How to Grow Fruit Trees in Pots

You can place the containers with fruit trees growing in them at unlikely home and garden spaces like paved spaces, front yards, house entrances, etc. where they are more noticeable.
Imagine, how your pots will look when they are loaded with fruits.

When I walk in my front and back yards, I get thrilled to watch my potted fruit trees with blueberries, strawberries, mandarins, lemons, nectarines, guavas (how to grow guava at home video), mangoes, etc. how to germinate seeds quickly

You can also grow fruit trees in pots (best fruits to grow in pots). Continue reading below on a detailed guide on how to grow fruits in pots.

Pot Size For Growing Fruit Trees in Pots

Mandarins Growing in a Pot

The most important thing for growing a fruit tree in a container is the correct size of the container. 

While a pot of 50 cm diameter is an ideal size, I use pots of diameter about 80 cm and height about 75 cm. Note that once the tree is established, it would be difficult to transfer it to a bigger pot.

It should be pointed out that not all the fruit trees need a large container. For example, a fig tree produces more fruits in a smaller container, 35 cm wide and 35 cm deep.

A 40 cm pot, 25 cm deep can accommodate 10 strawberry plant as the plant. The blueberry bush needs a wider pot, but not very deep, can be 50 cm wide and 40 cm deep.

Whatever size container you use, it should have a number of drainage holes at the bottom. You may also use tree stakes to help fruit trees grow upright to protect them from winds.

Fruit Tree Position

What position is good for growing a fruits in containers? Select a place where it receives 5-6 hours of sunlight every day as all the fruit trees need good sunlight to grow and produce fruits.

Soil For Growing Fruit Trees in Pots

Use a high quality potting mix containing manure, compost, good drainage, and water crystals. I mix river sand, manure, slow release fertilizer and homemade compost (how to make compost at home) in a general purpose potting mix. The river sand will provide drainage and the manure and compost will add nutrients to the soil.

A high quality potting mix is essential to ensure  success of your fruit tree. A wrong type of potting mix can ruin the plant if they hold the water for a long time (waterlogging). It is, therefore, recommended to invest in a good potting mix.

Also note that there are certain fruit trees like blueberries (growing blueberries in pots) that need acidic soil and can die in soil containing strong manures.

Mulch

Always use a thick layer of proper mulch on the top of the soil to retain moisture and avoid weeds. An organic mulch (organic mulch types) such as sugarcane mulch is good for most fruit trees.

Watering Fruits Trees in Pots

All plants need regular watering, specially during the growing season. During summers and extremes of temperature, you have to water the pots daily or may be 2 times a day. Also if the pot is black plastic, the temperature of the soil inside can reach up to 80 deg C, so the pots will be vulnerable to dry outs.

I water my fruit trees in the morning avoiding the foliage so that any wet foliage will dry when sun arises, otherwise fungus disease can develop. Also I see that water do not come out of the drainage holes to, prevent loss of nutrients from the soil.

What Fruits to Grow in Pots

The question is what trees can be grown in a pot? Select the trees of dwarf varieties like lemon, lime, oranges, fig, banana, etc. You can also grow blueberries, strawberries in a pot.
Buy a good plant from the nursery and transplant it to your pot.

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