Ideally, we'd have plants that are either bushes or trees so that they only require one planting and then mostly take care of themselves. This is the first time we've had land of our own, so planting now will give us years of tastiness.
Last night I sat down and worked out what we currently have growing and their respective California harvest seasons, so we'd know what else to plant. So far only the plums and apple give a lot of produce, though the landscapers trimmed them intensely so they are currently recovering and don't have a lot of fruit this year. It'll be 3 years before everything is mature and at full production.
Our first burgundy plum begins to ripen, June 2013.
Here are the general harvest times of our fruit:
- Lemon, improved meyer: January - May (though I was told that in our area it is nearly ever-bearing)
- Blueberries: May - July
- Plum, burgundy: July - August
- Plum, unknown type: August - September
- Huckleberries: August - September
- Apple, pippin: September - December
- Pomegranate: October - January
- Buddha's hand citrus: November - January
- Mystery citrus: who knows?
I'd still like to add a fig tree (Sept - Oct), which does really well in our area, and blackberry vines (May - July).
We accidentally ended up with fruit throughout the whole year!
How did that happen? The gardening gods must have been smiling upon us while we were picking trees and bushes over the last year.
I'm having a hard time believing that the goal is already met. Mission complete.
What kind of fruit would you grow?
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