Biueberries are easy to grow and convenient to harvest when placed in containers. The pots can be moved to follow the sun or taken indoors to help the fruit survive extreme cold.
Raspberries are an easy-to-grow choice for containers. They can be placed near high traffic areas around the property, making for convenient and wholesome snacks.Many fruit growers are going to pots, and small wonder. Containers are great for tight spaces, easy to manage, convenient for harvesting, and provide better soil than is found in most gardens.
“They also allow growing more experimental fruits, such as warm climate or tropical ones, if pots can be moved inside in winter,'” said Leonard Perry, an extension professor with the University of Vermont.
Everything from blueberries to persimmons, citrus to currents can be grown in containers. And don’t forget that old standby, the clay strawberry pot.
Some potted fruits, though, may surprise.
“Pineapples are one of the easiest warm-climates fruits to grow in pots,” Perry said. “There are even some grapes suited for containers.”