Grow These 6 Fruit Trees For YEAR ROUND HARVESTS! Never Fear FOOD SHORTAGES: Always Have Fresh Food!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

*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]

You forgot cherries!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

@@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]

I plan on having massive fruit Orchards. Also food. Homes, etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYSne2ueadSKrrs

[@mathgasm8484]

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.

[@---zh8qn]

Not a huge fan tbh of labeling the sections but with useless names... For looking them up later it would have been much more convenient to just name the sections after ther respective plants

[@strandedcandid]

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 KZbin and learn from guys like you. Thanks and God bless 😊

[@TheMillennialGardener]

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]

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

[@donnabrooks1173]

Sorry about losing your dad. Losing a loved one is so hard. I lost the love of my life on. August 7, 1990. It will be 34 years soon. My mom died on July.6, 2017. She would be 77 on August 2nd. I also lost my brother on June.17,2019. He would have been 59 on December. 9 of this year. I can relate to your loss of your dad. I still grieve over them even now. You just never get over losing them.

[@lynn6799]

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

[@lindag9975]

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.

[@skylandfelch68]

What is the verity blueberry?

[@The-Merchandise]

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.

[@TheTrock121]

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]

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]

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

[@poonpoonsmith399]

This comment about your stone fruit not producing is two years old. How is it coming alone now?

[@TheTrock121]

@@poonpoonsmith399 The Red Plum produced nicely this year. The Purple Plum is dying and I'm going to cut it down. I also planted two Apricots since, and the Harogem may start to produce next year.

[@poonpoonsmith399]

@TheTrock121 Awesome my friend! Thanks for the update. I hope you have a harvest next season!

[@TheWhiteDragon3]

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.

[@charlesharrison7705]

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.

[@dalebailey754]

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]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpyleHWXfphobJY 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]

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]

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]

@@1MSally1965 I’m in zone 8A

[@lostpony4885]

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.

[@whiteeagle8140]

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.

[@beskamir5977]

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]

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

[@beskamir5977]

@@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]

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.

[@markirish7599]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin 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]

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

[@joistannertasidrealtor9334]

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.

[@conniejsanford4202]

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..

[@khmergreen]

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]

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]

Very nice!!

[@1MSally1965]

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]

You must really love figs lol

[@cw4814]

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]

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!

[@gabrielschroll3824]

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]

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.

[@SupahGeck]

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

[@valoriegriego5212]

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]

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

[@valoriegriego5212]

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

[@natap184]

Thank you for the video! It’s very informative. I have a few persimmon trees that produce a lot of fruit that I lose every year to crows and squirrels. This year, I put each fruit in an organza bag. Hopefully, it will work.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you so much for your support and generosity! I really appreciate it ❤ I find organza bags very protective for bugs and birds. I don't know about squirrels, since they can pick them off or tear through them. A large insect net may be more effective. I don't blame them for wanting them since they're so delicious!

[@kata7628]

Let us know if it works! My figs are decimated by crows and squirrels, and nets don’t seem to help much.

[@virginiaomalley]

Sometimes it helps to feed the crows and squirrels peanuts so they will be full and not eat so much of your fruit.

[@jamesbarron1202]

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]

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]

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

[@danno1800]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@L4m3st0n3]

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.

[@micahwest5347]

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]

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 🐿️

[@ginanunez1214]

Packed full of great info! Thank you!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Cheezitnator]

A good book for those who have a smaller yard but still want a bunch of fruit trees look up How to Grow a Little Fruit Tree. Lots of good info in there.

[@LauraHowardMarcacci]

Thanks!!! 😊

[@caroldragon7545]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

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.

[@wote3403]

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

[@kamwatkins1957]

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

[@maryalexander3548]

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.

[@roccoconte2960]

Great video and advice on berries and large fruit.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@JakobHofer]

What a great helpful Video. Thank You.

[@creativegirlhomestead]

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

[@arabellalunkes4532]

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!!

[@MRS.Q.D.P]

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

[@joybeum7177]

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]

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

[@RahimasFamilyVlogsUk]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! I hope it was helpful!

[@davidj231]

Phenomenal video, thanks for sharing!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@giantleaps]

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

[@garydavidson922]

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.

[@christines2787]

We bought some plants from an online company that always had $5 apricot bushes on sale. I always put 1 or 2 in my cart. I think I have 10 now. We will get our first 2 apples this year

[@TheMillennialGardener]

That’s great to hear! Congrats!

[@chasinglife43]

@@sherriegreenwood9313 I’d love to know as well!

