Growing Fruits and Nuts

Fruits and nuts are some of the most common edible crops grown in backyards. Producing high quality fruits and nuts requires more effort and care than growing most landscape plants, but if you love them, it’s worth it!. This course shows you the best practices to produce the highest yield of fruits and nuts. Join us in learning the secrets to growing healthy fruits and nuts in your own backyard.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Growing Fruit
  • Fruit Production
  • Site and Soil Considerations
  • Water and Fertilization
  • Propagation
  • Types of Propagation
  • Spacing
  • Pruning Systems
  • Pollination
  • Flowering and Fruit Set
• Pome Fruits: Production, Variety Selection, Training System, Harvest and Storing, Pests, and Diseases
• Stone Fruits: Production, Variety Selection, Training System, Harvest and Storing, Pests, and Diseases
• Growing Grapes: Site Selection, Establishment and Maintenance, Pruning and Training, Pests and Diseases
• Small Fruits, Crops, Raspberries, and Blackberries
• Nuts: Almonds, Pecans, and Walnuts

Course Overview

• Skill Level: All levels
• Language: English
• Access: Two-month access
• Course Type: Self-paced
• Course Media: Video lectures and demonstrations, review quizzes