Can I grow 259 lbs fruit

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259 lb fruit on my allotment

Is it possible to grow 259 lbs of fruit from my allotment and still have space for veg, lets explore the possibilities.

1 dwarf plum tree           30 lbs
1 cherry tree                   20 lbs
1 apple tree                    60 lbs
1 pear bush                    25 lbs
3 gooseberry bushes     12 lbs
40 strawberry plants      30 lbs
4 rhubarb plants            10 lbs
10 raspberry canes        10 lbs
Blackberries                     7 lbs    mostly foraged from the wild ones around the site
Blackcurrant                    7 lbs  
2 Grape vines                14 lbs 
2 Kiwi vines                   40 lbs 
                            
Grand total               = 265 lbs


There it is, my goal is it achievable? This is without thinking about the vegetables required.

With careful planning I think it is, I will grow veritcally as well as on the ground.If space is used well I believe I can achieve this by only using 1/5 th of my ground space. Trees will take the majority of the space with trees around the bottom planted with flowers to attract the bees for pollination. The tyre also act as a barrier for when my strimmer maniac husband cuts the grass lol.  I picked these up like a lot of my items free of charge.

Where possible I will grow things in hanging baskets etc these will hang from the top of the fruit cage and the duck run. The ducks don’t need height so the 6ft head space is wasted. I plan on using this to hang baskets from and possibly  train some go the trailing fruit and veg up the sides.

The raspberry canes can grow alongside the duck run but with a 1ft gap so they cant put there beaks through and eat them!! I can also put a table in the duck run so as not to limit their space but will give me an extra platform to grow pot grown fruit and veg. This would be good for tomatoes, strawberries, lettuce, radish, spinach and they will also be protected from the birds.

Rhubarb will also take a lot of space, but I love it. Im thinking of keeping the gooseberry bushes in their pots until the crowns are established, this would be a better use of the ground for the first 2 years.

So in short, YES I do think it is achievable.

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