[@christines2787]

@@sherriegreenwood9313 - Michigan bulb company. Bush Apricot. They have good deals. The trees I buy from them have been healthy but a few years from fruiting. I buy 1 or two expensive ones online each year that will produce the first or 2nd year, then a bunch of trees that will take a bit longer but are less than 1/4 the price. Got some $5 Dwarf Flowering Cherry from Burgess

[@davidhalldurham]

Excellent, thoughtful video, buddy!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I hope it was useful.

[@ryanjohnson7245]

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.

[@danielle2451]

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]

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

[@BigBayouMama]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! I appreciate you subscribing.

[@gwenhafford4112]

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

[@emylytle7149]

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 👋👩‍🌾😊♥️

[@donnavorce8856]

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.

[@alicepoff8214]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@sylvia10101]

So helpful! Thank you! Dale is adorable 😊👍

[@vickigonya9432]

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!!

[@claudettesteeves]

You are such a great teacher!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@ms.penguin6252]

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!!!!!!!!!

[@mollycatcolorado9252]

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]

It's here in case you missed it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmLcgn6irp5om6M

[@conniecasale3593]

So happy. Thanks 🙏 love ❤️

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@Meme-lv7bd]

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.

[@anasingle88]

You have created such a beautiful sustainable way of life

[@jeremiahthelion]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@MadTracker]

Tremendous video, you’ve earned a follow!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@vettle1]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

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

[@HarvestDailyLife]

I never realized how much effort goes into harvesting!

[@TheRonnierate]

Gotta love Dale! My name is Dale too!😁

[@joemello6467]

Thanks for the video! Very informative!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DigitalDiary2002]

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

[@kathleenschaefer7012]

As far as american persimmons go they Can become perfectly ripe before being frosted. From what I understand, if trees adapted to more southern growing seasons are grown further north they still wait to ripen as if they were still down south. Persimmons adapted to shorter growing seasons will ripen a month or more before first frost. I have experienced this myself, I was so suprised to find super soft and sweet, non astringent persimmons in late september! Yum! Btw- mid-missouri.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I’ve never grown an American persimmon, but I would imagine eventually they’ll ripen on their own in absence of frost. They would have to. Frost is usually the official harvest, though. I am looking forward to the year when my persimmons become fruitful. I LOVE them.

[@kenebarb5377]

I ate a couple American persimmons today and it’s September 15 2023 and they were good.

[@AimeeMarsh-m5y]

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!

[@christinaevilsizer4929]

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!

[@growagarden54]

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]

Yes. Here is my citrus pruning guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ-8YWNvetiebLs Here is my persimmon pruning guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmLbeIKih9SaerM

[@nafissamboup2568]

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]

I have *a lot* of videos on this subject. These three videos will lay everything out for you: 1. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKXCmKp3g9aVY68 2. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGO9fmlnard1msU 3. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZqloJunrZ6Wnpo

[@squidbeard492]

I like the local nurseries multi variety grafts that produce at different times of the year. When one branch is done the variety on the next branch is just starting to ripen

[@Madmun357]

How do you know so much? I never heard of persimmons until I was 18 when I got stationed in Japan. I never heard of a pawpaw until I was in my 40s when I went to a football game in Tennessee. GREAT info. Thanks.

[@gabbysgoods827]

Hi 👋 Yes the grocery prices are absolutely outrageous!!! I have had a garden every single year and I have been trying to get this house rearranged. I’m trying to get stuff to go to the homeless shelter. Keep a few things. Yard sale may be or just give away to the people who need it. I’ve gotten behind. I can’t even believe I have gotten this far behind. I’ll get caught up. What I’m so concerned about is I put my green bean seeds IN the garden. I should of gotten a bags of organic soil. These mean black birds 🦅 eating my green bean seeds it’s very upsetting!! Last year I had corn 🌽 there. Corn 🌽 plants 🌱 and they came up. I made a mistake and gave these baby birds some chips instead of thrown in the trash. These black birds came along. What am I going to do ? I’m going to stop putting out the last of Chips. I cleared out most of the weeds and I need to get some bags of organic soil. I wonder if that stinky soap 🧼 will keep them out of the garden ? What should I do ? That’s so awesome 👏 all of your strawberries 🍓 blueberries 🫐 and blackberries bushes that’s awesome 👏!! Apple 🍏 🍎 trees 🌳 pears 🍐 plums and peaches 🍑 is so awesome 👏!!! I need to get some fruit trees. That is awesome 👏 lemons 🍋 and limes ? WOW 🤩

[@10actual]

Good advice for even experienced growers.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@charmc4152]

