually advise against Celeste, unless you need a *really* early fig. It's not that there is anything wrong with Celeste, but it's one of the least flavorful. I have an enormous library of fig videos. This tour may help you some: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pp92qaSaeZabZpc.html I also recommend you look into Harvey's channel 'Figaholics.' He has hundreds of figs and hundreds of taste test videos. My personal favorites are I-258, White Madeira #1, Smith, Col de Dame Blanc, Negra d'Agde, Olympian, Ronde de Bordeaux...there are so many awesome varieties.

@kathrynmauro8673

Жыл бұрын

I had three types of figs at my last home. They were early, mid and late bearing. Kadota, Brown Turkey and Black Mission. They were all different but so delicious 😋.

@1MSally1965

Жыл бұрын

Celeste figs are wonderful. What zone are you in? Stone fruits are a pain in the behind. Pests and diseases love them. My pear is very easy. Grapes are good too. You can plant them on a trellis and if you make it the right height, you can put some netting over it and get your entire crop - birds are my only issue there. Also besides fruit trees I have camellia sinensis, the tea camellia that all tea comes from. Why not grow your own caffeine too, just in case?? Mulberry trees are excellent. Black ones see to have the best taste. I made jam this past summer. I also have a damson plum. It’s a little less bothered by the pests here than my peaches were.

@dalebailey754

Жыл бұрын

@@1MSally1965 I’m in zone 8A

Thanks! Another great and informative video! Here in Zone 9B, I started out with an orange and a fig tree nearly 4 years ago. After watching your fig tree videos a year and a half ago, I implemented your pruning and feeding advice, and my fig tree is producing much more larger and sweeter fruit. Orange tree is doing great too. These are good beginner trees to grow here. My pear, peach, and nectarine trees aren't mature enough yet to produce fruit, but they are for future years. Your banana trees look great too. I have a new Blue Java in the ground and a Cavendish and a Nam wah pup in a shaded container until they are ready for the ground. I finally found a blueberry bush that will grow in my zone, and it's in the ground and shaded now. Too young for fruit yet though. Fruit tree growing is very rewarding! Love seeing Dale in each episode too.

I love the way ripe citrus fruit stores right on the tree for a year or more until you want it, only getting sweeter for a long time then getting a little drier.

I’m in zone 7b New York . This is my first season to start growing fruit trees. Almost 30 varieties of fig and a few citrus trees. Extremely exciting of what this season will bring!!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! My advice is to keep expanding. Some years don't work out well for certain plants, since some springs have late freezes, some falls have early frosts, some summers are too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, etc. When you grow a diversity of things, something always does great!

@jillellis62

Жыл бұрын

Very nice!!

@1MSally1965

Жыл бұрын

I have 9 fig trees here in southern md, also zone 7b. They’ll do good! Figs are altogether lovely plants. The very air around them is sweet all summer. My Celeste figs first winter in ground we had several days of -15 degrees. I put straw around them and lost only about 12” off the tips. They are now 8 years old and almost 15’ tall (I prune them every year) and there were so many figs I couldn’t give them away!

@QuranwithRain

5 ай бұрын

You must really love figs lol

Thanks. I'm attempting to grow fruits...figs, peach, apple, blueberries, raspberry, blackberries, pomegranate, meyer lemon and mandarin. And a small vegetable garden. But not always successful. I think I'm in same zone as you...8b in Myrtle Beach. Glad I found your channel.

The only issue with fruit trees as a means of combating food shortages is the time it takes for them to fruit. I'm lucky to have multiple 20ish year old apple, sour cherry, saskatoon berry, strawberry, raspberry, currants, and pear plants in my garden that I can harvest pretty much yearly these days. But unfortunately anything new I've added these past couple years (hazelnuts, apricots, plums, haskaps, kiwi, blueberries, gooseberries, mulberries, grapes, etc) will need some time to fully bear fruit. For a fast and high yield food source I'd recommend root vegetables like potatoes. I've grow them last year since they were really low effort. Just had to bury them (technically they don't even need to be cut and can just be buried whole), then make sure they got adequate watering, and finally dig them up at the end of the season. I live in Calgary, so zone 4b approximately. This winter we had extreme colds of just a few degrees past -35c and almost all of my plants made it although I did have to protect my grapes and hardy kiwi. Even with that protection I still got some die back on some branches and some of my haskaps, gooseberries, and blueberries also suffered some damage but seem to be somewhat recovering.

