Most people think that you need to have a big yard, or lots of space to garden to cultivate your own fruit trees. You don’t need to have an entire orchard to grow your own fresh apples! Fruit trees can be planted in pots, and placed anywhere. It doesn’t matter if you only have a small apartment– if you have a small place in the sun, you can grow your own fruit. This guide by ElleThn Brown at Thrifty Fun has more information:
Apples, pears, plums and cherries grow well, as do tender fruits like apricots, citrus, nectarines and peaches. The best containers for growing fruit are those only slightly larger (2-3 inches) than the existing rootball. A good size for most fruits is 18 inches in diameter and at least 16-18 inches deep. ike all container plants, fruit grown in pots need to be fed and watered more often than plants grown in the ground. Start feeding plants a high potassium fertilizer (like pot ash) as fruit starts to develop. Switch to a fertilizer high in nitrogen in late summer.