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| About the Author Greg4 Kyogle 22nd June 2007 11:17am #UserID: 73 Posts: 3 View All Greg4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jan says... Hello Don, I have a peppino in full fruit varying from small to large but I'm unsure when to pick the plant has grown very large and sprawling my area of the Hunter Valley is experiencing quite a cold and wet winter but the plant is in sun for most of the day. I'm looking forward to a taste but when do I pick. Thankyou Jan. | About the Author Jan6 rothbury n.s.w. 19th July 2007 11:12am #UserID: 165 Posts: 1 View All Jan6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... Reg, You could always buy the Pepino from Daleys: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/pepino.htm It is only $9.90 but you might like to get a few other things to make the freight worth your while. Or perhaps ask one of the retail nurseries that Daleys supplies which can be found here: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Rec%20retailnur2.htm
| About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 27th July 2007 2:05pm #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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bill barnes says... Bought a small peppino plant from a local garden centre here in the East of England.I was not really expecting it to do much,but wow.Loads of large fruit and masses of flower and lush green foliage. My plant has grown like wildfire even though we have had a wet and mostly sunless summer.This thing would be massive if i lived in a warmer region like Sydney or southern Europe. Good fun.Try it out. | About the Author bill barnes uk 2nd October 2007 8:44pm #UserID: 347 Posts: 1 View All bill barnes's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tran says... I had so much problem with snails so one night we decided to do snail hunting.It was so success that we continued for a week and almost the entire population were caught and placed in soapy bucket and we have not had much problem since. Tran PS: they come out in wet whether so spray your yard with a bit of water pretending it rains then they come out. | About the Author VIC 3rd October 2007 9:27am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Reg Wong says... Bill When my peppino was gowing it, too, like yours, was massive and very productive. The fruit was as big as an egg plant except that its skin was yellow with attractive purplish tinges. At that time I was a "green" gardener who avoided (chemical) spraying and also I was completely ignorant of the advantages of setting out fruit fly traps. I was so disappointed by the fruit fly infestation, I took out my lush peppino vine (in a rage, as I now shamefully recall). Now that I have learnt about fruit fly traps, I can't find a nearby nursery that sells peppino! What part of the UK is your garden? I have visited the UK 4 times but spent all my time in the big cities where I hardly saw any decent-sized gardens (except the public ones such as what's on display near Hampton Court). In going towards London from either Gatwick or Heathrow, the train passed many (what I call) housing estates with enless rows of tenement houses probably built after either the 1st or 2nd WW. The gardens I saw were quite tiny and didn't appear capable of sustaining a warm-climate peppino. If you could see pictures of my dahlias, azaleas, hydrangeas and tangeloes to demonstrate what we can grow here in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, you'll surely want to migrate! Reg | About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 3rd October 2007 10:27am #UserID: 178 Posts: 10 View All Reg Wong's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Reg Wong says... Jan Don't be too impatient. When the fruits start to come, you'll have more than you can eat. Think of the largest tomato you've ever seen or a small egg plant - that's how big they'll grow. The fruits become yellow when they are ready for harvesting. As one correspondent mentioned, "it tastes like water melon" except that it is softer and always sweet. Good luck. Reg | About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 3rd October 2007 10:35am #UserID: 178 Posts: 10 View All Reg Wong's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Reg Wong says... Don Put your peppino in well-dug ground and position it near a supporting fence or trellis in full sun. Avoid a high nitrogen fertilzer as you'll grow a massive vine with very heavy foliage. Instead, select a fertilzer with less emphasis on nitrogen but more attention to potassium and phophorus to encourage fruit crop and quality. Put out a generous number of fruit fly traps. The sweet ripening fruit is irresitable to fruit flies, flying foxes, possums, currawongs ... and (dare I say) rats. Good luck. Reg | About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 3rd October 2007 10:46am #UserID: 178 Posts: 