I was told not to harvest any fruit of plants during first year?

tulsanurse1 · April 2, 2010

I went to a reputable nursery. While looking around at all the different fruit plants, this gentleman told me that if I chose to grow any fruits, that I should not "allow" my plant to produce fruit during the first season. My first question: Is this true? Second, is there a type of fruit (berries, etc) that I could plant this season and get product off of? I am only able to do container gardening on my apartment balcony and I live in Oklahoma (Zone 6B).

April 2, 2010	#1
tulsanurse1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	I was told not to harvest any fruit of plants during first year? I went to a reputable nursery. While looking around at all the different fruit plants, this gentleman told me that if I chose to grow any fruits, that I should not "allow" my plant to produce fruit during the first season. My first question: Is this true? Second, is there a type of fruit (berries, etc) that I could plant this season and get product off of? I am only able to do container gardening on my apartment balcony and I live in Oklahoma (Zone 6B).