Michael's Edible Backyard

Joined: 26/11/08 Updated: 17/06/10 Frost: Low
Location: Wakeley, NSW, AU

About My Edible Backyard

My backyard recieves plenty of good sunshine and has pretty good drainage. I try my best to maximise the space I have by planting in the ground my favourite fruit trees and have the rest growing in pots. Most of my trees are still young with a few establish trees from the previous owners. I tend to enjoy growing the more exoctic fruits as they are quite a challenge to grow but very rewarding when you see the fruits emerge.

babaco ^2/10

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The babaco was one of my first attempts at growing plants in a pot. At first I had trouble keeping the tiny frutis on the tree but after moving the plant into a sunnier spot and increasing my watering regime it has now flourished with many fruits . I have now pretty much left it alone and only watering it once a week and it seems to be doing fine. Very little maintenance required. I don't partically like the taste of this fruit as to me it's kind of sour and has a soapy taste rather then a champange taste .

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Green Sapote ^5/10

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Haven't done much since I bought it last year. At least it survived the winter. Growing nicely

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet ^6/10

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High hopes for this plant. I tried it in Vietnam and it was a nice treat.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Wax Jambu - White ^8/10

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I tried this white variety while overseas and it was delicious. According to the label it's very frost sensitive so in winter I moved it under shelter at night and move it back out during the day. It's currently in a pot with heaps of flower blooms but no fruit set yet. This plant required so much effort to keep it alive during  winter so hopefully it will reward me with tasty sweet crunchy fruits. Was covered in so much frutis until last weekend when they all fell off. So disappointed

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemonade Tree ^5/10

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The veins of the leaves are turning yellow. Must lack some trace elements.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Comments

The leaves will go a bit yellow over winter as it is too cold for them to be able to absorb the things they need from the soil (even if they are there).

Jaboticaba ^6/10

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This tree lost all it's leaves in winter but came back before I chop it.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Sapodilla - Sawo Manila ^5/10

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High hopes for this tree

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Wampi - Yeem Pay ^4/10

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Had lots of flowers in December but no fruits.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Guava - Strawberry ^5/10

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Lots of fruits this year but they are all small and hard.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Guava Yellow Cherry

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple ^7/10

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Growing nicely in a pot. I'm not expecting to get any fruit from this tree but I like the idea of miracles.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Mango - Florigon

Dwarf Mango - Irwin ^3/10

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Had some fruits but it all fell off.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

^9/10

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This mango variety is unknown as it was planted my the previous owner. Last year this tree gave me only 1 fruit but one year later it is blooming with heaps of mangoes. I can't wait to try it.

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Dwarf Peach ^5/10

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Full of fruits so you must pick off and keep only a few. The remaining peaches don's seem to grow much bigger than a large golf ball. Could it be due to the small pot size ?

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Papaya ^9/10

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These are the green paw paws used in Asian cooking.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Pitaya - Vietnam Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^9/10

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The one in the picture shown was bought from another supplier but it's the same type as the Vietnam Dragon fruit. The fruits are so much more sweeter than the bland ones you get from the shops.I just put together a trellis and is growing the yellow variety in the ground. Hopefully it will give me more fruits.

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Miracle Fruit ^2/10

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Done absolutely nothing since I got it.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Jujube (Grafted) ^7/10

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Got this plant from one of the people on the forum. It's starting to put out tiny fruits which looks cute but I'm not sure if it will fully mature.

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Hi,Michael,Could you give me some of your jujube cutting?I would like to try to grow with cutting,my email is LHY196703@hotmail.com.Thanks.

Carambola (Grafted) ^7/10

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Got this tree for $50 bucks at 1.5 metres tall from a local nusery so I thought it was a bargain.Not sure what variety it is though but hoping to get some fruits from it hopefully next year

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lime - Tahitian ^9/10

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This tree is a machine. It has fruits on it all year round. Very rewarding tree.Luckily I inherited this tree from the previous owners.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Soursop ^5/10

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According to the label it probably won't fruit in Sydney but I'm trying to grow it anyway. It almost died on me during winter but has put out heaps of new growth durign spring. It will be a miracle if this plant will fruit for me but my fingers are crossed

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Pepino - Kendall Gold ^4/10

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This plant is so easy to grow. It has now taken up so much space in my garden . At first it had heaps of flowers but no fruit set. Then with the second time flowering it hasn't stop fruiting since. The taste is like a cucumber / melon combination which I find very unpleasant. However because the fruits are so abundance and it looks good in my garden I'm keeping it for another year. Next year it will be replaced with something else. One problem with this fruit is that it's meant to be eaten when soft but leaving it to that stage it's a 50/50 chance of getting stung by fruti flies.

Fruiting Months September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Your pepinos are huge! This fruit loses the cucumber aspect of the taste when it is really soft (the unknown variety I have does anyway), but you need to bag the fruit to keep fruit fly off it to let it ripen. Diana.

Ambarella ^5/10

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I thought this palnt died on my during winter but it came back strongly with heaps of new growth during spring. I have high hopes for this plant

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Star Apple - Grimmel (Grafted) ^8/10

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This is one of my favourite fruit but it's so hard to grow. My tree was only 1.5 metres tall and covered in lot's of  tiny flowers but sadly no fruits. The tree struggled through the last winter and shed all it's leaves . It's still not recovered since.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Jakfruit - Picone Crisp ^4/10

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Sadly this plant has now gone to heaven. It didn't make it through the cold winter even with frost protection and TLC

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Abiu ^3/10

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Couldn't survive the frosts

Pollination: Self Pollination