🍋Lemons, limes, and kumquats— Ooh, MY!

Find out which fruit you can grow at home – and which ones you should avoid. Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web.]( [Banner]( [The Fruit of Your Labor]( Find out which fruit you can grow at home and which ones you should avoid [Hero]( Dear Reader, There’s nothing quite like a sweet bite of fresh fruit. A sun-ripened strawberry or plump blueberry right from the bush is pure bliss. Fruit can also be challenging to grow, especially since we aren’t the only ones who enjoy it so much. Rabbits and skunks will sample your strawberries, birds are happy to fly off with your blueberry harvest, and deer will eat pretty much any fruit that you don’t have hidden under a concrete barrier (or a strong net). Don’t let that stop you from the pleasures of growing fruit, though! Containers make it easy to move fruit around to give them all the sun they need and keep the critters away. And it just so happens that there are some fruit that are well-suited to container growing. In fact, some of them might surprise you. Many citrus fruit—like lemons, limes, mandarins, and kumquats—are perfect for containers. Sure, they may conjure images of bright sunshine, endless blue skies, and perfectly warm air that only a few places enjoy most of the year. But as long as you give them the requisite full sun and well-draining soil and choose the right variety, citrus fruit are perfectly happy to grow in pots outdoors in the warm and sunny months and come indoors when the temperatures drop. Of course, you can also enjoy the equally delightful strawberries and blueberries in containers. Plus, there are still some full-size fruit trees that you can plant outdoors in cooler areas. One particular fruit combines the flavors of cantaloupe, honey, and pear. But you’ll need to check out the 2022 Garden Guide to find out what it is. You may also want to find out which two fruit are not particularly good for growing at home, unless you enjoy fighting off yellow jackets and wasps. 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