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CH starts with ... I am trying to find out whether a dwarf Irwin mango and a Hawaiian guava will grow successfully in Melbourne. Does anybody have experience in trying to grow these varieties in Melbourne? Did they survive and was any fruit successfully grown? Any advice at all on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. | About the Author CH Melbourne 10th April 2014 1:07pm #UserID: 22767 Posts: 25 View All CH's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jason Portland 11th April 2014 11:46am #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author CH Melbourne 11th April 2014 12:50pm #UserID: 22767 Posts: 25 View All CH's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Not mine but there's been a few Mango's fruited in Melbourne I've read about and a friend of mine had one fruiting hard against a house in Geelong. Not enough heat in the open paddock I have here. Guava is doable in any sheltered backyard, especially in Melbourne. Lots of people have a fruiting Guava in the city. Keep in mind the fruit from either won't be that good because of the lack if heat. | About the Author Jason Portland 11th April 2014 5:25pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Diana brisbane 12th April 2014 8:53am #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Hi Diana - I have personally grown a few mangos on my Grafted KP over its 14 year odd life and when they ripen they taste the same as the market ones from up north only that they ripen later which is a plus - plant has 2 on it at present out of many more that dropped - so should be ready in a few weeks. My first crop of hawaiian guavas are still size of golf balls and hard as rocks but shouldnt be a month or two more to grow and ripen so will keep CH posted - Cheers | About the Author Markmelb , 12th April 2014 5:40pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
CH says... Thanks for replying guys, I really appreciate you all taking the time to do so. Jason/Mark, any idea on what variety the mangoes are that are growing? Mark, I would be very interested to know how the Hawaiian guava go - I figured it would be similar to a feijoa (which I have heard called a pineapple guava) and the feijoa I have is huge and has a lot of fruit at the moment. Any updates you can give would be great. Thanks again guys. | About the Author CH Melbourne 13th April 2014 9:35pm #UserID: 22767 Posts: 25 View All CH's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... CH - My oldest mango (14yrs~)is a grafted Kensington Pride (now in 500mm pot was in a too wet spot) but last summer planted a Palmer dwarf in a better spot and recently also got a Nam Doc Mai in a pot that looks cold tolerant and have plans to plant a Honey Gold Seedling next spring I grew from seed this summer - also Hawaiian Guavas are getting bigger and picking strawb Guavas now as they color up - whereabouts in Melb are you? Cheers | About the Author Markmelb , 14th April 2014 4:38pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
CH says... Thanks, Mark. Let me know what the guavas taste like when you try them, from what I read they grow well but the taste might suffer from our climate. Where do you buy your fruit trees from? Is there somewhere locally that stock mangos and guavas? I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne out near Box Hill. Are you nearby? | About the Author CH Melbourne 15th April 2014 9:11am #UserID: 22767 Posts: 25 View All CH's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author bk1 ingleburn 8th May 2014 10:52am #UserID: 9914 Posts: 1 View All bk1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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A,C says... The best thermal mass to grow a mango tree near is a bitumen road,so plant it in the front yard/lawn if possible.The bitumen road soaks a bucket load of heat and releases it at night warding off frost. The other problem is to get your soil mix right,must be free draining,too much clay will kill it within 3 months. | About the Author AC1 Cowandilla,South Australia 8th May 2014 4:55pm #UserID: 8055 Posts: 103 View All AC1's Edible Fruit Trees |