You really put a lot of research into this informative video! We planted a couple of apple trees, a couple of pear trees, a couple of peach trees, and a nectarine tree on our property several years ago. We lost both pear trees. Interestingly, a quince tree sprouted up right along the trunk of one pear tree, and both pear trees and the quince tree died shortly after that. The nectarine tree is barely holding on. The peach and apple trees have fruited out, but we've never gotten decent fruit off any of them. The fruit from the peach and nectarine trees always gets destroyed by something that seems to penetrate the fruit and leave the sticky juices dripping out as it destroys the fruit, and the peaches never get any bigger than a smallish plum. The apple trees are starting to produce more heavily, but the apples aren't that great despite the fact that some are growing larger. I've tried to go and pull some of the apples off the clusters to allow better fruit to grow. I think our trees need more attention. Right now we're just feeding the wildlife. One thing I'm not thrilled about is the fact that my fruit trees are outside of the fenced in part of my property, but it has to be that way for now. Funny story.... One year my neighbor's kid was sledding down the hill between our properties, but more on my property than theirs, and my fruit trees got in the way of the neighbor's boy and his friend. So they took it upon themselves to destroy one of my apple trees. I don't think the kid ever forgave us for telling him to stop and talking with his parents about it. Later the next summer, his dad came by with him, and they had two apple trees that they wanted to plant to replace the one that was destroyed. We let them plant one on our property, but we had them keep the other to plant on their property. Unfortunately, I think the one on their property died. We still haven't gotten decent fruit off any of the apple trees though. The one they gave us was a Gala tree. I'm not sure what my other one is anymore. It was a type I wasn't familiar with when we bought it. I think we also have a couple of wild mulberry trees that sprung up in inconvenient places, but I've never seen any fruit. The birds must get it.

[@joistannertasidrealtor9334]

I have the same issue with my peach fruit. They had the sticky goo and they didn't grow much, about plum size before all gradually fell off or animals got them. Not sure how and when to treat them for next year to do better.

[@renascott7832]

@@joistannertasidrealtor9334 trim off some of the worst branches

[@AustinandJax]

@@joistannertasidrealtor9334 you need to treat with liquid copper

[@margaretmarshall3645]

What a large splash of cold water you’ve just thrown on our orchard dreams! (But thanks for sharing your honest experience.) I think part of the trick to success with all this is to just figure out what LIKES to grow in your area, from seeing what others are growing and from your own trial and error. Here in zone 8b in the high desert of Southern California, I’ve killed multiple raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and hardy kiwi. Blackberries and boysenberries are hanging in but not exactly impressing anyone, and the jury is still out on my grapes and my peach tree. But I’ve discovered that pomegranates, olives, mulberries, figs, and the more cold-hardy varieties of citrus like kumquats are all delighted to grow for me! Which finally makes me start to feel like I have a green thumb after all. And with fruit to share, I impress my friends-who don’t need to know about my trail of failures! Lol.

[@charmc4152]

@Margaret Marshall lol It sounds like you've had a fair amount of success. I wouldn't let my experience be too much of a downer. Most of my fruit trees are still alive, so there's still hope, and spring is coming! 😁

[@TheAuriconGroup]

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

[@suzanneweary9739]

Awesome video! I have watched so many of your videos, but I'm stuck on the subject of feeding my fruit trees. I have a dwarf pomegranate, one fig, an elderberry, a Hops, two blueberries, and two strawberry lemonade. When I planted them in their containers, I used the usual granular, but so I also feed them with a liquid fertilizer throughout the growing season? I over- watered my fig and the leaves fell off, but they have come back in the last two weeks. This makes one year with them, so they haven't fruited yet. Is that normal? The berries have fruit, but with the heart, the size of them are shrinking. The elderberry aren't fruiting either, but I just bought that one this spring. The pomegranate is loaded and now flowers growing on it. I would appreciate some guidance from anyone who reads this. I'm in Georgia, Zone 8b.

[@jillellis62]

Are you using city water? A lot of people have had issues with the city water & water from the skies… due to what those planes put out!! It’s all over the world, and intentional. I’m doing small on my patio, so I actually bought distilled water & my plants went from dying or stunted growth to doing way better. You can also use natural fertilizer by using your clean urine 1:10 water 1 part urine 10parts water. It’s 100% ok- he even has a video on this- but you don’t want too much urine on any of them

[@mochamommyATX]

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]

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.

[@operationgoddess]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I really appreciate that very much.

[@dipstick5869]

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.

[@YdelquisGeronimo-wd1cx]

Thank you so much for all this information

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You are welcome!