@stefli33

Жыл бұрын

If you plant a young fruit tree, about how many years until it starts to bear fruit?

@beskamir5977

Жыл бұрын

@@stefli33 as far as I know, that depends on the species and pruning techniques. I'd say a minimum of 2 to 3 years if you've planted a 1 or 2 year old tree.

@-whackd

Жыл бұрын

I buy rice, butter, lard and potatoes. Not really worth growing them in a smaller property when they are so cheap per calorie. Rice and lard also store well, so if people wanted to be resilient they could just use food storage.

Useful chart at 22:39. As for citrus, the chart can be extended at each end. Some citrus varieties, like early ripening satsumas, are eating ripe in early October. Then, grapefruit will hang on the trees through June or even July. Valencia orange can hang late--into the summer, as well. FYI.

Paw paws are prevalent in my area and are easy to forage for when in season if you know where to look, I mostly find them around the river. Apparently they can propagate through their roots so the best fruit tends to be in little groves all sprouting off a mother tree

So helpful thank you. 🤗 Very motivating to grow more fruit trees.

You are a wonderful gardener! Your information is informative and useful. Many people live in apartments, which means they can use containers on their balcony. If they don't have one, perhaps they can find a small spot . Hanging pots are great also. Where there is a will, there is a way! Can't wait to see your next video!!!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. There are plenty of things you can grow on a balcony and even a window sill! You can also make one of those multi-tiered standalone shelves with grow lights for pretty cheap and grow annuals year-round. Thanks for watching!

What a great helpful Video. Thank You.

This is one of the best channels on KZread if growing food crops is something you are interested in .another fantastic video full of wonderful information . Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪 and thank you.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the channel. Thanks so much for watching!

So helpful! Thank you! Dale is adorable 😊👍

I used to live in an apartment complex in Chesapeake, VA. There was a walking trial around the complex that that was loaded with pawpaw trees. I went look up what they were and saw they were edible. They tasted like mangos and bananas, very tasty.

so glad i found this channel! a NC girl WANTING fruit trees and to increase my gardening skills!

I am a North Carolina girl!!! Burlington, Greenville, Charlotte, Emerald Island, Cherry point. L❤VING your chanel! And sweet pupper!!! I am setting up my garden, food system, in N AL almost on TN line zone 7. I love how yours looks like landscaping. I don't need full size trees. Want the dwarf or smaller varieties. Learning so much from your videos , just found you !! Subscribed and share a lot!!! Thank you!!

Thank you so much for all your encouragement! You always have very useful info! #gardenhero 😊🌱

Packed full of great info! Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You did a truly excellent video! Thanks very much - greatly appreciated.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great video! One thing to note about paw paws are that they require roughly 300 hours of freezing temperatures. Also, mulberries are trees, and can get quite tall. It's not a bush or plant like strawberries or raspberries. As for persimmons, my mom has a few American trees, and we always wait until they've dropped. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for paw paws to go on sale in Mid-June. I'm on a couple of email notification lists. Susquehana and Shanendoah are what I'm aiming for. And definitely the Nikita's Gift persimmon. Apparently they don't go on sale until around October. I'm still in the process of cleaning my side front, and back yards to make room, but I'm excited to start, so that in 3-5 years, I have a good start to my fruit garden. I just have to leave room for a greenhouse, so I can add in citrus, dragonfruit, papaya, and a dwarf mango. That's a few years off. In the meantime, I love your videos and have subscribed. Thanks!

@darleneblock7575

7 ай бұрын

Moved into a new house, saw a good sized tree with berries. Didn't know what it was...it's a mulberry tree! Squirles eat the majority of the fruit most years but what we get is good.

I have a very large fig tree planted in my yard. I get 2 harvests of figs each year. One in early summer and then again in fall. I live in the Pacific Northwest zones 6/7. I also grow apples, pears, mulberries, and many other fruits and berries. After watching Your video, I’m now thinking about getting a citrus tree. Thanks for the great information.

