Many homeowners enjoy raising their own fruit, but anyone who has attempted to grow them knows that fruit crops are attacked by a wide variety of insect and disease pests and prone to environmental damage. This publication provides homeowners with the information they need to produce an acceptable amount of quality fruit (apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries).

Selecting an appropriate grape variety is a major factor for successful production in Indiana and all parts of the Midwest. This publication identifies climactic factors, and examines wine grape varieties and table grape varieties suited to production in Indiana.

This publication discusses climate, site, soil, and habit, plant selection and establishment, culture of pawpaws, and nursery sources for pawpaws

Small fruits have a high requirement for all the nutrient elements and usually will respond well to application of fertilizer materials. This publication provides information about pre-planting soil building programs and nutrient elements needed for small fruits.

This publication outlines strawberry cultivars, site selection, land preparation and planting. It includes information about first year care, frost control, insect and disease control and renovation of plantings for multiple year production.

This publication discusses the grape plant, site and cultivar selection, vineyard establishment and management, and pest control. Two tables provide information on the grape cultivars for Indiana and suggested pruning for various grape cultivars on single curtain training systems. Illustrations are given showing the USDA Hardiness Zone map for Indiana, the proper pruning and training of vines from planting through the fourth and subsequent years, and the Umbrella kniffin, Bilateral cordon, Geneva double curtain, and cold-tender cultivar training systems.

This publication outlines raspberry cultivars, site selection, land preparation and planting. It includes information about planting systems, fertilization, irrigation, propagation, diseases and insects.