Water. As your blackberry plant grows, Pritts says it will require more water. Depending on pot size, blackberries may need to be watered once or twice daily if the container is small.

Growing fruits in the ground isn't easy. Growing them in pots is even harder. This gardener has built a structure over his blueberry plants to keep the berries from being eaten by birds.

Grow both sweet and hot peppers in containers to add bright color, including yellow, red, orange, and purple, to your garden and zesty flavor to your recipes.

A large variety of blackberries and raspberries can be ordered bare-root at a cost of $20-$25 per plant from Stark Bro’s (starkbros.com). Planting bare-root specimens is far easier than planting ...