Phenomenal video, thanks for sharing!!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

I love, love, love having berries and fruit trees! We have a lot of dear around here so high fences are needed. I have never tasted a paw paw but I have 3 trees which I plan on increasing to 6 or more. I read everywhere that deer do not bother them, so I wonder why yours have a protective fence around them?! OMG! A melting almost frozen persimmon is the best treat ever on the freezing November days when there are no other fruits available in the orchard. It’s amazing!!! Also, love my fig trees (8), my daughter and I can eat a dozen each just of the tree everyday when in season… Thank you for all your great tip!!

Thank you for all the great suggestions! I have several fruit trees and feel blessed. My favorite is my black mission fig! I grow it in a half barrel and cover it in winter when frost is forecast. It does great here in north Sacramento county, California.

@stampznightaway

Жыл бұрын

Hi Joy, I’m not far from you in placer county… I grow a couple varieties of figs and lots of citrus.

I don't know with which zone you can compare the Netherlands. But here my fig is doing really well. Gets a lot of figs, and continues to ripen until late autumn. And yes, it dies back in winter, but that doesn't matter, it comes back in spring. A fig is very useful as a substitute for sugar. So I'd try it anyway, unless it's really freezing hard where you live. Here in the Netherlands it can sometimes still be -10 degrees Celsius. These times, very rare, but sometimes even colder. I have a Giant kumquat. 2 x Murcott mandarin. A kafir lime. Pink dwarf banana. Ordinary banana. Mulberry. Red berry. gooseberry. 2 x Blueberry pink lemonade. goji berry. Golden delicous apple tree. Cherry tree. Walnut tree, still very small. raspberries. Blackberries. strawberries Nectarine tree. and a Fig. ooh yes, and 5 grapes. All in the Netherlands. I have a unheated greenhouse tho, still have too find out how Giant kumquat, Murcott mandarin, Ordinary banana, and kafir lime will do in the greenhouse. And the Pink dwarf banana in side the house on a south window sill.

Great video and advice on berries and large fruit.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

I’ve grown all that stuff except citrus and blueberries. I also grow pomegranates and grapes. My 2 favorite fruits for combined taste and ease of growing are figs and non astringent persimmons. My 6 pawpaws are still too young for me to know how I’ll like their taste. I really love dark red and white flesh peaches but nobody around here can grow them because the plum curculio are so bad around the lake. Wild plum thickets everywhere creates a breeding ground. You can spray every 2 weeks from petal fall until harvest and every peach is infested. Netting the trees and tying to the trunk would possibly be the only way. They get inside them when they’re marble size. Homegrown peaches would be my favorite if I could grow them worm free. Store bought peaches don’t even come close to a drought Texas grown peach. No rain intensifies their sweetness.

@joybeum7177

Жыл бұрын

No store bought fruit or vegetable compares to home grown. I never liked tomatoes until I grew them and waited until they were ripe to pick and eat them. 'Is this really a tomato'?!

@rosalbadelriogarcia9598

Жыл бұрын

Fyi..try oiling the trees and maybe spray the same or hard blend to the wild ones too if you got it in you. Helps lots to control some pests and each tree bears enough for each and every creature too. God bless

Great and useful video thank you so much! I am a baby boomer gardener that lives in zone five. I garden with my three adult millennial children and we all love it! We have been growing to beautiful lemons in large ceramic containers. We just gave them a good fertilization. They are about 3 to 4 years old now and we have not gotten any fruit. They are outside now. We generally put them out around the month of May and bring them in somewhere in October. Hoping that the southern exposure that they’re getting now will encourage them to fruit soon thank you for giving us generations some inspiration to get out and garden

This video is so chock full of useful information. What a great service you have provided!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! It was a lot to research and put together, but I am hoping it will help a lot of people, especially during this tough time.

Dude I’m subscribed to quite a few gardening channels but I think yours is my favorite! Do you do any foraging? Aside from growing typical crops, I believe wild edibles foraging is also a really great idea! Since I’ve started with the foraging I’ve found multiple plants that are edible and medicinal while just walking a half mile from my house to work! But I love how detailed your videos are and the awesome possibilities you bring forth like grafting! Please keep up the great work!

Thank you !! Ill be showing this video to my dad and hopefully we can grow some fruit trees !!

