Fruit in a small garden?

[polarsusd81]

Other than Strawberries, what kinds of fruit would I be able to plant in a small garden. My little boy is getting to the age where he wants to help me around the house and yard and I thought this year would be good to get something small going for him to help out with.

Thanks.

[sparcebag]

Ground cherries HaHaHa thats all I can think of now?????feeble mind

[polarsusd81]

Yeah, I don't think there is much I could really do other than strawberries for fruits. Oh well, those are one of his favorites anyway.

[Quetico]

Avoid raspberries. They are too aggressive for residential gardens. They spread and take over too quickly. Its very difficult to control them.

[sparcebag]

Boy Quetico I wish that were true! My raspberries are goin on 3 yrs old and barly movin along!

[Bobby Bass]

not fruit but carrots are a great little kid thing to grow along with radishes.

[JeffB]

Well we planted rasberries and strawberries and yes the rasberries are spreading, but produced a ton of fruit compared to the strawberries. I think the rasberries are great. The rasberries were put in a narrow strip along the south side of our garage. We also planted apple trees and pear trees, but I'm out of the pear business after replanting twice.

[nofishfisherman]

We planted melons last year. We only did 2 plants and we got a smaller variety out of the Seed Saver catalog. Probably took up a space about 3x3 or so with some tentacles branching out a in other directions. You can train the tentacles though.

Didn't get a ton of yield out of them, maybe 3-4 melons but it was our first year trying them and was fun to try something different.

[lovebigbluegills]

I've had decent luck with cantaloupes...they usually end up being a little bigger than a softball, with the occasional one being a little smaller than a volleyball. But do they have fantastic flavor...WOW!!!!

I haven't had much luck with watermelons

[Fish Toys]

Maybe he wants to try and grow a giant pumpkin? Dills Giant Atlantic. Wouldn’t take too much room.

[lovebigbluegills]

Darn good idea Fish Toys...pinch off all the buds but one. Those Dills are a heck of a variety to grow big ones. For some reason this past year, only one turned orange and the rest of them stayed yellow. I left them on the vine until the day before Halloween when the neighbor kids got their pick.

[CMKURT]

Go with Blueberries, Some varieties only get 18 to 24" tall. Just have to acidfy the soil & mulch. They have a shallow root system if you till to close you can kill them. They also do well in a foundation planting not needing to take up garden space.

[CMKURT]

I forgot Garden Huckleberries, Currants, & June Berries/Service berries.