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Firefly says... There's some Golden Nugget Cape Gooseberry seeds listed on Oztion at the moment. http://www.oztion.com.au/vshops/item.aspx?itemid=7322127&tid=17013247 | About the Author Penrith NSW 25th April 2009 1:43pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... amanda - 'Roleystone Julie', I love it! (see recent post on 'great ideas') Some organic recommendations for red spider mite are: sulphur; weak potassium permanganate (Condy's crystals);derris dust. The sulphur is usually effective, but be wary of using it in hot weather. And I would love some seed! Can you email me at julwood at iprimus dot com(safe way to put address on website)and we can sort it out? I may have seeds to swap, if you are interested. | About the Author Roleystone WA 15th May 2009 4:40pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... thanks julie! I find they don't get the mites until late in the season - so I cull them and treat like an annual. My plant 2m high and fruit not so great now (the bed needs an overhaul)so it's time. By "heirloom" - i mean that this particular plant has been regenerated in my friends family for about 30yrs now. I will organise some seed for those who would like some - perhaps your e-mail addresses and i will take it from there (no payment needed thanks kert!) | About the Author amanda19 geraldton WA 15th May 2009 5:52pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linda says... Hi Amanda, Just found this forum on the Cape Gooseberry. I had a plant that I carried around from house to house and it survived all moves bar the last one. The original came from seeds from my Mum years ago, sadly she is no longer with us and so no way to get any more seeds. I was wondering if you have any from your friends 'heirloom' plant that you might be able to post to me? Would really appreciate it if you are able to. Thanks, Linda | About the Author Linda Brisbane QLD 14th July 2010 11:59am #UserID: 3940 Posts: 6 View All Linda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... when you said orange my ears pricked up but didnt want to state the obvious Chinese lanterns Physalis alkekengii perennial stoloniferous physalis theres a few vars i bought some from some cute japanese florists in Kyoto they didnt understand a word i said but the Yen did the talking! and i got my fruits. back then theye were permitted imports i grew them for sale at the nursery i was at, but its was a small town - i do wonder if any are still extant. they are medicinal - similar activity to oxytocin but edible? not sure | About the Author Rev North Qld 14th July 2010 9:16pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hey Rev - what is Moko disease? I have friends coming back from UK shortly...maybe they could bring some Giants back...or is that not a good idea? Also - I very recently purchased San Marzano tomato seeds from the Re store in Leederville, Perth - and they were from Italy. Is it a recent ban then? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 14th July 2010 10:15pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
Rev says... im not sure what moko disease is, presumably another in a long list of tomato diseases! Yes bulsem seeds from that grocer is great. they were m favourite seed company to use in the west. good price great quantities They must be stock come in before the ban , or slipped by after. I think the ban came in 2008, as i was kicking myself i didnt bring back seed of these amazing pink beefsteak tomatoes i found in Kyoto grocers. AQIS rules are always changing. Make sure you get what tomatos you want before stock runs down, its importanat we keep our own seed now Papaya/ Pawpaw is another that recently got shunted from permitted to restricted, luckily id already brought in 3 hawaiian vars, a peruvian and a mexican - now just need somewhere to plant them your friends could bring them, theyd have to write the name "Physalis peruviana" on the pack, declare them to AQIS, and then a high chance of them being confiscated - unfortunately. You might catch an agent half asleep though, it happens, but as long as you fulfill your duty to declare you then you cant be fined. luckily chillis and eggplants can stil enter freely - get what you can before doors close | About the Author Rev North Qld 15th July 2010 9:42am #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hi Rev - just got my Diggers catalogue and they have some new european beefsteak varieties - the italian one "Periforme Abruzzese" and a "Hungarian Heart" (in case u are interested) I drool over the Diggers tomatoe collection - just too many to choose from tho'!! How do you know all this stuff Rev! Are you Speedys brother or something!? :-)) I think your idea of eating them on the plane is actually a damn good one...now to just convince my friends........ | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 15th July 2010 11:19am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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epiphany says... The AQIS database (ICON) says you can import Physalis peruviana but that if it's deemed to be an alternate seed host of Moko disease, it has to "be immersed in a 1% sodium hypochlorite solution (1% available chlorine) for 10 minutes (T9371) under AQIS supervision at a quarantine-approved premise". If it's from NZ, USA or Italy, there are further notes about certificates but nothing mentioned about seed from the UK. This is, of course, in addition to the normal botanical name declaration, etc...all the normal import stuff. Moko disease causes banana wilt. According to the Dept of Ag & Food, it "affects ornamental Heliconia spp. It also affects commonly grown dessert bananas (Musa), plantains (Musa paradisiaca) and cooking bananas, especially Bluggoe (ABB)." Nothing I've read suggests Physalis peruviana are hosts of moko diesase & that it's limited to the above. I may have overlooked something, of course (so would be quite interested to hear if there are other hosts of the disease) but I'm guessing you'd be pretty safe importing Physalis peruviana seed, as long as you followed the standard procedures of having everything labelled, clean, separate, etc. As an aside, I've found Chiltern Seeds really good. They're pretty good about making sure everything is labelled correctly if you let them know what to do in the comments section of the order form. | About the Author epiphany2 Melbourne 15th July 2010 12:51pm #UserID: 703 Posts: 84 View All epiphany2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... yes! my mistake! damn i clicked 'nursery stock' by accident no wonder its said post entry grow out needed! here is the correct conditions as stated above http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_casecontent.asp?intNodeId=8533181&intCommodityId=25354&Types=none&WhichQuery=Go+to+full+text&intSearch=1&LogSessionID=0 thankyou epiphany! Order away amanda! BTW do you get flea beetle there? They aere very bad in NNSW and would defoliate my Physalis every summer. Derris when they were bad fixed them. Ive been hooked since i was 11, i have kept reading and growing and searching now for 22 years. Its all kind of crept up on me...:) often i dont know what i know till faced with a question, and then it floods back Australia might be a big place, but in human connections its a very small place, and gardeneres are mostly approachable i find and always love to share experiences Ive learned a great deal by stopping and starting conversations with 'I like your garden!' highly recommended as an ice breaker! Not related to speedy :) but we have some very enlightening conversations! | About the Author Rev North Qld 15th July 2010 12:55pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... WA people - you'll also be needing to check this This list outlines WA's internal permitted and prohibited species list for importing. http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/PC_93105.html | About the Author Rev North Qld 15th July 2010 1:07pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
Rev says... Thanks for the tomato offer Amanda Im just getting to know the Dry tropics - Winter is tomato season, though itd be nice to locate a variety hardy enough to take the wet. I grafted my first eggplant this morning, onto a solanum torvum rootstock. Ive a few eggplanst vars and species now. They do very well. and ive got a packet of seed to have a go with Cape gooseberry again, im not sure how itd go down here in the lowlands The related tomatillos (Physalis ixocarpa and Physalis philadelphica) would be dry season annuals here | About the Author Rev North Qld 15th July 2010 1:22pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Rev - no flea beetles and no fruit fly (lucky me..!) Red spider mite loves my gooseberries so I have to move them around a bit - by the time they find the new plant i have had my fill... I am quite lucky with pests I think - I try to let nature do the controlling. I also have a big buffer zone of empty land around me. Aphid plagues in early spring - I just don't grow certain things then - it's not worth the hassle. We are not allowed tomatillos here :-( I have always wanted to make real salsa with them. I got some seed years ago from Julie Firth but had no luck in Perth with them. Maybe cherry tom's worth a try in the wet? I don't know of any other tougher tom than them. Grafted eggplants? you are a keen addict!! Good on you. I don't have any seeds at present Linda as I have no fruit yet. The plants just pop up and I keep growing them that way. Diggers have them now - but not for NSW or Tassie. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 15th July 2010 6:42pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
snottiegobble says... The common C berry grows well here in fact self sows readily. Jo loves them but a bit too acid for my stomach. have grown tomatillos in southern Vic no probs & also Marzano toms. They are shaped like roma but 10 times the taste. would love some marzano seeds if anyone is flying over but dont eat too many eh!! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 16th July 2010 1:36pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... yeah rev said you cant but mistake was pointed out id clicked 'nursery plants' not seeds www.aqis.gov.au/icon * *most of what you need to know | About the Author Rev North Qld 16th July 2010 9:10pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I have to pull out these things, they seem to live forever and are constantly growing up trees and self seeding all around, makes good mulch I guess :p. I tried to grow tomatillos so my wife could make some proper green salsa but I didn't have any similar luck growing them Look in the foreground of this picture :p, there's a Cherimoya under that somewhere http://img.skitch.com/20100510-r3gnt4mpdaryjeej37j4qqabkc.jpg | About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 17th July 2010 12:20am #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Troy says... Hi there I am in the Nt and we have Cape Gooseberrys growing all over the place however the wild type are a very small fruit approximately 7 to 10 mls across. I would be very interested in looking at a different variety. I have ordered the Giant variety from Chiltern Seeds and will wait and see how that pans out. I would love to see some pics or possibly seeds that Amanda has. 30 years of keeping the same strain is a amazing commitment. | About the Author Troy5 Darwin 16th November 2010 10:38am #UserID: 4555 Posts: 1 View All Troy5's Edible Fruit Trees |
