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Blueberry plants need moist, acidic soil and for this reason often do best in a large pot where you can control their environment, they will take a few years to produce.

Strawberries are short lived perennials -- usually good for 2 or 3 season, they put out "daughter" plants each year so you'll always have more. Plant them NOW in a full sun location. The first year you are supposed to pinch the blossoms, but I always let a few go to fruit. Make sure to get bird netting, these are the most popular fruit in the garden -- everyone form squirrels to slugs to bird love them. June bearing only fruit in June but are better tasting and easier to grow than Everbearing,

Raspberries -- IMO the easiest to grow of the fruits -- not many diseases or pests and birds don't seem to attack them -- the thorns maybe? Downside, they need space , are ugly and unruly. You will need a trellis system. I use two metal posts and then corral the canes with twine. Plant them now! They like full sun but can take a little shade. Best bets: Heritage and Caroline. Even though these fruit twice, I cut them down in the spring to have a monster fruiting in the fall.

Finally I suggest growing alpine strawberries, aka fraises du bois, which are very very easy to grow from seed. If you start them now you may have a crop this year. They are very pretty perennials and make a great border or ground covering.

If you grow blackberries, which I don't due to space issues, don't plant them near raspberries due to disease issues.

Figs are a whole other story.
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