Great video. The calendar that charts out the harvest for each variety of fruit is fantastic. If one were to add nut trees and perennial vegetables to the mix the food security continues to grow.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If you have the room to grow nut trees, that's a fantastic source of calories that can store for months. If it's good enough for the squirrels 🐿️

Hi .. I watch this particular video once a week! I have never dealt with or grown a tree, avocado, mango, fruit trees or coffee beans. I definitely need help with coffee beans and different teas. Do you grow or make use of teas or coffee beans? Give Dale a hug n a big rub. Great job! I just purchased two 26' x 10' x 7' greenhouses and will space them about 50ft apart using the space for outdoor growing with shade cloth cover. I will be doing straw bale and containers for sure and in ground for our popcorn and sweet corns and melons. Arizona is or will be our area but our landing spot has not been determined or set in stone..yet! Seeds are coming in. I have San Marzano and Hubbards up with 7 leaves in ziploc bagsI will be putting them in 5 gal growbags soon. My yukon golds are planted in a 25gal potato growbag. I have babied 4 mango seeds and they are greening up trying to sprout. I never say never! I will try it all especially my citrus, melons, veggies I am trying it all. Stay tuned..I will have plenty of questions fer sure! Thank you for all you do, teach n share! Talk soon..

Thanks for sharing all this, I’m an avid gardener too I grow most of those fruit trees you’ve have I can relate everything you said.

Wow brother thank you soo much for sharing 👍👌🥰🥰

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I hope it was helpful!

Wow! Great video...thanks!👍 I certainly will be referring back to it as I plan out what fruit trees we want to add.🙂 Have a great Dad's Day! Certainly to Dale you are the world's best dad!😃🐕

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video was helpful. I wonder if Dale got me anything? 🤔

@valoriegriego5212

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener He'll give you lots of kisses.😄

Excellent, thoughtful video, buddy!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope it was useful.

Poor Dale...our dog calls this a FUN Hangover. Thanks for your wonderful content!

I cannot thank you enough for this video. I’ve been wanting to plant citrus in Atlanta but Have been scared to do so. Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I have *a lot* of videos on this subject. These three videos will lay everything out for you: 1. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKiTydl6ftTIXbA.html 2. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aGaOr5hqZbWolMY.html 3. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZ120cqqqJzJmJs.html

Great information! Thanks.

Great video! Not sure why I never considered growing Asian pear trees before but I definitely want to now. Asian pears are delicious and one of my favorite fruits. I’m looking forward to your grafting video.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

It's here in case you missed it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmWts62lqZyblaQ.html

Another great video, thanks! I like how practical and informative your videos are and how you explain so much. And also, Dale.

So happy. Thanks 🙏 love ❤️

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the video! Very informative!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

New subscriber here and fellow millennial gardener. Zone 9. Great video-thorough, well-worded, well thought-out. Thanks! 👍🏼

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I appreciate you subscribing.

@gwenhafford4112

2 жыл бұрын

Christine Watzlavik - You will find that all of his videos are thorough, well-worded and well thought-out. I love this channel!

You are such a great teacher!!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

This is an excellent video. Thank you.

Another great video. Do you have any videos on proper pruning of lemon, cumquat, or fuyu persimon? There's confusing (to me) information out there. I'm hooping that, with your thorough instructions, I can learn how to prune my trees. Thank you so much. Your work and time producing these videos are appreciated. This video has encouraged me to plant berries :)

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Here is my citrus pruning guide: kzread.info/dash/bejne/naKNkpJyddbRZrw.html Here is my persimmon pruning guide: kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmWsqbGlgtLNdLQ.html

Great video. I love all the KZreadrs that are really trying to help people right now!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Great information! I was wondering why you had not notated fig trees, thanks for addressing that!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I knew the fig question would come. They’re just too temperamental and don’t store well. They’re a fantastic fruit, but not for food storage aside from jams.

Tremendous video, you’ve earned a follow!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

I'm so happy that I found your videos. You are the closest to my state. I am in southern VA and I need more help with my garden, and with me watching your videos my garden is doing great this year. Ive been wanting to grow fruit so thank you for the information.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that they've been helpful! Moving to the South really changed how I had to garden. It is *so much harder* to grow things down here than it was where I used to live in NJ and PA. I really had to learn a lot to be successful in these conditions.

