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Growing fruit is often seen as being an extremely simple activity; you plant fruit, water them, give them sunlight, and watch them grow before you can harvest them. However, if you want to grow the best quality fruit, you have to put a little more effort into it, and be more involved in your fruits’ growth.
For starters, do a bit of reserach into the types of fruit you wish to grow. Some are easy to grow, such as strawberries (which you could grow almost anywhere in your garden with ease and produce fruit fairly fast), while others need more work and hyper-specific environments to grow well, such as avocados (which are super sensitive to colder temperature, need a large amount of space, and take years to produce fruit). It is essential that you set up the correct environment if you want want a larger harvest of high quality fruit.
You need to consider how much space and light you have as well. As I implied before, some fruits simply cannot grow in smaller spaces, so if you have a small garden, ensure you are growing fruit that can tolerate having less space. Also, most fruits require a decent amount of sunlight in order to grow well, meaning that if your garden is usually shady, try growing fruit which is happy to live well in shade.
Fruits can also be very sensitive to the soil they are grown in, with each having ideal types of soil. Always check which type of soil your plants need, as they will not grow in the wrong type!
In order for fruit to grow, the flowers of your plant need to be pollinated by flying insects such as bees, flies, beetles and wasps. Adding some bee-friendly plants to your garden can encourage these insects into your garden, so your plants can be adequately pollinated. If you live in an urban area, you may not have as many insects around, so definitely ensure you have plenty of plants to attract them, since you will generally have less pollination, which can affect your harvest.
Like all living things, fruits can get diseases and pests going around them. I will not go into detail about all of the types that can appear, as it varies drastically depending on what you grow, so make sure you check which pests and diseases can show up in the fruit you are growing. In addition, research what (if anything) you can do if these problems occur, such as using pesticides or treatments for dieases.
Once your fruit is fully grown, you can harvest it, which is one of the best parts for me, but, it is still important to pay attention to the needs of your fruits. While you harvest, check the fruit for blemishes or breaks in the skin, and either cut these parts off, or discard the fruit entirely (depending on the severity of the problem), since the fruit cannot heal after being separted from the plant. After they have been harvested, they must be stored to maintain their freshness. Different fruits have different storage requirements and it is always good to check which applies to your fruit. Although, most fruit can simply be frozen after harvesting to maintain it if you want to use it later on, when it would have gone bad otherwise.
These are the main pieces of advice I have for growing the best fruit. Absolutely always carry out research to make sure you grow your fruit correctly.
Happy growing!