10 View All Reg Wong's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil. says... Mostly the variety you see for sale (un named) is Pepino Gold. Daleys have one called Kendall Gold in their catalogue. I just visited Murwillumbah (NSW) and bought a few unusual looking pepinos in Safeway where they were cheap and good quality. I have about 100 seedlings coming up now so if I get anything worthwhile, you're welcome to it. I"m in Woodend too so that will help. | About the Author 26th October 2008 12:34pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Reg says... Jantina I don't know what variety mine was. As long as you let it ripen, the fruit will taste delicious. I foolishly destroyed my vines because their beautiful fruit was attracting too many fruit flies. I should've used fruit fly bait. Now I can't get a vine in Sydney. Can you help? Tks. | About the Author Sydney Northern Beaches 21st January 2009 8:41pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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SlickMick says... Although I have yet to grow pepino it appears to me that many of its pests could be controlled using the strategies of those dealing with fruit fly. Exclusion bags that are placed over the fruit would eliminate the access of slugs and other crawling beasties to the fruit. I have now the first fruit fly free tomatoes I have grown in years after using these bags. Have a look at this link and you may find something that works for you. :) http://www.greenharvest.com.au/pestcontrol/organic_pest_control_index.html | About the Author Slicko 21st January 2009 8:51pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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culebra says... my pepino gold plants are flowering heavily and look extremely healthy but are not setting fruit. last season i only got just a single, large fruit. that out of 10+plants. (they are so ridiculously easy to grow from cuttings) i've tried huge pots, rootbound, different soils, in a greenhouse, more water, less water, in the ground, pollinating them... makes no difference. i feed them regularly enough (incl. high potassium) they GROW very well if they have enough water & ferts. are there any other varieties in circulation? the only one i've seen is pepino gold. perhaps there's one that actually fruits reliably? is this said Kendall gold superior? perhaps i will have to just enjoy the flowers and greenness. | About the Author culebra Melbourne 5th August 2009 6:23pm #UserID: 2458 Posts: 82 View All culebra's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Culebra - I found the bees are not too fussed on the flowers for some reason (although I did get lots of fruit - this is tomatoe growing country so this genus do well here) It might be a bit cool yet. U could try a cotton bud and hand pollination and see if u get some joy that way? I pulled mine out as they were attracting fruit fly quite badly and I didn't think they were that special to warrant this. They were not as sweet as the one's I had in Cairns - maybe it's not warm enuf' even here or maybe it's the Pepino Gold - I don't know. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 6th August 2009 9:30am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Reg Wong says... All Here are some photos randomly selected of the dahlia crop I sewed in Oct 2008. By beginning of September 09 I'll have at least 100 tubers superfluous to my needs. Are these of any interest to anyone living in close proximity to the Northern Beaches of Sydney? Reg Wong of Sydney Northern Beaches
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Evo says... Pepino Chutney Ingedients This chutney is best kept for around 3 months to allow the Ginger to mellow. 2.5kg Pepinos 3 large Onions 4 cups Sugar 4 1/2 cups Malt Vinegar 1 tablespoon Salt 250g fresh Ginger, finely chopped or minced 2 tablespoons cracked Black Pepper 2 tablespoons Mustard Seed Method Wash Pepinos, peel and chop into small pieces. Discard the seeds. Finely chop onions and place with the pepinos in large saucepan. Barely cover with water, bring to boil, simmer until just tender, then drain. Add remaining ingredients and boil gently, uncovered, for 1 hour or until thick. Pour into hot, clean jars and seal. Pepino Fruit Sauce Ingedients 250g pepinos, peeled and seeds discarded. 1/2 tin sweetened condensed milk. Juice of 1 small lemon. Method Cut the pepinos into chunks and puree in a blender Add the milk and lemon juice, process until smooth. Serve over kiwifruit, orange slices, yellow tamarillo or pineapple wedges. Pepino Sauce Ingedients 1kg ripe Pepinos 4 cups Brown Sugar 3 cups Cider Vinegar 1 Tbsp Ground Cloves 1 Tbsp Ground Allspice 1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon 1 Tsp Salt 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper Method Wash and coarsely chop the Pepinos. Combine all the ingredients in a large saucepan, bring to the boil and cook gently for 1 hour, stirring often. Puree the sauce in a blender in batches. Mix sauce well before pouring into hot, clean bottles. Seal well. | About the Author lionfish 13th October 2009 10:20pm #UserID: 349 Posts: 35 View All lionfish's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Igor says... G'day to all ! :) I am a Passiflora & Pepino enthusiast from Ukraine (South of Russia) and just wondering if any one could help me obtain a few seeds / cuttings of Pepino cultivar Kendall Gold. It is going to be used in selection work. If someone has the good will to help, please write to me at: merryrogerATmail.ru Thanks, Igor
