{"id":8963,"date":"2026-10-02T20:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/?page_id=8963"},"modified":"2026-10-02T20:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:57:42","slug":"orchard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/homestead\/orchard\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchard &amp; Perennials"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"pgamo-hero\" id=\"top\" style=\"min-height:26vh;background-color:#877373;\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-hero-side pgamo-hero-side--left\">\n<span class=\"pgamo-hero-side__label\">New Here?<\/span>\n<h3 class=\"pgamo-hero-side__heading\">Start Free Today<\/h3>\n<p class=\"pgamo-hero-side__text\">Enroll in the Ministerial Bible Study Series &#8212; 66 books, 251 lessons, completely free forever.<\/p>\n<a class=\"pgamo-hero-side__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/courses\/bible-study\/\">Enroll Free &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-hero__inner\">\n<h1 class=\"pgamo-hero__heading\">Orchard &amp; Perennials<\/h1><p class=\"pgamo-hero__subheading\">Fruit and nut trees, berries, grapes and perennial beds \u2014 when each will bear, what to do each season where you live, and every pound you pick.<\/p><div class=\"pgamo-hero__buttons\">\n<a class=\"pgamo-btn pgamo-btn--primary\" href=\"#orchard\">My Orchard<\/a>\n<a class=\"pgamo-btn pgamo-btn--ghost\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/orchard\/?tab=guide\">Fruit Guide<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-hero-side pgamo-hero-side--right\">\n<span class=\"pgamo-hero-side__label\">From Our Authors<\/span>\n<h3 class=\"pgamo-hero-side__heading\">Meet Our Contributing Authors<\/h3>\n<p class=\"pgamo-hero-side__text\">Read devotionals and Bible studies shared by members of our community.<\/p>\n<a class=\"pgamo-hero-side__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/groups\/contributing-authors\/forum\/\">Read Their Articles &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<nav class=\"pgamo-section-nav pgamo-section-nav--sticky\" aria-label=\"Page sections\">\n<ul class=\"pgamo-section-nav__list\">\n<li><a href=\"#orchard\">My Orchard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how\">How It Works<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"orchard\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"pgamo-hs\"><div class=\"hs-gate\"><h3>Your free Orchard &amp; Perennials<\/h3><p>Keep your records in one private place \u2014 free for every registered member. Only you can see your data, and you can download it any time.<\/p><p class=\"hs-gate-actions\"><a class=\"hs-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/register-2\/\">Create a free account<\/a> <a class=\"hs-btn hs-btn-ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/login\/\">Log in<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pgamo-hs\"><h3 class=\"hs-section-title\" id=\"fruit-guide\">Fruit & nut guide<\/h3><div class=\"hs-table-wrap\"><table class=\"hs-table\"><thead><tr><th>Fruit<\/th><th>First crop<\/th><th>Harvest<\/th><th>Pollination<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Apple<\/strong><\/td><td>2\u20135 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Needs a second apple or crabapple variety that blooms at the same time.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pear<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20136 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Plant two varieties. Pick firm and ripen indoors.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Peach \/ nectarine<\/strong><\/td><td>2\u20134 years<\/td><td>Midsummer<\/td><td><small>Self-fruitful \u2014 one tree will bear.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cherry<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20135 years<\/td><td>Early summer<\/td><td><small>Tart cherries are self-fruitful; most sweet cherries need a pollinator.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plum<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20135 years<\/td><td>Midsummer<\/td><td><small>European plums are often self-fruitful; Japanese plums need a partner.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Apricot<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20135 years<\/td><td>Early summer<\/td><td><small>Mostly self-fruitful. Blooms early \u2014 frost often takes the crop.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fig<\/strong><\/td><td>1\u20132 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Self-fruitful. Protect from hard freezes in cold zones.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Persimmon<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20135 years<\/td><td>Fall<\/td><td><small>American persimmons need a male tree nearby; Asian types are often self-fruitful.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pawpaw<\/strong><\/td><td>4\u20136 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Needs two unrelated trees.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mulberry<\/strong><\/td><td>2\u20133 years<\/td><td>Early summer<\/td><td><small>Self-fruitful.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Elderberry<\/strong><\/td><td>2\u20133 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Plant two varieties for a better crop. Cook the berries \u2014 raw ones can upset stomachs.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Blueberry<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20134 years<\/td><td>Early summer<\/td><td><small>Two varieties give bigger berries. Needs acid soil (pH 4.5\u20135.5).<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Raspberry<\/strong><\/td><td>1\u20132 years<\/td><td>Early summer<\/td><td><small>Self-fruitful. Fall-bearing types crop again from late summer.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Blackberry<\/strong><\/td><td>2 years<\/td><td>Midsummer<\/td><td><small>Self-fruitful.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grape<\/strong><\/td><td>3 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Most are self-fruitful.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Strawberry bed<\/strong><\/td><td>1 year<\/td><td>Spring<\/td><td><small>Self-fruitful. Renew beds every 3\u20134 years.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Asparagus bed<\/strong><\/td><td>3 years<\/td><td>Spring<\/td><td><small>Pick lightly in year 2\u20133; stop when spears get thin.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rhubarb<\/strong><\/td><td>2 years<\/td><td>Spring<\/td><td><small>Eat the stalks only \u2014 the leaves are poisonous.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pecan<\/strong><\/td><td>6\u201310 years<\/td><td>Fall<\/td><td><small>Plant two varieties with different pollen timing.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Walnut<\/strong><\/td><td>7\u201310 years<\/td><td>Fall<\/td><td><small>Black walnut roots are toxic to tomatoes, apples and many garden plants within 50 ft.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Chestnut<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20135 years<\/td><td>Fall<\/td><td><small>Needs two trees for nuts.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hazelnut<\/strong><\/td><td>3\u20134 years<\/td><td>Late summer<\/td><td><small>Needs two compatible varieties.<\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"hs-hint\">Years to first crop are typical for nursery trees; dwarf rootstocks bear sooner, seedlings later. Ask your extension office which varieties suit your chill hours and diseases.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"pgamo-text-image pgamo-text-image--left pgamo-text-image--dark\" id=\"how\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-text-image__inner\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-text-image__media\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/pgamo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/homestead-canning-pantry-1024x683.jpg')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-text-image__content\">\n<h2>Planting for the Years Ahead<\/h2><div class=\"pgamo-text-image__text\"><p>Add each tree, bush, vine and perennial bed with its variety and planting date. You\u2019ll see the year it should start bearing, a warning if it needs a pollination partner, and pruning, spraying, thinning and harvest reminders timed from your own frost dates. Log your care and your harvests \u2014 the fruit counts in your garden and pantry totals. \u201cHe shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season.\u201d \u2014 Psalm 1:3<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"pgamo-btn pgamo-btn--primary\" href=\"#orchard\">Back to My Orchard<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8816,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8963","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8967,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8963\/revisions\/8967"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}