Firefly's Edible Fruits

Joined: 26/11/08 Updated: 30/09/09 Frost: None
Location: South Penrith, NSW, AU

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Kumquat - Meiwa (Grafted)

Fruiting Months May, June, July, August, September

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Firefly's Tips -

I like how well the fruit keeps on this tree. I could have harvested all the fruit at once in June. Instead, I alternate between this and my other kumquat and munch on a fruit every other day. 

Kumquat - Nagami (Grafted)

Fruiting Months May, June, July, August, September

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 60 Fruit Per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Firefly's Tips -

I like how well the fruit keeps on this tree. I could have harvested all the fruit at once in June. Instead, I alternate between this and my other kumquat and munch on a fruit every other day. 

Lemon

Fruiting Months July, August, September

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Almost hacked it back to bare branches due to citrus gall wasp a few years ago and got no fruit for a year. It finally started to fruit again and now the gall wasp is back.

Firefly's Tips -

Unknown variety. Covered in vicious inch long thorns. Fruit knobbly with thick skin.

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling)

Fruiting Months February, March, April

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 60 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Seedling grown from a supermarket fruit.

Banana - Dwarf Red Dacca

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: No

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Not growing in the best position; being sheltered by the house from both the north and west. Thought it'd blend better visually with the plants sharing the garden bed it's in

Guava Yellow Cherry

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Guava - Strawberry

Fruiting Months March

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Australian Red Centre

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Was pruned as a 'standard' when I got it, so it's a prickly, tangled mess. Needs to be opened up.

Naranjilla (Cutting)

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 4

Firefly's Tips -

Cuttings taken from my dying plant. 1 looks great, 2 OK, 1 ill.

Cocona

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Discovered a depressed, darkened patch on the stem, which I suspect is the same disease killing my naranjilla.

Lemon - Fino (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apricot - Moorepark (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Orange - Blood (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pluot - Flavor Supreme (Grafted)

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Firefly's Tips -

Planted in the same hole as a double grafted plum for pollination

Lime - Australian Sunrise (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Nectarine - Goldmine (Grafted)

Fruiting Months January and December

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fruit flies love it. Tried using wax paper exclusion bags during the 08/09 season. Either the bags fell off or I couldn't close them properly so flies still got in. Plan on using a flyscreen tent for 09/10 season.

Firefly's Tips -

Planted this white fleshed variety before I realised I much prefer the taste of yellow nectarines. I keep it because it's one of the few mature(ish) trees I have that gives lots of fruit.

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Plum - Satsuma (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Double grafted with Mariposa plum

Plum - Mariposa (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Firefly's Tips -

Double grafted with Satsuma plum

Babaco

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

Firefly's Tips -

Flowered summer 08/09, no fruit set.

Casana

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

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Growing next to my happy tamarillo, doing well during winter 09.

Peanut Butter Tree

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pepino

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Passionfruit - Sunshine Special

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Panama Berry

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Loquat

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Guava - Mexican Cream

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Goji Berry

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Feijoa

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Pollination: Self Pollination

Australian Round Lime

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Berry - Boysenberry

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Firefly's Tips -

Vines spread easily. Either dig up for new plants or run them over with the lawnmower. My dog eats the berries before I get a chance to harvest them.

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Firefly's Tips -

Tried growing them in the ground, spot was too shady and they just sat there. Dug them up, potted them, put in much sunnier spot. Growing lots better.

Yacon - Apple of the Earth

Naranjilla

Pollination: Self Pollination

Firefly's Tips -

In the process of dying from what looks like vascular rot. Struck four cuttings from plant before signs were severe. 3 doing OK, 1 showing signs of same disease. Plant flowered well for years, fruit never set.