Stafurn says... Hi, I'm in Perth and I love cape gooseberries. I inherited some in the small orchard of the house I bought and they die down and self seed every year (or get eaten by the sheep, who adore them) but I want to grow some in the house I'm renting. I have some shrivelled berries from my other plant, is it too late to start them? | About the Author Stafurn Perth WA 30th December 2010 1:27am #UserID: 4714 Posts: 5 View All Stafurn's Edible Fruit Trees |
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J says... http://www.cornucopiaseeds.com.au/products.php?product=Goldenberry-%252d--Aunt-Molly This is listed as goldenberry but from the pic it looks exactly like a cape gooseberry. Eitherway it originates from poland (So it's cold tolerant) It might count as another variety of cape gooseberry we can get in oz. Thoughts? EDIT: The scientific name is listed as "Physalis peruviana" on that link and that is a cape gooseberry. So I guess aunt molly is another variety of cape gooseberry. | About the Author J uopwey 14th April 2011 10:33am #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter says... Hi all, I like to pick one point of this topic, the quarantine: Whatever plant material we want to get, I would stick with every AQUIS requirement, as those are in place for a good reason. The aim is to increase choice of plants available, but if not done properly, we increase the amount of pest and diseases (and increase the use of toxins to keep them under control). Just imagine the gardening world (and agriculture) without dieback disease or fruit fly for example - what a dream. But these are established and cannot be eradicated anymore. However, we all have to help to prevent new diseases, such as the Myrtle rust disease, which would be catastrophic for the Australian environment. I don't know the Moko disease, but I am sure nobody wants it! | About the Author Peter36 Perth 14th April 2011 2:12pm #UserID: 5034 Posts: 213 View All Peter36's Edible Fruit Trees |
Jason says... The bulldozers keep on flattening WA's outback mountain ranges for Chinese iron and government wants you to believe they care about the environment loooooooooooooooool. You can always breed resistance into something alive, you can't make new mountains. AQIS has nothing to do with protecting Australian plants, only big commercial growers bank accounts :) same as it always has | About the Author Jason Portland 14th April 2011 4:31pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
Peter says... You cannot breed resistance against broad range pathogens, which have a host range of more than 1000 plant species. If for example Myrtle rust establishes, a very high percentage of our native plant species would be in danger. Even if you pick just one plant species such as SW Western Australian Jarrah, it is a struggle to breed resistance against dieback and there will be always resistant strains on the side of the pathogen. Australia as an isolated island and enourmous distances between ecosystems has actually such an advantage when it comes to prevent spread of diseases compared to lets say Europe. Australia as an isolated island is at the same time very vulnerable to everything new to the continent and has a disasterous history of accidental introductions of pests or done by lack of knowledge... Probably the most common thing of people in this forum is the love of plants, isn't it? So we should not put our gardens, agriculture and natural habitats unneccessary under risk by trying to bypass quarantine. Jason, you might have good reasons for critisising AQUIS, but this is all we have at the moment! | About the Author Peter36 Perth 14th April 2011 5:52pm #UserID: 5034 Posts: 213 View All Peter36's Edible Fruit Trees |
Jason says... I'm fine with man bringing plants all around with him where ever he goes, that is nature, that's the entire idea of seeds. I'm also fine with the impacts on local plants, if they can't compete with an introduced plant or get diseased, well too bad it didn't belong as a specialised native anymore. Things move around, that's just how it is. It will all settle down at some stage. We need to get over this whole idea of borders and pretend the planet is one single landmass which with the humans rapid movement now it effectively is. Realistically even if you wanted to you wont stop movement of species long term or even short term you just can't, it's just the swine flu in slow motion. The local DSE and rangers have spent most of their time in the last decade fighting weeds that have jumped into the forest thanks to the environment changing due to planed burns but they only go backwards each time they try to reverse it with more burning. There's nothing more natural than a plant introducing itself when the conditions are right for it. Like my wise friend used to say, you are much better off with an Earth covered in weeds than nothing :). I'm very pro plants obviously but I don't really care about borders or restricting what grows where, if it wants to grow where it lands then it should grow, if you could introduce a plant that would be happy to grow out in the outback to reintroduce some decent amount of life and rainfall out there wouldn't anyone jump at it?:). I'm not being argumentative or something and I admit I'm quite weird verging on properly crazy even, but that's how I feel about it :) | About the Author Jason Portland 14th April 2011 7:38pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
