Planting on a fence line

[Cythompson159@yahoo.com]

I am unfortunately having a wood fence installed on the south side of my back yard due to some horrible new neighbors the light shouldn’t effect most of my fruit trees as I did not plant them close to the end of the property. Now that I have a defined line I don’t have to worry about a tree going over I would like to plant something along it. I would love to line it with blueberry and raspberry plants but won’t get direct sun in the fall or winter until the sun comes back to the north.
Will these plants do ok along a fence line in this situation?
Will any other fruit bushes do well in this type of sun location?

[spaugh]

Raspberries are pretty much impossible to kill.  They should just kind of go dormant if they arent getting sun.  They are super invasive too so expect them to spread easily and probably end up on the neighbors side.

[Cythompson159@yahoo.com]

If raspberries are tough enough to grow thru garbage, trash and furniture in their yard, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind a few free strawberries

[spaugh]

Yeah, just realize they can take off and go out of control in your yard really quickly.  Its really hard to get rid of them once they get going.  And if you change your mind later and decide it was a bad idea, they will keep coming back to your side from the junkyard for eternity.  You been warned.

[Cythompson159@yahoo.com]

Thanks

[zands]

Muscadine grapes

[WGphil]

Raspberry don’t like our heat except Mysore and they run and are loaded with thorns

I grew them in an orange crate for that reason but got over the thorns and don’t grow any

Blueberry loves acid and pine

Mine are in a 10 x5 box with only peat and pine and flourishing

Muscadine you can plant directly in.the ground

I just trimmed mine back during the recent cold weather

[Seanny]

I suggest you skip some meals to save some money and build a brick wall.
The brick save heat so you can plan more tropical trees.
Forget steel slats and wood fence since you still can see through them.

[Felipe]

If you don't like your neighbors plant Carissa macrocarpa

[skhan]

You can try carambola, jaboticaba, bananas or even garcinias

[Cythompson159@yahoo.com]

Good suggestions, might stay away from the poisonous shrub but have a potted carambola I was thinking of a good area to plant and didn't realize they don't mind shade but might not get much of the late season crop. But yes, a concrete wall would be better but expensive to run for 180' unless I could get Mexico to pay for it😂😂😂 just kidding....

[FruitFreak]

Passion fruit, banana, sugar cane

[Oolie]

If you don't like your neighbors plant Carissa macrocarpa

Kei apple works too.

[Vernmented]

I put a Sapodilla and Plinia hedge of different cultivars and species along my south side fence. They are relatively cold hardy and flood tolerant compared to some of the touchy stuff I am growing so it makes a good buffer for me. They are not planted directly on the fence line. Maybe 3 or 4feet away and 7 to 8 feet apart. I also prune heavily.

[Coach62]

I would not do raspberry. The thorns make them VERY unpleasant plants. Impossible to weed or work with, the thorns are just very large and sharp.

You could try some of the thornless blackberries

[K-Rimes]

I had some raspberry in a pot and figured they'd stay there. I was wrong. They started popping up outside of the pot at first just a few inches away, now it's almost 6' away. They're delish and not too thorny but... yikes.

[palingkecil]

Cattley lemon guava (Psidium cattleyanum) is a good option for the condition.
The yellow one is more productive than the red one in my yard.
They are pest free, quite drought tolerant (more productive and bigger fruit if gets plenty of water), easy to maintain, and very tasty fruit.
Try to find a wholesale nursery if you want to grow it along 180 ft fence.