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| About the Author Greg Kyogle 22nd June 2007 11:17am #UserID: 73 |
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| About the Author Don 29th June 2007 7:58pm #UserID: 48 |
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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 Jan rothbury n.s.w. 19th July 2007 11:12am #UserID: 165 |
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| About the Author Anonymous 19th July 2007 5:38pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 26th July 2007 7:51pm #UserID: 178 |
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| About the Author Anonymous 26th July 2007 9:54pm #UserID: 0 |
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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 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 |
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| About the Author Leona Perth 3rd October 2007 12:08am #UserID: 315 |
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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 Tran VIC 3rd October 2007 9:27am #UserID: 0 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| About the Author ev Parkdale, Melbourne 3rd October 2007 6:56pm #UserID: 349 View All ev's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina 17th October 2008 8:06pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Laura Mckay Mt Macedon, Vic 25th October 2008 10:54pm #UserID: 764 |
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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 Phil. 26th October 2008 12:34pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Quentin NZ 21st December 2008 9:21pm #UserID: 1781 View All Quentin's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author ev melbourne 29th December 2008 11:32am #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Tara Melbourne 18th January 2009 7:21pm #UserID: 1883 |
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| About the Author Tara Melbourne 18th January 2009 7:22pm #UserID: 1883 |
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| About the Author Leona 18th January 2009 10:38pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Quentin Auckland, NZ 21st January 2009 8:07pm #UserID: 1781 View All Quentin'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 Reg Sydney Northern Beaches 21st January 2009 8:41pm #UserID: 0 |
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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 SlickMick 21st January 2009 8:51pm #UserID: 1775 |
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| About the Author Kath perth 21st January 2009 10:14pm #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 21st January 2009 10:26pm #UserID: 1351 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 13th February 2009 2:52pm #UserID: 178 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 13th February 2009 2:55pm #UserID: 178 |
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| About the Author jelad pine hill SA 23rd June 2009 2:40pm #UserID: 2489 |
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| About the Author Kath Karnup W.A. 23rd June 2009 2:52pm #UserID: 1744 View All Kath'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 |
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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 amanda Geraldton. WA 6th August 2009 9:30am #UserID: 2309 View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 7th August 2009 1:15am #UserID: 2309 View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author culebra Melbourne 7th August 2009 5:35pm #UserID: 2458 |
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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
| About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 8th August 2009 10:18pm #UserID: 178 |
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| About the Author Michael Wakeley 8th August 2009 10:55pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author yvonne 12th October 2009 9:20pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 13th October 2009 10:20am #UserID: 1351 |
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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 Evo 13th October 2009 10:20pm #UserID: 349 View All Evo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 14th October 2009 8:03am #UserID: 2706 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author yvonne hopetoun 14th October 2009 3:33pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Evo 14th October 2009 9:41pm #UserID: 349 View All Evo'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
| About the Author Igor Ukraine 22nd October 2009 11:38pm #UserID: 2934 |
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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 Reg Wong Sydney Northernb Beaches 24th October 2009 10:32pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 26th October 2009 10:47am #UserID: 1351 |
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| About the Author Igor Ukraine 26th October 2009 10:32pm #UserID: 2934 |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 29th October 2009 10:01am #UserID: 1351 |
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| About the Author Igor Ukraine 29th October 2009 6:03pm #UserID: 2958 |
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| About the Author Michael Wakeley 17th December 2009 10:40pm #UserID: 1746 View All Michael'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 Kath Karnup W.A. 18th December 2009 2:08pm #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brad Como, Perth 18th December 2009 4:49pm #UserID: 2323 View All Brad's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Kath Karnup W.A. 18th December 2009 5:55pm #UserID: 1744 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Lindsay 16th January 2010 12:48pm #UserID: 3257 |
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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 |
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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.
