These are the easiest fruits to grow that can give you a speedy harvest.
They want fruit fast.
By planting these fast-growing fruits and veggies, eating the plants you sow is easy.
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Most blueberries need another variety near them that’s blooming at the same time to bear lots of fruit.
Blueberry plants can even be grown in containers.
Among the most popular fast-growing fruit trees, peaches are vigorous producers of plump, delicious fruits.
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Peach trees do best in full sunat least 6 hours per dayand good airflow.
Peach trees can be grown in containers, but only if you are using a dwarf variety.
These easy-to-grow fruits ripen in midsummer to mid-fall, depending on the cultivar and Zone.
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Raspberry
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Raspberriesare one of the easiest fruits to grow in the home garden.
The first step in growing raspberries is choosing the right bang out for you.
Raspberries come in two categories: summer bearing and fall bearing.
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Raspberries are vigorous growers and will produce runners that fill up a bed.
If you want to keep your raspberry brambles to a smaller scale, grow them in containers.
Various ripening times and colors make it possible to enjoy harvest fromraspberry bushesfrom midsummer through fall.
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Raspberries grow best where they receive long, cold winters and a long, cool spring.
Well-drained soil is also a must.
Apple
Appleis the most widely adapted of all temperate-zone,easy-to-grow fruit trees.
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Passion Fruit
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Passion fruit comes from the flowering vinepassionflower.
This tropical-looking flower comes in many colors.
Grow passionflower in a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
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Most grow better if they’re too dry rather than too wet.
Passion fruit is among the bestfruit trees for potsand can be grown indoors.
Expect to wait just a year to a year-and-a-half to see a full harvest of fruit.
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These easy fruit plants do best in full sun and like moist, well-drained soil.
Begin harvesting strawberries the year after planting.
The highest yield will come from the youngest plants.
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Lemon
Lemons are one of the most recognizable and widely used citrus fruits.
Standard trees can reach more than 20 feet high.
They are among the few citrus trees that should be regularly pruned to ensure the fruit is within reach.
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‘Meyer’ lemons are especially fast-producing fruit trees, and do well whengrown in containers.
Lemons grow best in western states where there is less humidity and the growing season is long and warm.
Plan toprune the trees regularlyto maintain a small size for easy harvest.
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The fruits on this tree look a lot like blackberries but vary in color from red to dark purple.
The trees prefer full sun and rich soil but will tolerate part shade.
These easy fruit trees prefer full sun but do well in cooler temperatures.
Dwarf varieties are available and can be grown in containers.
For the best planting results, buy a one-year-old tree with a well-developed root system.
Apricot trees do not produce fruit in their first year after planting.
Thefigs must ripen on the treebefore they are picked; they won’t ripen when picked immature.
