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Correy starts with ... 2012 Goals, Plans and the DreamLast Year what was your best experience EATING Fruit?
My highlight of 2011 was eating a 800g chocolate pudding fruit that was picked from the orchard and stored in the freezer when ripe because we had far too many of them. A month later I let it thaw a little and it became like a very creamy chocolaty sorbet or gelato ice cream. I love ice cream and honestly it was better then any experience at Cold Rock or New Zealand Ice cream I have had. Living the Dream :) | About the Author Correy Brisbane, QLD 4th January 2012 2:15pm #UserID: 3 Posts: View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Good one Correy. My highlight was eating a fresh Canistel from Fruitworld and loving it, which is great because they are supposed to taste similar to Lucumo and I've put a lot of energy into having a lucumo growing here. My goal is to have plenty of fruit growing to eat every day with enough to share and to encourage more people to grow their own food. My dream is that more people will realise that they are not separate from nature and the environment and treat the earth accordingly. My plan is to get more balance in my life so there is more time for the garden. | About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 4th January 2012 2:35pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: |
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| About the Author aldwin philippines 6th January 2012 8:19am #UserID: 6348 Posts: |
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Breeny says... Although its not in 2011, I have been waiting for these since Nov. Just yesterday finding my Tamarilo tree loaded with ripe fruit - by the bunches. So there and then breaking 3 or 4 open and tasting the beautiful full flavour and freshness. To have missed the fruit would have been so disappointing. More to come, cant wait. And Lady finger bananas - just beautiful. Just love it, and really so easy with just a little work. | About the Author Breeny Gold Coast 8th January 2012 10:49am #UserID: 6365 Posts: |
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amanda says... Good on U Correy! :) And I feel the same as U Jantina - well said x In addition - my wish would be to strike a freshwater spring when digging in the garden one day!? Lol... I also can't wait for my jaboticabas to flower....maybe this will be their year at last...? ;-) (nice one Breeny!) | About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 8th January 2012 11:12am #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... My highlight of 2011 was trying jackfruit, durian, langsat, miracle fruit, rose apple and sapodilla for the very first time and loving them all (even the durians smell!). Also a trip to a tropical fruit farm was memorable. My goal is to germinate my new purple mangosteen, salak and langsat and keep them alive My dream is the same as Jantina My plan is to finish planting the rest of the garden by next spring | About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 8th January 2012 11:41am #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... I totally agree with Correy on the the chocolate pudding fruits. I had quite a feast of those. Like Amanda, I long for my jaboticaba to flower again after 1 year with nothing. I also share the same goal as Jantina. My highlight of 2011 was eating a couple of wonderful Maprang fruits (many thanks Mike) for the fisr time after almost 30 years. I am looking forward to my new variety jujube fruits to ripen (can't wait) and also hoping my banana plant start to flower and also some fresh gac fruits. I recently tested my gac recipes using frozen stuff and I did not like it at all. The colour was so red, I wonder if red dye was added. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 8th January 2012 1:12pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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NQ Grower says... This time last year, I had never even thought about fruit trees or gardening (the closest I had was i planted some zygo cactus in hanging baskets :)) We had lived in our house for 4 years so I decided it was time to actually clean out the weeds, found a pomegranate tree at bunnings and thought 'hey that looks interesting'. From that one little purchase I am now well and truely hooked! 24 varieties of fruiting plants later it has been a steep learning curve but I am still loving every minute of it. Fruit wise so far I have had blueberries, peanut butter fruit, miracle berries, strawberries, passionfruit, rosellas and two tiny fingerlimes, and cant wait to try the rest. This forum has been so great and the contributions of everyone greatly appreciated. This year, my goal it to get a better understanding of fertilising and pest management, and hopefully (fingers crossed) some new fruits to try, and most of all - not kill anything :) | About the Author NQ Grower Townsville 8th January 2012 7:13pm #UserID: 5050 Posts: View All NQ Grower's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Hey Lucy, I hope all is well with you and Ian.I have a couple of ultra dwarf hog plum seedlings coming up and they have your name on them.I can also get maprang seedling to you but I might try marcotting them so they fruit quickly.I just got back from the reef and got 17 keepers of 9 species including 4 coral trout.Anyway this year I plan to lay my hands on some very good and rare types and will always share with you guys. | About the Author Mike Cairns 8th January 2012 7:30pm #UserID: 0 Posts: |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, We are very well, Thanks. We hope you and Nat are too. We will be back in 5 weeks. I can't wait to check out my garden. Many thanks for saving us some hog plum seedlings. I am very much appreciated. I am very happy with whatever you have given me. You have been leading a good life with all rare tropical fruits and the best seafood too. Well done. Good luck to your plan this year. Lucy. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 8th January 2012 8:35pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... PS: U know what - this last year has taught me a lot in my garden...these pics may not look like much to anyone - but for me - they are an epiphany.I was beginning to think I was useless..until this happened...(then I realised I really needed to move South! :) These plants were so ill when I pulled them up after 2yrs in the ground here (in anticipation of moving south)...they are all sub-tropicals. I did all the right things and my very best - but my environment actually beat me. I haven't been able to grow a loquat at all etc (some will remember the pics of all my very unhappy plants..?) Just look at them now after 1.5 yrs enclosed in shade cloth, fed with only blood and bone and watered with only rainwater...plus they had to go thru the terrible spade-trauma of being dug up when they were ill... Not a burnt leaf margin in sight (and they do get a little more neglected where they are now) I am amazed in truth! It has taught heaps about growing these plants in WA perhaps. Pic 3 is loquats (had 6 months now from seedlings) Pic 2 is jaboticabas Pic 1 is grumichama, longon and kwai muk in the background. So that's my "thankful" moment for 2011 and the knowledge I will take into 2012! :) and - thanks to all who gave me advice that Worked, along the way!