| About the Author Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 4th February 2010 6:49pm #UserID: 960 View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble bunbury 28th May 2010 12:52am #UserID: 3468 |
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| About the Author Evelyn Sydney 30th May 2010 7:28pm #UserID: 3279 |
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| About the Author Rev North qld 8th July 2010 6:01am #UserID: 1806 View All Rev's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 8th July 2010 5:00pm #UserID: 960 View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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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 Jason Portland, Vic 8th July 2010 7:13pm #UserID: 3853 |
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| About the Author Rev North qld 8th July 2010 9:27pm #UserID: 1806 View All Rev'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 View All Rev's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 9th July 2010 4:53am #UserID: 960 View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Rev North qld 10th July 2010 7:11am #UserID: 1806 View All Rev's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Rob Torquay 23rd July 2010 7:34pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Suburbs 27th July 2010 3:53pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 27th July 2010 4:03pm #UserID: 1351 |
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| About the Author Justine Mornington 27th July 2010 7:14pm #UserID: 3337 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong Sydney Northern Beaches 8th August 2010 4:10pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong Ssydney Northern Beaches 8th August 2010 4:15pm #UserID: 0 |
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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 |
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| About the Author Evelyn Sydney 8th August 2010 6:15pm #UserID: 3279 |
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| About the Author Evelyn Sydney 8th August 2010 6:20pm #UserID: 3279 |
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| About the Author gege42 FRANCE 6th September 2010 2:50am #UserID: 4193 |
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| About the Author krazykangaroo Casterton 7th October 2010 2:16pm #UserID: 4362 View All krazykangaroo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason Portland, Vic 7th October 2010 3:21pm #UserID: 3853 |
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| About the Author Evelyn Sydney 8th October 2010 3:35am #UserID: 3279 |
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| About the Author krazykangaroo Casterton 8th October 2010 8:01am #UserID: 4362 View All krazykangaroo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Reg Wong 11th October 2010 5:54pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong 11th October 2010 5:58pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author jelad SA 11th October 2010 11:14pm #UserID: 3959 |
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| About the Author Reg Wong 11th October 2010 11:27pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author ringelstrumpf Blue Mountains 1st December 2010 8:05pm #UserID: 3535 |
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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 epiphany Melbourne 1st December 2010 10:13pm #UserID: 703 |
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| About the Author Elizabeth Queensland 30th March 2011 9:31pm #UserID: 5128 |
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| About the Author Evo 1st April 2011 11:10am #UserID: 349 View All Evo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author lisa mornington peninsula victoria 15th May 2011 6:37pm #UserID: 5303 |
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| About the Author Evo 16th May 2011 8:11pm #UserID: 349 View All Evo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author lisa mornington peninsula victoria 28th May 2011 9:55am #UserID: 5303 |
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| About the Author Rebecca Gold Coast Australia 12th June 2011 12:41pm #UserID: 5373 |
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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 Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 12th June 2011 12:53pm #UserID: 960 View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Rebecca Gold Coast Australia 12th June 2011 12:57pm #UserID: 5373 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
| About the Author John Mc 16th June 2011 5:25pm #UserID: 2743 View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. Mide West WA. 19th June 2011 7:52pm #UserID: 2309 View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Cairns 19th June 2011 7:56pm #UserID: 5418 |
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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 John Mc 19th June 2011 8:39pm #UserID: 2743 View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Cairns 19th June 2011 8:49pm #UserID: 5418 |
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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 John Mc 19th June 2011 10:05pm #UserID: 2743 View All John Mc'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 amanda Geraldton. Mide West WA. 19th June 2011 10:09pm #UserID: 2309 View All amanda'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 epiphany Melbourne 25th June 2011 4:54pm #UserID: 703 |
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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 Quentin Auckland, NZ 26th June 2011 9:02pm #UserID: 1781 View All Quentin's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author John Mc 26th June 2011 9:07pm #UserID: 2743 View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Keig9 19th August 2011 12:55pm #UserID: 3257 |
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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 epiphany Melbourne 20th August 2011 1:24pm #UserID: 703 |
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| About the Author Evo 21st August 2011 8:01am #UserID: 349 View All Evo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Elizabeth Queensland 7th September 2011 1:24pm #UserID: 5128 |
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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 |
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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 Emma West midlands, UK 2nd October 2011 11:12pm #UserID: 5912 |
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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 John Mc Warnervale NSW 3rd October 2011 12:04am #UserID: 2743 View All John Mc'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 Emma West midlands, UK 3rd October 2011 1:01am #UserID: 5912 |
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| About the Author Emma West midlands, UK 3rd October 2011 1:05am #UserID: 5912 |
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| About the Author mrshildawarren caboolture 22nd November 2011 11:42pm #UserID: 6160 View All mrshildawarren's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 23rd November 2011 4:42pm #UserID: 2663 |
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| About the Author mrshildawarren caboolture 1st December 2011 1:37pm #UserID: 6160 View All mrshildawarren'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 |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 28th December 2011 7:20pm #UserID: 3468 |
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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 Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 28th December 2011 9:30pm #UserID: 960 View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author cfrogwoman Vic 12th January 2012 9:42pm #UserID: 5440 |
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| About the Author Billy Gold Coast 27th January 2012 3:29pm #UserID: 6463 |
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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 |
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