@alicepoff8214

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener Yes I know how you feel. I have been taking your advice and a few others advice and putting them all together, but could not find anyone down this way so I had to learn also.

Thank you. Another super informative video. It's satisfying to be a little self sufficient in a few areas. Growing fruit is one way we can all help ourselves. I think of it this way: If everyone planted just ten items, say onions. The burden at the marketplace would be reduced by ten onions times millions of people. Tens of millions of onions would be available for others to buy. Same with fruit. We all grow ten strawberry plants that provide five or six pounds of berries. The market demand is reduced by millions of pounds of berries which can be purchased by others.

Thank you😊

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank You very much

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much for all this information

@TheMillennialGardener

11 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

love your videos

Thank you.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

All the fruit trees you mentioned are in my possession 😊👩‍🌾 I have potted berries and fuyu persimmons and little miss figgy, as I don’t have a backyard. The apples, apricot nectarines and peaches are in the front lawn. So I may or may not be able to secure all those fruits when chaos comes in the neighborhood 😔🤦🏻‍♀️ but I will bring my potted fig and persimmon inside for security. Things are up in the air since we can’t stop what’s happening now, only God knows. Thank you for the tips and advice I learned a lot from your video and always watch and happy gardening hi dale 👋👩‍🌾😊♥️

Thanks for the chart at the end.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Good advice for even experienced growers.

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

Wonderful explanation of trees

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for the great info. I planted 4 varieties of blueberries, 2 varieties of figs, meyer lemons and 2 varieties of pecan trees. Hope to plant satsuma's and Persimmons next. I have many wild Persimmons, but they are very small.

Great video! All you videos are always so informative and thorough. What citrus would you recommend for the Atlanta Georgia zone 7b area? I have a kumquat in a pot. Is there anything I could plant in ground?

Wow. What an informative video. Great job. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. New subscriber. I'll be watching.

I have the asian variety persimmon and it has a lot of fruits again but they drop. The tree looks healthy and i fertilized it with the same fertilizer mixture you use for the fig trees. What do you think causes the fruit to drop and is there anything else I can do to prevent the dropping of fruits? I just love your segments with Dale! He is so sweet 🐕

Thank you for the great videos with invaluable information. I moved into a new house with no trees. My previous home had 20 exotic fruit trees and a grape vine. I miss all my fruit trees and want to grow my own fruit and veggies!

Thank you so much for sharing! I just discovered your channel, and of course subscribe!

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for subscribing!

Nice video. Saying hello from Va Beach.

I love the Dale cameos. I will be ordering fruit trees. Thank you

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Dale says hi 🐕 Thanks for watching!

I really like your videos. You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing!

@TheMillennialGardener

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate that very much.

Lovin it!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to hear that!

great video much abliged

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi! Great video with outstanding information. Thank you! One quick question: 1) You say in your video that you are growing some tropical orange trees is containers. Is that all that one needs to do to grow tropical oranges - grow them in containers? Or do you over winter them in a greenhouse or sun room? I am now excited about growing some trees/bushes for food. Depending on who you talk to, I live in USDA Plant Zone 7b or 8. Sunset Zone 6. Thanks again, Jack in Oregon

So informative. Thank you! Gardener Nanci in Alaska

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I bet you can grow some huge vegetables with those long summer days!

Great video. We are rocking a 6B suburban food forest on the MA coast. Outside: Apples, peaches, cherries, pluots, pears (European and Asian), figs, persimmons, pomegranates, apricots, nectarines, paw paws, medlars, strawberries, Blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, haskaps, grapes, and nanking cherries. Inside: kumquat, lime, lemon, fig, lychee, mango, avocado, and dragon fruit. Baby steps.

Dude you friggin' rock!!! Thank you for caring enough to make this, just like your badass citrus in colder climes vid. -TN GenXr livin 7b

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful. I'm hoping people can put this information to good use and get their own food forests going. It doesn't take acreage. You can change your entire life planting 5-8 trees along a fence in a small yard.

