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Slicko starts with ... The grapes are pruned and the trellis repaired, the potatoes and the ginger are harvested, the garlic and the peas have been planted, the leaves are dropping on the stone fruit, the carrots and the beetroot are up and the mango tree is just starting to flush, the citrus is testing my patience and my hope for a crop and I am trying low chill apples for the first time. All is ready to go and I am Waiting for Spring. How is everyone else going with their gardens and orchards? | About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 20th July 2015 3:05pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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ivepeters says... Waiting for black sapote to ripen. Both sapodillas, fruit marble sized. Second crop Carambola ripened.Still have final few citrus hanging, oranges,mandarins & lemonades. Macadamias have finished up. Lychees will flower any day.Peaches and nectarines have flowered, leaves forming. Loquats are ripening. Low chill apples flowered, some fruit forming already. | About the Author ivepeters CARINDALE,4152,QLD 20th July 2015 4:02pm #UserID: 6741 Posts: 527 View All ivepeters's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Slicko says... Hi Ive Looks like your trees are ahead of mine. No evidence of bud burst on either of two of my stone fruit. The third one has been setting fruit for months (at least 2). The low chill apples are yet to drop all their leaves but buds are developing and I am hoping I will see some activity soon. I had 4 lychees at our old home but I couldn't protect them from the fruit bats. As you are obvioously nearby, I would love to see your garden. My email is mikedotcowieatbigponddotcom and I am in Erminia Court and you are welcome to drop in anytime. Mick | About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 20th July 2015 4:25pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... I just sprayed my peaches and nectarines for leaf curl, red tamarillos are almost ripe as are the pandora passionfruit. My B3 lychee is about to flower, buds are swelling on the dwarf black mulberry, everything else is still dormant dormant. It will be interesting to see what happens now that this recent cold spell has passed. | About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 20th July 2015 5:33pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... In Melb the Tamarillos almost finiished - had so many. The All in one Almond just starting to flower. Avos budding up flowers - stems not formed yet couple months to go. Nectarines & Peaches swelling not quite yet to bud burst for 2nd spay. Going to grafting day next weekend to get some scions - Coes golden drop plum i woukd like. Hazlenuts arnt in Sync again with catkins dropping and sheddiing pollen with no feaathers out on trees each side. They have catkins that havmt dropped so maybe these cold nites near 0c will help???? Sapodilla and Black Sapote seedlings handling the cold unheated quite well too. Blueberry Burst are almost 4mm and crop will be huge. Cherrys flower buds are getting fatter as well as my 8 buds I put on my 13 year old weeping cherry with 5inch trunk half converted fruiting weeper - LOL Thats it for me for a couple months :) | About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 20th July 2015 9:07pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 20th July 2015 9:49pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Most of my deciduous trees haven't woken up yet. I think it will take longer down here as none of them have started to flower yet. I'm sure it's way too early although they have lots of buds on them like this yellow-fruiting crab apple, "Golden Hornet".
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 25th July 2015 4:49pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Slicko says... All very exciting. My Tropical Sweet and my Anna apples have come alive. First time with apples so all is new. My stone fruit (except for the plums) have lost their leaves and my mango is now flushing. My grapes are still dormant and my citrus are still to burst into flower. Things are starting to hot up.
| About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 27th July 2015 9:41am #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Silverbell Tree just waking up! This Carolina Silverbell tree (Halesia) in the picture has just got it's first leaf coming out. Would have thought that it's still too early but it's a good sign. Regarding Halesia carolina it is said that it's four-winged fruits are edible when green in summer with a nice pea flavour and they can also be pickled. Looking forward to them come Summer!
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 2nd August 2015 4:24pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... I built some proper size planter boxes for my citrus espaliers today. Previously they were in 40cm diameter pots with the bottoms cut out but I had a lot of trouble keeping the water up to them last summer and there was no space for thick mulch on top.
| About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 2nd August 2015 6:05pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Slicko says... Very nice planters there, Waterfall. I had a visit from the local bushy tailed wildlife last night. Would you believe that it raided my Meyer lemon tree sat on one of my chairs, consumed half a lemon, took all the half grown peaches off my tree ate half of them and then buggered off and raided next door's zucchini patch. A hasty trip to bunney's today to get the makings for a tree enclosure. Washington navel showing signs of emergence. One Peachtree in flower, two apples in flower and two Chamboucin grape cuttings emerging. Happy, happy! Mick | About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 3rd August 2015 9:29pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 5th August 2015 9:21pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... The weather is really warming up now in Sydney, I've attached some current photos taken today from my garden. Red tamarillos Pandora passionfruits Blueberry burst, absolutely loaded Spicezee nectra-plum, the first of my stonefruit to break bud lots of snowpeas The dwarf black mulberry, a great little tree from Daleys and a shot of the front yard.
| About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 16th August 2015 6:48pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 16th August 2015 8:53pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 17th August 2015 4:09pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... I finally got to harvest some tamarillo today, the cool thing is that the branch shown in the photo loaded with fruit actually snapped half way through in a big storm we had almost 3 months ago. I strapped it up to some other branches to take the weight off and managed to ripen all the fruit on it.
| About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 21st August 2015 6:39pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 24th August 2015 8:04pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Slicko says... Spring has well and truly arrived in Carindale! Everything is well away except for the grapes which are dragging their heels. Stonefruit is going bonkers and will require heavy thinning. Citrus are coming into what appears will be sensational flower and the bees are enjoying the blossom on the apples. Certainly the plants are not aware that it is not yet September. | About the Author Slicko CARINDALE,4152,QLD 25th August 2015 1:41pm #UserID: 1775 Posts: 227 View All Slicko's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Why would you think the Military would push 1st Sept for spring - or is it more Catholicism that has created the calendar for the seasons - then why is Europe 21st Sept for Fall/Autumn and we have a Military 1st Sept? in Australia? I personally prefer to call 21st September Spring here in Melb :) Thanks Julie noticed Typo - Plants dont have a calendar - they more notice Warmth and Daylight Length | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 25th August 2015 2:07pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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