Grow Fruit in a Small Garden

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.”