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By Pamela Nyabadza
An orchard is something that can be useful at home if maintained well. A lot of people may think
that an orchard can only be possible at a home where there is bigger space but there are several
ideas that one can adopt and establish an orchard with small space at home.
An orchard needs much attention and one needs to know the steps to follow when planting their
fruit trees.

There are trees that are planted as seeds. Most Citrus fruit trees are grown from their fruit seeds. These trees include orange, nartjie and lemon trees. However some of the fruit trees are planted as
cuttings, trees like grape fruit, granadilla fruit and mulberry fruit trees.
If one does not have space at home they can opt to plant their trees in containers.Trees like nartjies
trees can grow from containers.

More over grape fruit and granadilla fruit trees can grow around the perimeter walls at a home.
One also needs to prune the branches of their trees time to time and also apply insecticides so that
the trees can bear healthy fruits.
Watering the trees is also necessary and many fruit trees requires a lot of water. Applying manure is
also essential.
Plant your trees today and don’t be left out. Make that delicious juice from the fruits from your
orchard and if you have many you might cash out from your fruit garden.