I want to start a garden!?

Question

I want to grow some type of fruit! Any ideas for a starter fruit? this would be my first time growing anything...

something easy to manage and grows pretty quickly!

Answer 1

Keep it simple and start small when choosing the size and the location for your first garden. You can always make it bigger at a later time if you wish. Gardening takes patience and it may take years to finally have the garden you pictured in your mind when you first started out gardening.

Soil needs good drainage, so make sure you check out the area before you start planting. If soil stays too wet, the roots may rot and you will want to add some sand to the soil. If soil is too dry plants may not survive so you will have to add some compost or humus to the area. Make sure you mix well.

Clear the garden area and loosen up the soil with a shovel, breaking up any large clumps. Level soil with a rake to make your garden bed nice and even.

Many fruits are simply too big and require too much maintenance for the average homeowner. Not so with a blueberry bush. Once your blueberry bush is planted and established, it will grow well for years with a little sunshine, water and occasional shot of fertilizer.

here's how to grow them:

Select healthy young plants from a reputable nursery or garden supply store .

Plant them in the spring. Blueberries grow best is full sun. They need acidic soils with a pH of 4.0 to 4.5. They like clay and other poor or rocky soils. You may need to increase the acidity in your soil to grow healthy bushes. Space blueberry bushes about five to six feet apart. We recommend rows eight to ten feet apart. They will tolerate a little crowding. Mix in healthy amounts of compost and other organic matter. Keep a thick layer of mulch around your blueberry bushes to eliminate weeds, and help keep the soil moist. Water well after planting and in the first few weeks as necessary to promote good root growth.

Now the waiting begins. A new bush will produce fruit in the third year! After that, your bush will thrive for many years to come with just a little care and maintenance.

Add fertilizer once in the spring and again in late summer. The latter application will help to promote buds for next year.

I Really Hope This Helped!!

Good Luck!! =]]