Peter says... Hi Jason, there are always surprises when looking at other people views! Yes, it is deeply ingrained into our human nature to move plants around, but if we learn from mistakes in the past, we can do this much better now with more knowledge we have! However, every country should try to conserve some native vegetation for everyone on the globe to enjoy. With your comments about the weeds, I am not sure, if you forget about the devastation of pathogens when they are introduced into a new environment. This is not only a matter of native vegetation versus other plants maybe better adapted, it is also about our food security - what happen if crops are attacked by new nasty fungi, mould, nematodes, etc. I think there is no way around: Pro-plant, anti-pathogen and therefore pro-quarantine for the sake of the entire globe! And we do some favor too for our animal friends all around the globe. | About the Author Peter36 Perth 14th April 2011 8:34pm #UserID: 5034 Posts: 213 View All Peter36's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... When you receive catalogues from other parts of the country & the plants listed have " not available WA" it makes you wonder because many of them such as potatoes & onions have the very same counterparts already here but under another variety name. Also the quarantine dept. tends to lump many plants into the same bracket as weeds for example sorrel! English sorrel is a noxious weed that is very hard to eradicate due to its roots that stretch like snapping rubber bands & it certainly deserves to be kept to a minimum. French sorrel on the other hand is a tasty salad & soup vegetable ( ask the French) & because of its clumpimg habit very easy to control & should not be banned from WA, but it is! Consequently what do people do in their frustration? You know the answer! BTW There is English sorrel in my garden & I certainly didnt put it there! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso ( smack in the middle) 15th April 2011 12:37am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Getting back to cape gooseberry, they are actually an established weed in my garden and have been for quite a few years. Just the normal seedling variation within them throws a few plants that are MUCH better tasting than the others (and much better than the original was). So make sure you have tasted lots of different ones before you write them all off. P.S I still don't eat even the better ones, but other people like them :). I appreciate them for the free mulch | About the Author Jason Portland 15th April 2011 12:54pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... The CGs I had in Victoria were rubbish compared to the sweet ones inherited here in WA. Just like their cousins tomatoes I believe they can vary greatly even individual plants! Of course climate, soil, fertilising methods etc would also play a part so Aunt Molly could be an attractive tasty sort under the right conditions!:) | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 20th April 2011 11:23am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Thanks guys....let us know how they go? I am really interested in these :) Are your plants in full sun? Joe at Tas1 let me collect some seed from his huge plant out the back...lovely fruit. It only got morning sun and dappled afternoon (and the ground was very damp - like there was a leaky tap in there) - so it didn't have as much fruit as what mine get (in full sun) - but the fruit was larger and juicier (mine smaller and stronger flavoured) I am going to see if I can get his seeds going this season. My last plant was in the veggie patch of all places - and it went mental on all the goodies and water there. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mid West WA 23rd April 2011 12:03pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Linda Cuffe - are u still here? I am getting my cape gooseberries up and running now :) If u email me I will have some seed in a month or so (and anyone else) sunley (at) wn (dot) com (dot) au I would prefer to send them out all at once as I get a bit forgetful/busy otherwise... :D (and yes Jantina, Julie and Adam Guana - I haven't forgotten your seeds! Just been going crazy in the garden lately with all this glorious rain! :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 21st August 2011 11:38am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hi Linda! I haven't forgotten! They are finally ripening now - trouble is I have to eat the first dozen, I just can't resist them? :D I have 8 loaded plants on the go - they are just slow to ripen as yet. I do have one that is producing quite large pods - but depending on the size of the fruit inside - it might be the one worth waiting for. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 20th October 2011 9:29pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Stafurn says... LOL I got given a cape gooseberry for my birthday in May, and during a storm some of the lovely berries fell off. I found a few days later in interesting places, so I buried them in the garden. Resilient little buggers came up :) I have one massive bush growing out of an empty chook pen at my block as well, which isn't bad for a self sown. I'll see what the berries are like and save some seeds if they're decent. | About the Author Stafurn Perth 11th November 2011 7:48pm #UserID: 4714 Posts: 5 View All Stafurn's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 11th November 2011 9:28pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Thanks Stafurn, I live in the hills and will have a another look. Thanks also for the offer to split it up. I tried to grow some of snottiegobble's seed, but they didn't germinate. The little plant he sent me was doing well till I had to leave for three days in very hot weather last summer (bushfire). It couldn't take the lack of water and gave up. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 16th November 2011 9:12pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 17th November 2011 10:42am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 25th November 2011 11:17am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author J Upwey, melbourne 3rd January 2012 9:47pm #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author J Upwey, melbourne 3rd January 2012 9:49pm #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 3rd January 2012 11:11pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... J, they look like regular C.G's...? Not sure what the difference is - but i have tasted wildly different CG's depending on their growing conditions (and size of the fruit..)..? (ps for eg: mine are at their biggest and sweetest in autumn and spring..over summer the fruit is much smaller - but much 'tougher' and intense in flavour...and that's off the same plant...) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 3rd January 2012 11:13pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason Portland 3rd January 2012 11:17pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Jason :) Yea - mine don't go weedy outside of my reticulated areas at all...too dry here. The very Best one I tasted was next to a drippy tap and had afternoon shade...it reminded me very much of mint, oddly..? Grew that seed here with different results. Anyway - just ate some that had dried naturally in their pod on my bush - they make an intense "sultana"...!? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 3rd January 2012 11:34pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 4th January 2012 1:16pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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J says... Amanda, Those cape gooseberries look the same but the thickness/density of the flesh was much higher than any aussie cape gooseberries I have tasted. Overall I thought they were much better than any I've had in oz and was actually kind of surprised to see them being sold in markets in Mumbai. Even more surprising: All my relatives knew what the fruit was and knew it by its correct name. When I lived in India over 15 years ago, I never ever saw a single cape gooseberry fruit. | About the Author J Upwey, melbourne 4th January 2012 1:22pm #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 4th January 2012 1:31pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 9th January 2012 8:32pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 9th January 2012 8:34pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Stafurn says... I've found the ones in my small orchard are delicious and sweet, but the self seeded one in my chook yard is a lot more tart, and some of the berries seem to have dry spots on them. Funny because the bush in the chook yard is far bigger and way more vigorous. Mine seem to like a bit of shade, the potted one I have is really suffering in the heat we've had recently. They grow easily enough though, I planted a berry in the garden for fun and it shot up with several healthy little plants!!! | About the Author Stafurn Perth 18th January 2012 4:02pm #UserID: 4714 Posts: 5 View All Stafurn's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Lina perth 26th February 2012 6:41pm #UserID: 6622 Posts: 2 View All Lina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Lina. CGs do appreciate fertiliser because they grow so fast! Maybe you need to pot up to a bigger size as well, or try them in the ground. Well manured, wetting granules should make a difference. I use a blend of manures ( Mumby Magic), pelletised chook & blood & bone. Cape gooseberries respond to a fertile damp soil & so will reward you, I promise! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunno & Busso ( smack in the middle) 28th February 2012 12:22am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Lina perth 7th March 2012 9:04pm #UserID: 6622 Posts: 2 View All Lina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunno & Busso ( smack in the middle) 11th March 2012 2:21pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 24th July 2012 9:10pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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M Nash says... Some crazy backyarder in Nimbin probably extoled that it cures cancer, Word gets around and a weed becomes a cash crop. Im happy, Mine has gone the way of the bloody rasberies that I still cant kill after two years of assotiate. $58 a KG? send me the money and Ill pump out the parcels :) | About the Author MNash1 24th July 2012 11:11pm #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 27th April 2014 9:43am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 27th April 2014 9:44am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Yes Mary, sorry, I could have been a little more clearer, I meant propagating material, no so much the fruit. The Sumo fruit is becoming more available as the trees mature. I bought 6 kilo's last August, for the fruit, but my main aim was to get Sumo seed. I ended up with 8 seeds and their seedlings are doing well. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 27th April 2014 3:26pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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