Westy1's Edible Backyard
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07/01/16 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy Westy1 Love's Edible Plants We recently bought a beautiful 1 acre block in the Adelaide Hills area of SA, in a temperate environment. Summers are hot and dry, and winters are cold (many frosts) and wet. Our block is on a slight slope and has good top soil over underlying clay. We love new flavours and exotic fruits, and in the 10 months we have been here have almost filled the acre with a mix of exotic fruit and nuts as well as over 100 natives (and lots of chickens). It is our dream to live a sustainable lifestyle, growing unsual fruit to share with friends and strangers at markets! Alex and Monique Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsWesty1 Forum ContributionsBabaco - I'm having the same problem Damian, also feeding with chook manure. From what I've read it could either be too much nitrogen or because night temperatures are still too low for fruit set (it's still getting down to 6C at night where I am). Apparently frui..3062 days 14hrs Lychee14 - Lychees are susceptible to water stress as they understorey plants in nature, native to areas with high humidity and rainfall. After fruit set they need to stay constantly moist. This may be why your fruit are dropping...3062 days 15hrs Figs in frost - Hi Taryn, I have 3 fig varieties here in the Adelaide Hills where we get regular frosts through to mid spring, where it gets down to about -4C. Fig trees go dormant through winter, and dormant fig trees are hardy to about -12C so you should be fine wit..3062 days 17hrs |
Fruit Tree Forum LikesWesty1 has LIKED the following:Australian lime lemon thornless found at bunnings - I'm curious as to what they actually are, so I'm going to weight in my 2 cents. MaryT's first pic - I think this could be a generic photo. The lime has seeds - so it can be West Indian Lime as Tahitian has no seeds. The skin is not lumpy, so can'..Liked Answer 3149 days 21hrs |
Dwarf Mulberry - Black (Cutting) 8/10Update: 3024 days 12hrs Comments: - Out of our three plants, one died from spring frost (it broke dormancy too early), and the other two are growing like mad. The plants were less than 1 ft tall 9 months ago, one growing in a pot is now about 5 ft! Grown in soil from our garden with added chicken poo and seaweed solution. Height 5 Feet Growing: In a Pot Qty: 2 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pest Control: not yet affected by pests apart from the odd earwig Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Black Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) 9/10Update: 3024 days 12hrs Comments: - We have 3 black sapote seedlings - 2 in pots undercover, 1 planted in ground in garden. The plants in pots are growing well. The plant outside was damaged by frost and lost it's leaves, but plenty of new growth now! Qty: 3 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
White Sapote - Kampong (Grafted) 6/10Update: 3024 days 12hrs Comments: - hasn't enjoyed the cold as much as the seedling variety - lost leaves over winter but new buds forming. New leaves covering plant now in mid spring, looking healthy. Grasshoppers eating new leaves. Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) 9/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3024 days 12hrs Comments: - We purchased this 5ft tree from a local nursery for a good price. We built a large mound to improve drainage (we have clay soils) using a combination of quality soil from under an acacia baileyana, composted chicken poo/straw and a bit of cow manure. We staked it on 3 sides to help protect it from the wind. It is partly shaded from a eucalypt branch overhead. Survived winter frosts without any damage in Adelaide hills. We are on only rainwater so water it by hand once a week at the moment, probably more during its first summer and then it'll mostly be on its own. No flowers yet but shouldn't be long Planted: 2015 Height 1.6 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, gypsum and organics When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 9 of 17 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) 10/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3024 days 12hrs Comments: - It was growing rapidly, even with our winter frosts, and the 45 degree heat didn't seem to bother it either, it grew 2 ft over winter and spring.but then the grasshoppers came out to play and ate the entire plant. nothing left but a 10cm stick! Doubtful it will come back. Any organic grasshopper solutions? Height 1 metres Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Fertiliser or Organics Used: manures, compost etc. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 8 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) 8/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - Slight frost damage from harsh winter and exposed site Height 1.5 metres Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lime - Kaffir (Grafted) 10/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - Leaves add the best flavour to curries. looking forward to making drinks with the fruits. Planted: 2015 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lemon - Eureka 10/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - Real lemon with good flavour, keep a close watch for leaf borers. Grown and fruited very quickly Planted: 2013 Height 2 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 2 Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic citrus When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring Pest Control: pull off and dispose of infected leaves. don't over water to prevent root rot. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 7 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Height 1.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring When I Fertilise: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lime - Tahitian (Seedling) Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - Bought for about $10, small plant but growing quickly! Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Australian Round Lime Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Blueberry - Sunshine Blue Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - We have 10 blueberry plants of 6 varieties; brogada, denise, blue rose, sunshine blue, reveille, and northland. sulphur used to lower pH, ammonium sulphate used as fertiliizer and to maintain pH. drip irrigation installed along row. sunshine blue variety kept leaves over winter and now covered in flowers, all others are deciduous. Height 1 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 10 Fertiliser or Organics Used: ammonium sulphate Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Feijoa (Seedling) 10/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - Nice looking plants, used for hedging and windbreak. hardy Height 1 metres Qty: 7 Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Raspberry - Autumn Bliss Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 8hrs Comments: - We have 13 raspberry/bramble berry plants, including native raspberry (rubus parvifolius), autumn bliss, willamette, purple, gold, sandford, thornless loganberry, marrionberry and a couple of unkown varieties. Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 5 of 13 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Macadamia Bush Nut (Seedling) 10/10 Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 9hrs Comments: - very hardy seedlings, all 3 survived several harsh frosts with minimal damage and no leaves lost and even grew slightly through winter. Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 13 of 24 people found this review useful CommentsAaron Siemienow1 says... [2311 days 18hrs ago]What temperatures do you get down to in the Adelaide hills? I am planning to plant these as a windbreak/hedge for my orchard in alb/Wodonga region, and get a fair few frosts. and the occasional -3/-4 frost.* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Macadamia - A38Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 9hrs Height 1.7 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 9 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
White Sapote - Seedling 9/10Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 9hrs Comments: - growing well, suprisingly undamaged by frost. Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Water Given in: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) 7/10Westy1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 3152 days 9hrs Comments: - Nice looking plant, more frost damage over winter than other avos in our garden Height 1 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Fertiliser or Organics Used: manures, composts etc Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 6 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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