Just because you have a small garden, doesn't mean you can't grow your own fruit. I've been longing to add fruit trees to my garden, but simply don't have the space for the likes of a towering apple tree. That's why I've been looking at alternatives and finally landed on the perfect pick: blueberry bushes.
Of course blueberries don't directly replace apples as a crop, but to fulfil my kitchen garden fantasy, they're much easier to work with in a small garden. They take up less space, can be easily grown in pots (especially the native variety 'Lowbush' blueberry from Plant Addicts), and they don't rely on multiple shrubs for cross-pollination. Plus, they crop far sooner than apples, providing quicker gratification.