[@Mark_and_Emy]

To eat the astringent type of persimmon, you can pick them when they have some orange on them, remove the stems, make sure that there are no holes, wash them, put them in a thick plastic trash bags (we use the blue ones from Smart & Final), then use the cheapest vodka and sprinkle it on the persimmons, close the bag up, getting as much air out as possible. Then put it in an Igloo cooler for 7 days. After the 7th day, take one out, wash it and test it to see if the astringency is gone, if not, leave for a day or two more. Once cured, wash them and you'll be able to eat them, skin and all! Enjoy! (No, you will not taste the vodka, it will have evaporated.)

[@Donna_9917]

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]

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.

[@Yellowbanana2024]

Interesting and informative 👍Hi, Dale 🙂

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks for watching! Dale says hi!

[@borracho-joe7255]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

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.

[@sou2375]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks so much for subscribing!

[@jana73827]

This is an excellent video. Thank you.

[@RHEOSTAT380]

Best strawberries in the world come from right here in Ventura County, zone 10B. you go to the store and buy Driscoll's, they're from here.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I really like my Quinault variety, personally. The best strawberries come from your own yard I would say 😆

[@lesleyhoban6559]

I'm in manitoba canada and purchased this brand last week they were lovely

[@gwenhafford4112]

I’ve bought Driscoll’s in NC!

[@chasinglife43]

While I agree that the best strawberries are the ones from my own garden, any store bought strawberries must be Driscoll’s! We look for them every time we go to the groc. We are in MA and Driscoll’s are normally well stocked in our local stores. ❤️🍓❤️

[@kgs2280]

Great information! Thanks.

[@terryjohnson6392]

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.

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

Thank you! You convinced me, it’s time for a persimmon tree! I do have a QUESTION about my fig tree....not sure what kind it is as my husband stuck it in the ground and it rooted. It’s the 3rd summer and it hasn’t fruited at all. It is getting some fertilization and I dressed it with compost and a bark mulch. I’ve pruned it back in the winter. Would SO love some fruit!! Any suggestions? As usual, a complete, well thought out and informative video!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

There are four things fig trees need: 1. Sunlight: make sure it gets at least 6 hours of direct sun a day, but 8-10 is better. 2. Fertilizer: I have a fertilizing guide here: kzbin.info/aero/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j 3. Water: Make sure they don't dry out. While figs are from areas with semi-arid summers, they still need to be deeply watered if it's dry. 4. Air. My guess it either isn't getting enough direct sunlight, or it isn't getting enough fertilizer or the right balance of fertilizer. You can try pinching the growth tips to force fruiting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpuvlnyoaryiarM

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you MG, for answering my fig question. You’re definitely the go to guy for fig trees, among other plants. I watched your cucumber vid and ordered the sumpin sumpin (it was a hard name!) kind of cuke that doesn’t need pollination. I so appreciate all your efforts to help novice and seasoned gardeners alike. You are an excellent teacher!! Best, Eva

[@Maspets]

@@highlandscommunityclub1160 Don't expect the persimmon to fruit for a few years. They will fake you out with a bunch of small fruits and then they will gradually drop them until they are all gone 🙃

[@snugglebunny.jmosbrook]

Little fella is Tuckered!! So cute!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Dale’s solar batteries overhead quickly 😆

[@snugglebunny.jmosbrook]

@@TheMillennialGardener haha!!

[@Frdunsing]

Wonderful explanation of trees

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@alalmaoui5212]

Good video! Very informative and to the point.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful.

[@malleusmaleficarum6004]

There are hardy figs you can buy that grow all the way down to zone 5. I live in illinois and actually just bought a Chicago fig this year. I bought it as a rooted cutting, so I'm growing it in a container until it gets a little bigger, then it's going straight into the ground. It's doing very well so far tho.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

I saw for the first time Baker Creek offering fig cuttings and so far they only have this variety! Glad to see figs are getting more popular!

[@mimibergerac7792]

Nice.. a must consider is hazelnuts, they are very hardy and store perfectly in their shell. You might also consider chinese dates for drying

[@trybjkt]

I have 2 different Jujubes. I hope to harvest this year!

[@abiyah3176]

Thanks for the chart at the end.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome!

[@rebeccazody1278]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Dale says hi 🐕 Thanks for watching!

[@5150printer]

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]

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.

[@dudlebugbabyboo]

I plan to get the mix fruit trees like plumcot, pluot, pluerry, peacotum nectaplum and others 😋

[@ibeefree]

What does "overwinter" your container blood orange mean? 1. Do you bring it indoors on your sunny back porch? 2. Is there a way to build a temporary structure that WORKS (against back sliding door) to protect citrus on sub-freezing nights?