Want to Grow Fruit in Your Own Backyard?
More and more Tennesseans want to grow fruit crops at home. There are many questions to be answered and decisions to be made. Which fruit ro fruits to grow? In-ground, containers, or raised beds? What about insect pests and diseases? How long after planting before harvest?
A great opportunity to learn more happens during UT AgResearch Field Days at research centers across the state. The Fruits of the Backyard is scheduled June 9 at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Spring Hill beginning at 8 am.
Here’s a link for more information about the field day: https://utianews.tennessee.edu/fruits-of-the-backyard…/
Many publications are available from UT Extension and a variety of topics – including home fruit production – at
Questions? Email bobary@utk.edu or reach out to the UT Extension office in your county at https://utextension.tennessee.edu/office-locations…/