Growing Fruit in Your Backyard | Gardening Questions Answered

Here are some helpful factsheets to help you grow fruit in your backyard.

Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home, Cornell University: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/server/a...

TREE FRUIT
Apples
Growing Apples in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...
Apple IPM for Beginners, Cornell University: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...
VIDEO: Pruning Apple Trees, The University of Maine Extension: https://www.youtube.com/supported_bro...

Pears
Growing Pears in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...

Peaches
Growing Stone Fruits in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...
Home Fruit Spray Schedule, University of New Hampshire Extension: https://extension.unh.edu/resource/ho...
Peaches: Organic and Low-Spray Production, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: https://attra.ncat.org/publication/pe...

Cherry
Growing Stone Fruits in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...


ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL TREE FRUIT
Pawpaw
Pawpaw, A "Tropical" Fruit for Temperate Climates, Cornell Small Farms Program: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2018/0...

Juneberry
Juneberries, University of Kentucky Extension: https://www.uky.edu/ccd/sites/www.uky...

Cornelian Cherry
Cornelia Cherry, North Carolina Extension: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/co...


SMALL FRUIT
Blueberries
Growing Blueberries in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...

Raspberries
Growing raspberries in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...

Blackberries
Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden, Oregon State University Extension: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/cat...

Strawberries
Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growi...

Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to provide correct, complete, and up-to-date pesticide recommendations. Nevertheless, changes in pesticide regulations occur constantly and human errors are still possible. These recommendations are not a substitute for pesticide labeling. Please read the label before applying any pesticide. The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Cooperative Extension is implied.