Christy Wilhelmi is a self-described garden nerd with a passion for growing fruit and vegetables, and is an expert at small-space edible garden design.
In a broadcast that originally aired live on The Food Garden Life Radio Show, we head to California to talk with Christy Wilhelmi, a self-described garden nerd with a passion for growing fruit and vegetables, and an expert at small-space edible-garden design.
In the podcast she shares tips about:
Incorporating fruit plants in small-space gardens
Growing fruit in containers
Pruning
Tips to succeed for gardeners who are new to growing fruit
Her obsession with gardening began in 1996 on the balcony of her Los Angeles apartment. That led her to a weekly gardening TV show, serving on the board for a community garden, and writing gardening books.
Wilhelmi is the author of the new book, Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden. Her previous books are Gardening for Geeks, and 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success.
Grow a Fruit Garden
Wilhelmi’s new book is Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers.
In the book she focuses on how to grow more food in less space, and how to turn a garden of any size into a “fruit factory.”
Connect with Christy Wilhelmi
Website: gardenerd.com
Facebook: gardenerd.com
Twitter: gardenerd1
Instagram: gardenerd1
YouTube: Gardenerd
If this episode piqued your interest in growing fruit, you might like the May 2020 episode entitled, Fruit in the Urban Foodscape, and the July 2020 episode Practical Ways to Grow Fruit in Cold Climates.