See how the Cooks plan out their indoor and outdoor planting, find the right fruit trees and materials, and set themselves up for planting success with FastGrowingTrees.com!
Watch the full series below!
Episode 1: Introduction to Fruit Trees for Small Spaces
Meet the Cooks and learn more about their home planting project - adding fruit trees to their small, Los Angeles home!
What you'll learn:
How to find out which plants and trees are best for your space
What you need to prepare for patio planting
How to involve the whole family in planting and plant care
Episode 2: Planting a Patio Fig Tree
Watch Maura and her family plant a Fig Tree for their patio, and share helpful tips for Fig Tree planting and care.
What you'll learn:
How to plant a fig tree for your patio
Helpful soil amendments to promote growth
When to water your fig tree
How to monitor your fig tree’s health and identify issues
When to harvest your figs
Episode 3: Planting a Meyer Lemon Tree
The Cooks plant the most popular citrus tree, the Meyer Lemon, and share tips for how to help your Meyer Lemon thrive!
What you'll learn:
How to plant a Meyer Lemon tree in a container
Helpful soil amendments to promote growth
When to water your Meyer Lemon
Where to place your Meyer Lemon for the best growth
How to pollinate your Meyer Lemon to get more fruit
Episode 4: Planting an Arbequina Olive Tree
Learn how to plant the low-maintenance Arbequina Olive Tree indoors - and get tips on watering, light requirements and more.
What you'll learn:
How to plant an Arbequina Olive tree in a container
Helpful soil amendments to promote growth
When to water your Arbequina Olive tree
How to monitor your olive tree’s health and identify issues
How to pollinate your Arbequina Olive for more olives
Episode 5: Planting a Cold-Hardy Avocado Tree
Get home-grown avocados! In our last video, the Cooks plant a Cold-Hardy Avocado Tree and share tips for preventing pests and Avocado Tree care.
What you'll learn:
How to plant a Cold-Hardy Avocado tree in a container
How to prevent pests and disease on your avocado tree
Helpful soil amendments to promote growth
When to water and mist your avocado tree
How to monitor your avocado tree’s health and identify issues
Written by
Abby Healy
Abby is an avid plant lover and the Director of Content at FastGrowingTrees.com. She grew up in Maine, graduated from Davidson College, and now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and two dogs. Her previous roles include leading content teams at Red Ventures, a large digital media company, and launching the content and marketing functions at an ecommerce analytics start-up.
While her indoor plant collection is always growing, she also loves landscaping tips and learning more about plant care and maintenance. Her favorite plants are Japanese maples, roses of all kinds, and unique house plants.
