Simon's Edible Backyard

Joined: 26/11/08 Updated: 26/12/11 Frost: None
Location: Highgate Hill, QLD, AU

About My Edible Backyard

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^10/10

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I'm growing this as a hedge and am very happy.

It tends to grow upwards and I have been pulling some of the branches to the side to get it to fill out.  Very happy with the result

I prune every three or so months to keep the hedge look. After 2 years it hit approx 2 metres, my desired height.  We did a renovation at about the time, lost one and damaged another.  The damaged plant was stressed and has now started to fruit.  The others have not yet.

Very happy with the hedge, very hapy with the fruit.

My three year old loves to go and check if there are fruit and eat any that are ready

Fruiting Months February, October, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

My chickens get some bugs off them.

I also have some fruit fly traps

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hi Simon in sunny Brisbane.Good photos. We had one in northern NSW.Slow to start but at 5-7yrs flowered & fruited profusely.We watewred to establish when young then it really looked after itself. A very dense tree, branching more as it got older 1.5m W x 3+m H. I hope your hedge goes well, you'll probably get loads of fruit.

Grape - Golden Muscat (Grafted)

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This is a seeded grape.

I had quite good growth in the first year and two small bunches of grapes.  I did not treat it well initially and replanted it twice.  I was suprised that it survived.

I am happy that it survived and really happy with the taste.

I hate that the posums appear to get to it before me thought!

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 90% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Nil

Wampi - Yeem Pay (Grafted) ^9/10

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Initially I grew this on a trellis espalier style. Not suitable, I didn't get it to grow branches where I wanted them. 

 I have since moved the plant 2 more times and it has survived.  My chickens love to dig up the roots yet this plant has not died.  This is very hardy.

Flowering and setting fruit in its third year.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Mango - Glenn ^10/10

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Growing on an trellis espalier style.

I'm very happy with the results so far

Planted: 2008

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Mango - Florigon (Grafted) ^9/10

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I'm growing this on a frame espalier style.  A little experimental.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Nil

Richmond Birdwing Vine (Seedling) ^8/10

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Planted in ground. Plant is a little more straggly than I expected.  The flowers have just started. Not really noticable, but it was planted for environmental reasons, to assist with getting birdwing butterflies back into the area.

I have not seen any yet.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Nil

Passionfruit - Panama Red

Pollination: No

Passionfruit - Sweet Lilikoi

Pollination: No

Mango - Kensington Pride grafted ^8/10

Planted: 2008

Pollination: No

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted)

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Growing on a trellis, espalier style

Planted: 2008

Pollination: No

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

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Growin on a trellis, espalier style

Pollination: No

Mandarin - Emperor (Grafted)

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Growing on a trellis, espalier style

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

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Orange - Newhall (Grafted)

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Growing on a trellis, espalier style

Planted: 2008

Pollination: No

Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Avocado - Fuerte (B)

Pollination: No

Avocado - Pinkerton (A)

Pollination: No

Grape - Chambourcin

Pollination: No

Blueberry - Backyard Blue (Cutting) ^10/10

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Was growing really well. I had heaps of fruit in the first year.

Then I dropped a piece of wood on it and broke it at the base. Woops

Pollination: No

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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I shifted this plant. When I did I damaged the roots.

Pollination: No

Passionfruit - Sweet Granadilla (Seedling)

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Was not watered in sandy soil.

Pollination: No