| About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 8th January 2012 10:51pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 8th January 2012 10:58pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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amanda says... Thanks Nick :) I was such a novice for this environment tho..lol. Hindsight is 20/20 for sure. Don't want to sound depressing - but I can't help but think about folk in the arid-world who don't have the "bail out" option like I do here...? I feel Un-inspirational in truth....I grow outside my climate zone - I am attracted to fruits that don't thrive here etc (a fruit snob maybe?) But - if I could do it all again - I would do it very, very differently for sure! I have realised that we really need people out there helping us make the most out of "marginal" land in Aust - there's plenty of it and bugger all help/advice. I should stay and make a stand - but as much as I love gardening - it's not the only thing I love doing - so my 'dedication' is a problem...? oops... I just would like others to know that it's not always easy...and sometiems it's not your fault of things just won't grow. x | About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 8th January 2012 11:17pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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recher says... This year I revitalized the long defunct 1890's original homestead well with a 2.6 meter liner that supplied the farm until the late 1940's. The overflow goes into a small dam. Now have gravity feed spring fed well water to house and gravity feed pond water to veggie garden. Free unlimited water. Fruited Dovyalis rhamnoides for first time and grew to like them more than any other Dovyalis. | About the Author recher dorroughby 11th January 2012 1:21am #UserID: 3075 Posts: View All recher's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 11th January 2012 4:57am #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... My highlight was when a neighbours' pooch discovered jaboticaba fruit falling from a seven year old tree and we peeled back the foilage to find the branches covered with luscious black fruit - it was a very "hunter gatherer" moment as four of us stood around demolishing them straight from the branches, none of us having tasted them before. Well done Barney, if he hadn't alerted us we would have missed the whole thing. They're certainly worth the wait.
| About the Author Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 12th January 2012 9:53am #UserID: 960 Posts: View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 12th January 2012 10:50am #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 12th January 2012 10:56am #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 12th January 2012 11:56pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: |
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MaryT says... My highlight was the harvest of so many things growing from a concrete car space - lemons, oranges, cumquats, ginger, turmeric, strawberries, figs, limes, rosemary, mint, sage, thyme, marjoram, garlic chives, spring onions, basil, sweet potatoes, chillies, lemon grass, oregano... and the many things to look forward to! My goal of being able to pick something from the garden every day has been realised and I plan to increase the variety of produce in my 'garden'. My dream used to be a larger garden but I think I have enough on my plate! Happy growing in 2012 everyone! | About the Author MaryT Sydney 13th January 2012 1:40pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Well done Mary, most people think they have to have huge gardens to provide for their families! Every day you pick something from your garden to eat (or concrete car space) your carbon footprint is lessened, & lets face it you dont mind spending more on a good piece of meat if all the veggies to go with it are home grown! My aim this year is to eat my own bananas, papayas, & tamarillos! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 13th January 2012 3:08pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 13th January 2012 5:11pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author nanabiker Brisbane 17th January 2012 8:59am #UserID: 6414 Posts: |
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| About the Author Yvette Denmark, WA 21st January 2012 7:08pm #UserID: 5852 Posts: |
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| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 21st January 2012 9:33pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 22nd January 2012 1:44pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 22nd January 2012 5:15pm #UserID: 338 Posts: View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 22nd January 2012 6:40pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Just like 99% of the population I reflect on my health this time of year. Eating fruit that is in season and from my own backyard is a lifestyle and a passion. For some people it is about the environment, others becoming part of the outdoors but sometimes it is just the experience of eating that end product.
