Rusty's on Friday

Mike starts with ...
Another week passes and my haul is supplemented by some backyard volunteers.

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Mike says...
Hey there lucy the abius are seedless 'sports' of my Z4.The biggest malay apples are over 300g.

Mike says...
Lucy they are a bit like avo cukes but there are a few each winter when no normal size ones are coming on.That malay apple is the sweetest kind around here and good inside.

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Mike says...
I hope your one was a good quality type.I am sure they will last a while yet.

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Mike says...
The sun is out,breakfast is prepared and I'm wondering what flying foxes dream about.

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amanda says...
That looks lovely Mike - very healthy too! I can see what some of the fruit are (rockmelon, paw paw, star fruit passionfruit, longon?)
But - what are the small fruits at the very top left - and the dark, dense yellow one at the very bottom with the smooth brown seed peeking thru?

There is also a tomatoey looking small fruit to the right of the longon...?

Mike says...
Mango melons are one of my favourite fruits.

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amanda says...
Lovely :) Is the tamarillo thing a naranjilla..?
Must admit I prefer a good honey dew melon to rockmelon also..

Where was the persimmon grown?

asder says...
You don't need to live in the tropics to have a wide selection of fruit in June.Currently in Sydney we have white sapote , guava (poor taste ,though), passionfruit, a few late feijoas ,raspberries, Satsuma mandarin, tamarillos and masses of Kiwi fruit.

Mike says...
John Mc I suspect they are a honeydew x rockmelon and the one in the picture is over 2kg.I find honeydews bland but have always like rockmelons.The mango melons are like a yellow honeydew on the outside with rockmelon coloured flesh on the inside.They are a bit sweeter than most rockmelon,nicely aromatic and the flavour.......hang on yeah better than rockmelon.The flesh is crisper than rockmelon and has a different set of flavours without the muskiness.

Mike says...
peter 1000 I think the name is catchy with 2 M's and a few types might be riding on the coat-tails of the one in the picture that is very good quality.I think a small thai melon that is bland gets called mango melon over there.The aroma when I open the fridge is very sweet.To be honest peter I don't really know about the ebay seeds.

Mike says...
This is aussie totes peter I presume.Yes I have some of the seeds drying for you already.I need to send the DF seeds anyway.I have some good flavicarpa passionfruit seeds as well as a few elite big P.ligularis from southern brazil if you're interested.

Kim says...
Hi Mike,

I have read your stories on this forum for a while now. I am heading to Cairns and up to Cape tribulation in September - any tips for that time of year?

Thanks!

Mike says...
Peter this is the supposedly elite ligularis but it is meant for mediterranean climates.I don't need more passionfruit thanks.
Kim don't eat the burgers at PK's or listen too closely to Mr Spencer.A stroll around Colin and Dawn Grays farm would be good.Don't swim in cooper or noah only emmagen or mason.Look at the peppermint stick insects on the coastal pandanus and don't eat any fruit you find.It will be the driest month and backpacker gridlock.The hinterland of mossman has more fruit farms and the rainforest is almost as good.

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Mike says...
Mary T I see the picture has Ealeocarpus angustifolius, cerbera,black palm, noah endiandra and the white one escapes me.We can pin the site where they came from to a thin strip at Cape Trib.Only the quandong can be eaten and if a tiny bit green it will be like a green banana on steroids.

jakfruitetiquette says...
The white one looks like Syzygium, one of the "white apples". There are a few types up there.

Kimm says...
Thanks for the info Mike. I will look into those suggestions.

MaryT says...
You'll have one landing too Mike. My last belated thankyou parcel is finally out the door. In fact the post master was locking up but re opened just for me. :)

peter1000 says...
thanks heaps mike.
ill let you know when they arrive.

peter1000 says...
hi mike,
ive been waiting for your return
before i posted.
yes the eagle did land on that
monday you mentioned. (many thanks)

with the mango melon do they grow on
the ground like melons or preferably
can they hang like passionfruits?

peter1000 says...
thanks mike, i wish i had more i could
offer from down here.

TMary says...
Hello from Rusty's in Cairns, Queensland where I met up with mighty Mike this morning!

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Al says...
Pic 4 Mary, is that an orchid?

Beautiful colour and form.

JohnMc1 says...
I have 2 vines of Petrea Vobubilis here, a purple and a white. Very slow, actually struggling.

JohnMc1 says...
That probably explains a lot. They are in a dry area, thanks Mary, I'll try and get some more water to them. They are close to my pink flowering Macadamia nut tree which is in bloom for the first time this year and very happy about.

JohnMc1 says...
Yes the purple has lost all it's leaves where the white hasn't lost any. The white is more established.