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(Frank) in news:620b1276.0403181931.602f3f79
@posting.google.com:


Hello,

I just bought a condo and I only have a balcony. That means I can only
work on container gardening. The fruit trees in HD and costco are very
attractive. I'd love to grow some fruit and enjoy the reward. I have
planted the tomato and strawberry in pots.


don't forget to visit a "real" nursery


Could you please recommend any fruit trees that I can plant in
containers? The navel orange and dwarf cuits trees look and smell
nice. Can I grow them in containers?


SF is way too cool to sweeten any of the sweet citrus fruits.

if you are below another balcony, you are not getting full sun.

check fruit gardening books at the library. Also sunset western gardening
book for all around gardening, with climate-specific info for many
plants.

For semi sunny cool location, Psidium (strawberry guava or lemon guava)
come to mind.

You might want to check out a meeting of CRFG Golden Gate chapter
http://www.crfg.org/chapters/golden_gate/

a decent number of members live on the peninsula or Berkeley/Richmond
(fog smacked)

this is the kind of interests members have
http://www.cloudforest.com/cafe/forum/15759.html



I wonder if blueberries would do OK in big pots? But they are not all that
pretty. I think I'd try kumquats or satsumas or ponderosa lemons.

-bob