Garden Guide

An illustrated field guide for windowsills, raised beds, and backyard plots.

Fruit

Sweet, ground- or vine-grown fruit that a home gardener can raise without a permanent tree or bush. Kept deliberately thin, since tree and bush fruit are out of scope.

Low-growing berries such as strawberry that do not need a shrub to establish.

Strawberry

Fragaria × ananassa

Ground Berry · Rose

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Strawberry

Light
Full sun
Water
Medium
Space
Small
Days
365–730
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Pot-grown edge cases such as pineapple that do not fit the other two subcategories.

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Tropical & Exotic · Bromeliad

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Pineapple

Light
Full sun
Water
Low
Space
Medium
Days
540–1080
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Sprawling vine fruit including watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew.

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Vine & Melon · Gourd

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Watermelon

Light
Full sun
Water
High
Space
Large
Days
70–90
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