Home fruit and nut orchards are becoming more and more popular
across southwest Louisiana. The benefits of having a fruit and
nut orchard are endless; the fruit that the orchards produce are
high in nutrition value, can reduce food cost, can beautify the
home landscape and much, much more…. All you have to do is grow
these plants and you can enjoy their many benefits! Harvest
season is what we all look forward to. With the wide variety of
fruit and nut plants available for planting, selecting a plant
that produces something you like shouldn’t be too difficult.
Some of the more popular plants to consider (along with their
harvest season) are the following: Apple: June – Sept Pecan:
Sept -- Nov Blackberry: May – late June Peach: May – Oct
Blueberry: May – late June Persimmon: Sept -- Nov Citrus: Oct –
March Pomegranate: Sept -- Oct Fig: June – October Strawberry:
Mar – May While these that are listed above are some options to
plant, not all may be suited for the amount of work that you
intend to put into them.