| Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries even | | | | There are many varieties of berry plants that can |
| strawberries, whichever your favorite is, there is | | | | be chosen from. It is best to choose a variety |
| nothing like fresh berries grown in you home | | | | that is best suited for your area. In allot of |
| garden. Packet full of flavor, fresh grown berries | | | | locations berries grow wild. If you have them in |
| can be a great addition to your garden. Berries | | | | your area late summer into fall is the usual time |
| are one of the easiest crops to grow and | | | | that berry plants will reproduce smaller plants in |
| affordable, but take some care to maintain them | | | | the soil around them. These plants can be |
| to keep them productive. | | | | relocated in the fall into your garden and will bloom |
| To start your own garden with your favorite | | | | into a healthy plant the following year. |
| types berries doesn't take much space. They can | | | | The most common pest that you will have with |
| be grown in a variety of ways like, raised beds, | | | | any type of berry is birds. Birds go crazy over |
| containers, potted or in a garden in the backyard. | | | | berries and the only way that they can be |
| The soil that berries best thrive in is a soil with a | | | | prevented from attacking your entire crop is by |
| high organic content and one that drains well. Try | | | | fencing in and netting the area. If you are a bird |
| to stay away from areas that are low-lying areas | | | | lover and want birds in your yard you can easily |
| and areas that frost pockets in. An area that has | | | | plant a few plants outside the fenced area just |
| full sun is best and if the area that you are in is | | | | for them. Birds are good to have around the |
| highly exposed to wind build a windbreak to | | | | garden, they are an excellent method of insect |
| prevent any wind damage from happening. The | | | | control. |
| climate isn't much of a concern to berries. | | | | Growing your own berries in an organic garden will |
| Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and | | | | produce a berry packet full of flavor and nutrients |
| strawberries can all tolerate a wide range of | | | | without the pesticides that are used in crops that |
| climates. | | | | are produced commercially. |