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Reg Wong says... Jantina, I gave away 250 tubers to interested parties. Two visitors from Brisbane collected 60 tubers which, according to their emails, have sprouted and are now about 90 cm tall. Brisbane weather for you! Mine (in Sydney) are about 60 cm. Sorry, Mt Gambier is too far from here. Reg | About the Author Sydney Northernb Beaches 24th October 2009 10:32pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... I have given away over 25 plants from a pepino I bought this time last year. Just snap off a woody bit , shove it in good potting mix, plenty of water & off they go. I have also covered low lying branches with soil then cut them from the parent plant a few weeks later when they've taken root. My daughter gave ten plants to teachers at her school yesterday as thank-you presents as she's leaving primary-they were stoked. | About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 18th December 2009 2:08pm #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Justine says... Hi can anyone help me please I have a pepino gold plant and its doing really well, I have a few flowers but no fruit as of yet can someone tell me if I will get fruit this year at all? my kids are desperate to try one! is is true also that you treat it the same as a tomato and pick of the inbetweenie shoots? cheers Justine | About the Author Justine Mornington 4th February 2010 9:41am #UserID: 3337 Posts: 2 View All Justine's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Try a handful of suphate of potash sprinkled around the plant, it should promote flowering and fruit development. I found in Vic that my Pepino didn't set fruit until March. You can buy suphate of potash cheaply at Mitre 10 or any garden shop/hardware store.
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Jason says... I used to get heavy fruit set on Pepino in SW Vic when I cared about them but the slugggs oh man :p they are trouble on pepinos. They seem to be slugs number one all time favorite food. I got a strange result when I gave one to a legit Incan-Peruvian friend who swore it tasted as good as Mango...... Must be all in the genes I think | About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 8th July 2010 7:13pm #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... sorry upload issues try this http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/Bernard_090/peppino2.jpg | About the Author Rev North qld 8th July 2010 11:55pm #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Hi Reg, I have to trim up my Pepino bush as well if you need any more cuttings. Mine's loaded with fruit ATM. I'm from Warnervale NSW, half way between Sydney and Newcastle. You can contact me via email: coastalskylightatbigpond you know the rest without the au on the end just com. I've been told to be a little cryptic about our email addresses because of internet "bots" that troll web pages looking for email adresses. You don't want your addy getting into the hands of someone you don't know. | About the Author John Mc 8th August 2010 4:59pm #UserID: 3496 Posts: 132 View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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epiphany says... My Kendall Gold pepino is finally fruiting (it decided it didn't want to last year but that may have been because my chooks devoured half of it before I was able to fence it off). If anyone would like cuttings, I'm more than happy to send some (assuming it's ok to post live plants to your State). | About the Author epiphany2 Melbourne 1st December 2010 10:13pm #UserID: 703 Posts: 84 View All epiphany2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Pepinos in the subtropics are coming into an active growth/flowering period so with the cooler weather and reduced sun intenisty it would be an ideal time to transplant. Water in with some liquid seaweed and when new growth is apparent, sprinkle some suphate of potash to initiate flowering and fruit set. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 12th June 2011 12:53pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Keig9 says... I have about six plants all producing fruit. but the one on my garage wall facing east is by far the better one All of my plants are growing from cuttings from various plants (easy to do) with rooting powder. I leave them on the plant to ripen as I think they are sweeter.I have pepino gold, ButI would be interested in growing the other cultivars but they don't seem to be around in AUS. Can Anyone help? | About the Author Keig9 14th June 2011 3:27pm #UserID: 3257 Posts: 5 View All Keig9's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Polly says... I find that my pepinos always fall down and then the fruit is lying on the ground, next the snails or slugs attack. Does anybody have suggestions or advice as to how they train or tie the plants up. I agree that the fruit tastes best if you leave it on the vine and you can smell the fragrance. The last time I tried to ripen some fruit off the tree all I got was a mess of inedible fruit. | About the Author Polly Newcastle 15th June 2011 10:13pm #UserID: 1702 Posts: 23 View All Polly's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Polly, try laying some re-enforce mesh or large gauge wire netting over your pepino horizontally using maybe bricks for support on each side of the plant.When the plant flowers poke each flowering stem thru the wire & secure with tie wire or grafting tape. As the fruit grow they will rest out of harm`s way on top of the the mesh. ( Some people do this with bush tomatoes too!) | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 15th June 2011 11:51pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Or you could try organza bags. They cost less than $20 per 100 on Ebay. There's lots of different sizes and very decorative. They even have a built in pull tie for easy install and removal. The bags are made of a very fine nylon mesh material so I'm assuming they would be great for slaters and snails. I have a family of king parrots that frequent here, it dosen't stop them completely, they do have to go to a lot of trouble to eat through them, but it slows them up a lot. I only lose a few to the birds now instead of everything.
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 19th June 2011 7:52pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... I bought them especially for FF exclusion. The mesh is super fine but doesn't impede the flow of air. If you want to have a closer look at them before you commit to buy, Spotlight has them in stock. Very expensive though. If you don't have a Spotlight store nearby I could send you a couple of sizes. | About the Author JohnMc1 19th June 2011 8:39pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... If you think they might be suitable, here's an Aussie store that's very reasonable and quick to despach. I bought some from here not long ago. I just bought the plain white, they come in all sorts of colours if you want your tree to look like christmas. http://blingin.com.au/bags-organza-bags-c-6_505.html?zenid=4d918b845fc8d2249dd98392f739a008 | About the Author JohnMc1 19th June 2011 10:05pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... What about those "filmy" brightly coloured tab-top curtains they sell - the weave on them is even finer still I think?...I often see "gourmet" soaps etc sold in bags made of it...maybe a trip down to the haberdashery section of spotlight might be worthwhile (if u can sew too, of course! :) PS - or even some knitted fruit-booties lol!? they may be too thick for the FF to get it's little stinger thing thru' perhaps....plus u can wash n recyle them...get knitting guys ;-) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 19th June 2011 10:09pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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epiphany says... I'm kind of curious to know...is "Pepino Gold" the same variety as "Pepino Kendall Gold"? We have the latter but I notice many people are referring to the former. As an aside...ours is *still* fruiting & flowering prolifically & has been doing so since December, so to answer the OP's post, Melbourne is fine for fruit set...& it doesn't seem to be too worried about cold nights either. | About the Author epiphany2 Melbourne 25th June 2011 4:54pm #UserID: 703 Posts: 84 View All epiphany2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Quentin says... Build tripods of bamboo or any lightweight sticks and guide the fruit onto these using soft string (to avoid bruising). It can be quite fun, constructing these tripods and they can be manipulated to suit the shape of each bush. Try turning the fruit occasionally, so that they get an even dose of sunshine without pale sides. | About the Author squatter Auckland, NZ 26th June 2011 9:02pm #UserID: 1781 Posts: 5 View All squatter's Edible Fruit Trees |