Do you think I would need to overwinter my Chicago Hardy fig tree? It says zones 5-10 and I am zone 6b. Thank you! Also, I Love all of your trees I'm working to have as many as you👍

Good video! Very informative and to the point.

@TheMillennialGardener

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Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful.

Gotta love Dale! My name is Dale too!😁

Fantastic video. I live in zone 5B Ottawa, Ontario. I attempted to grow several figs from cuttings this year without success, they got too water logged as we had a very wet May. Today I bought a Chicago Hardy at a garden centre hoping to have better log since it’s already established and it was on a blow out sale so why not try. I’m also attempting blueberries haven’t had success in the past I think the soil was too alkaline. Raspberries, cherries and blackberries have also been started also in my suburban garden but not yet at harvest times. I’m trying to grow more of my own food to be more self sustainable, have fresher and better tasting food.

@TheRealHonestInquiry

2 жыл бұрын

Try straight coco coir for propagating figs. Coco absorbs 7-9 times its weight in water, then releases the rest. So it always has some air holding capacity and as long as it has drainage holes in the container it's literally impossible to overwater. I use clear-plastic door-hanger covers, perfect for holding about a 6-8" cutting about 1" diameter. Figs have shallow but wide roots systems so try giving it more horizontal space.

Morning I'm in zone 8a I have 2 figs trees 3 apple trees 2 blue blue berries and 3 thornlees blackberries and lots of strawberries so I enjoy fresh fruit all the time. Thanks for sharing and a cherry tree it blooms but haven't put out any fruit is a self pollution.

Interesting and informative 👍Hi, Dale 🙂

@TheMillennialGardener

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Thanks for watching! Dale says hi!

I am so glad you did this video. So many young homeowners are now in the suburbs do to remote work. This is such a good investment for their property value and their future.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

It absolutely well. It kills my soul seeing all these useless ornamental trees and bushes planted all over people's yards. It's such a waste. You can plant fruit trees and fruiting bushes in those spots, they're just as beautiful (often more beautiful because they bloom), and you can dramatically cut your grocery bills at the same time. I hope people start having a change of heart and grow beautiful trees that make your house look great and feed you at the same time.

I hope and plan to row olives. Right here in Oklahoma.

i grow figs near Paris France, zone USA of 7. They do great. Also in Texas they do great. Enjoyed this video. Wise to have fruit even if the bad days do not arrive (they will).

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!>Sue

Excellent into! New sub here. Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener

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Thank you so much for subscribing! I appreciate it!

I'm zone 9a!!!!! I've never had a fig... You have inspired me. I already wanted mango. But now: Blood orange Pink lemon Lime Fig Banana You're epic!!!!!!!!!

Great video, thanks

@TheMillennialGardener

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You're welcome!

I was surprised to hear you mention mulberries and even more surprised that you didn't mention some of the problems with mulberry trees. I love mulberries and was excited to discover when I bought a house that the big tree in the back yard was a mulberry tree. However, when it failed to fruit after a year, I did some research and discovered that mulberry trees need a partner for pollination, and some varieties don't bear fruit at all. Also, mulberry pollen causes a lot of allergy problems, which is why my city actually banned planting new ones. Another problem with mulberries is that they don't store at all, which is why you can't buy mulberries at the grocery store, not even in the frozen section. But by far, the biggest problem with mulberry trees is their roots, which in my case had spread throughout the back yard and had caused damage to the foundation of the house, damage that had been covered up and concealed by the seller. The cracks in the foundation unfortunately provided access to termites, which had caused damage to the house that had also been covered up and concealed by the seller. I ended up removing my mulberry tree, which was quite an endeavor in itself because of how far the roots had spread and how big they were.

Sweet potatos are a great one. You can eat the leaves then harvest the tubors. Lots of cookies available adds lots colors to your meals. Okra is super purification and low maintenence. They just need heat and water and if you plant in the middle of summer that crop will quickly catch up to the sorting planted crop. Beans and peas are super easy and low maintenance too.

@TheTruth7340

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If you protect okra during a frost, it will grow for yrs. So will peppers.

Fantastic information! New sub. Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for subscribing! I appreciate it!

We had pawpaw trees on the property growing up... I always wondered why I never saw them in the stores. Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! They're virtually impossible to ship and store, so there's little commercial value, unfortunately.