Within our Gardening Help website you will find a wealth of information for the home fruit gardener. We have factsheets for recommended varieties, and we also highly recommend the University of Missouri Extension Guides on fruits. We have a section on frequently asked questions on fruit gardening and specific information on growing a wide selection of common and uncommon fruits. We also have a very complete listing of the most common insect and disease problems on fruits in the lower Midwest. Click the links below to take you to detailed information in each category.
These factsheets and guides will give the basic information you need for starting a fruit garden.
Kemper Factsheets
Gardening Calendar Follow our "Gardening by Month" calendar of what to do in your garden. Click on "Tips and Tasks" on a month and scroll down to "fruits".
Gardening Calendar
Follow our "Gardening by Month" calendar of what to do in your garden. Click on "Tips and Tasks" on a month and scroll down to "fruits".
University of Missouri Extension and Missouri State University At these two sites you will find a wealth of excellent fruit gardening guides.
University of Missouri Extension and Missouri State University
At these two sites you will find a wealth of excellent fruit gardening guides.
Good soil is essential for any garden including a fruit garden. Here are answers to some of the most common questions gardeners have about their soil and how to improve it.
Crops to Grow
Here is information in our PlantFinder on a wide range of fruit crops.
MBG PlantFinder Click below to get a listing of fruits included in our PlantFinder. Click on each fruit crop in the list for more information.
MBG PlantFinder
Click below to get a listing of fruits included in our PlantFinder. Click on each fruit crop in the list for more information.
Getting Started
How to Grow and Prune
Harvest
Problems
Integrated Pest Management
Below are links to our Integrated Pest Management pages, which give detailed information on the identification and control of the most common insect, disease and environmental problems of fruit crops in the lower Midwest.
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15050 Faust Park Chesterfield, MO 63017(314) 577-0888 hours and admission
Shaw Nature Reserve
307 Pinetum Loop Rd, Gray Summit, MO 63039(314) 577-9555 hours and admission