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epiphany says... I haven't tried ice cream as such but I make pepino iceblocks for the kids - they love them. Blend several pepinos (I prefer to peel them for this), yoghurt (couple of good big tbsps), lemon juice (1 lemon is probably enough) & zest, & a tbsp or so of honey. Mix to combine. Pour into iceblock molds & freeze. Very nice. When looking for icecream recipes, it's probably easiest to search for melon (rockmelon/watermelon/etc) & just substitute pepino as required. | About the Author epiphany2 Melbourne 20th August 2011 1:24pm #UserID: 703 Posts: 84 View All epiphany2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Keig9 says... I would like to try the other cultivars of pepino I have great success with Kendal gold but I would like to try Blush,Elcamino and Ruby, they are available in N.z. but cannot find here in AU.Any chance of obtaining seed or cuttings from these plants please. I would like to import from N.Z. but I think Quarantine restrictions prevent that. Any answers please help. | About the Author Keig9 8th September 2011 1:42pm #UserID: 3257 Posts: 5 View All Keig9's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Emma says... Hi everyone! I have a large pepino plant growing with lots of fruit on and i was wondering when the best time was to take cuttings, as i would like to give them as Christmas presents. Also i am unsure how to take cutting as i am a very green gardener! Do i put them in a rooting hormone and then in water? or can i just put the cuttings in water and plant up when there is decent root system on them? Does warmth help when the cuttings are in water? If someone could get back to me I would greatly appreciate it! | About the Author Emma5 West midlands, UK 2nd October 2011 11:12pm #UserID: 5912 Posts: 3 View All Emma5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Hi Emma, If you have a mature plant, see if you can pull up some roots with the vine pieces. That's the easiest way, and just pot them up in the usuall way. To strike cuttings, you should cut the vine neatly and very close to just under a joint in the vine and have at least 3 or more joints in the cutting. Then just plant them deeply into some potting mix and keep them warm for a few weeks till you see a couple of inches of new growth. Then plant them individually into their own pots and you're away. Use some softwood hormone if you already have some, I don't think it's necessary if you keep them warm. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 3rd October 2011 12:04am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Emma says... Thanks John Mc for replying so quickly! I'm not sure if my plant is mature as i bought it around April this year reduced in the shops, but i presume it is due to having produced fruit and having woody lower stems. I re-potted recently so i don't think there is any i can re-pot from the root ball. Can i take a strike cutting from the main woody stems? | About the Author Emma5 West midlands, UK 3rd October 2011 1:01am #UserID: 5912 Posts: 3 View All Emma5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 23rd November 2011 4:42pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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GreenGirl says... Hi folks, I'm fairly new to pepinos, as I bought my first plant for a few dollars at a local sustainability fiesta in September. The fruit are just starting to yellow. three of the branches with the biggest fruit actually spilt and I thought I'd lost them but they just kept going and growing. Thanks for the tips earlier in the thread about fruit fly. I have a couple of traps in my plum tree nearby, but I'll set up another trap right next to the pepinos. At the moment it is still in it's original pot (6inches), but once the fruit have ripened I'll take some cuttings and repot it into something bigger. Nearly scored an old papasan chair in the verge pick up yesterday. It would have been perfect for a little pepino grove, but was too big to fit in the car. Ah, well, them's the breaks. Thanks again for this thread - much more informative than the very brief write ups on pepinos in the fruit-growing books. | About the Author GreenGirl Fremantle WA 28th December 2011 1:10pm #UserID: 6301 Posts: 1 View All GreenGirl's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Apparently if the flower is pollinated the fruit tend to be a bit bigger. I have two different cvs growing next to each other and occasionally I get a fruit up to a kilo in weight but most of them are egg-sized like yours. They seem difficult to hand pollinate as the anthers don't shed pollen easily and insects don't seem to be attracted to the flowers. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 28th December 2011 9:30pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tracey E says... Pepinos can and do grow superbly here in Southern Victoria. Mine are now 3 years old, I give them a good haircut in winter to get rid of straggly growth, and they grow lush and thick. I have to fight the birds for them tho. My pepinos grow huge pawpaw size fruits down to kiwi fruit size. One I got from QLD grows well but fruit is smaller and not as sweet, whereas the one I got from a cutting from an Italian man in Gippsland grows beautiful big melons. they are very easily grown from cuttings, but I suggest getting those cutting from a proven plant. | About the Author Tracey E Geelong 2nd February 2012 1:52pm #UserID: 6491 Posts: 1 View All Tracey E's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lindsay says... I have placed a few items in the forum but don't seem to be getting much response regarding other cultures besides kendall gold. There are more cultures available in N.Z. But how can I procure some of them? As I live in Melbourne, and it's very difficult to even converse with any one from "Across the Ditch" Can any one help,PLEASE? | About the Author Lindsay2 Melbourne 15th February 2012 1:03pm #UserID: 6556 Posts: 1 View All Lindsay2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... You wouldn't be able to bring in a named variety anyway as only seed can be imported unless you want to go through an expensive quarantine process. I have my eye on some red pepinos which are in NZ but they don't even have eBay over there so it is very difficult to source plant material. Denise who posts on here occasionally may know where you can get seed of unusual cultivars. I bred a beautiful pure white pepino this year by crossing Pepino Gold with Kendall Gold, see pic
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cfrogwoman says... My original Pepino did not flower in its first year,planted in a slightly shady position, free draining, but no compost or natural fertilizer, I think it wanted more sun and better 'food'. A cutting (a piece that lay on the ground and rooted so was cut off and moved to a completely different position) flowered and continues to produce fruit (2 years now) in a more sunny spot, I used an 'old' tomatoe teepee to train it into submission. the original only just produced few fruit in its 3rd year. The new position has no shade, had lots of old horse poo added and only a water every week or so. hope this may help, <3 Chris | About the Author cfrogwoman Near melbourne 15th February 2012 7:20pm #UserID: 5440 Posts: 2 View All cfrogwoman's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Quentin says... Fruit sagging to the ground is very common. Easy solution....drive 1-metre bamboo stakes into the ground around the plant. attach some material to the stakes and to the fruit-bearing stalks. I use "TwisTees" but garden string or wool will do the job. Also, if your fruit are getting heavy, it's time to trim some leaves away, to allow for additional sun-exposure. | About the Author squatter Auckland, NZ 15th February 2012 9:58pm #UserID: 1781 Posts: 5 View All squatter's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Keig9 says... As I posted last time,My Kendal gold growing on my shed wall,is 2 metres tall climbing up some reinforcing wire mesh is loaded with fruit and the plants in the front garden which my wife tends also have lots of fruit. And for a change it looks like they may all ripen closer together, so I thank EVE. oct.09 for her recipes and this time we will be trying them. I would still like to try some different cultivars like the varieties they have in N.Z. can anyone help? | About the Author Keig9 Spotswood Melb. 12th December 2012 11:48am #UserID: 3257 Posts: 5 View All Keig9's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BrendaWylllie says... Hello everyone. I have enjoyed reading all your posts about the Pepino. I live in Tasmania and have 3 plants in my garden. Ants seem to be my bigest problem. I have copied the sauce recipes from here, will have to give them a go. Does anyone have any other recipes, there doesn't seem to many on the internet. I have juiced my pepinos and use them with Midouri for a lovely cocktail (called a Greenie Weenie) LOL. I am also going to freeze some of the juice and see how that goes. | About the Author BrendaWylllie Devonport 8th March 2014 2:19pm #UserID: 9610 Posts: 1 View All BrendaWylllie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... I've just harvested some of these for the first time. I thought they were a very nice fruit, maybe a cross between a paw paw and rockmelon but not as sweet, yet still sweet enough to be enjoyable. I left them on the tree until they were a deep orange and soft to touch. Possums chewed through the bags to steal my last 3 but I got a few to eat. Maybe some chicken wire will be needed next time. | About the Author Waterfall Waterfall 12th March 2015 11:06am #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... Pepino is one of the easiest trees to strike from cutting. Just cut off a branch 20 - 30cm long, remove all the leaves and plant about 10cm of it into some seed raising mix or just potting mix. Keep moist, not wet and leave in a well lit spot not direct sun until it starts to grow. | About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 13th June 2018 9:40pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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