Marg's Edible Fruits

Joined: 16/12/08 Updated: 07/03/10 Frost: None
Location: 68 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell, VIC, AU

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Hi Marg, we loved looking around your fantastic garden today!

PS I have a Bergamot orange, It had one fruit and I've saved it. It might contain seeds if you are interested.

wow it is so great when we can eyeball one another as well..I saw you had a bergamot and I would truly LOVE to try the seeds if possible.. we can swap something if you saw and desired and thanks for coming to the garden..we really should have a garden opening just for the fruit freaks..that would really be great fun..

Ylang Ylang

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new in pot March 2010

Turmeric

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new in ground 2009

Passionfruit - Sweet Lilikoi

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planted September 2090

Peanut Butter Tree

Pest Control:

in pot 2010

Orange - Bergamot

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At last a bergamot in pot march 2010

Lychee - Wai Chee

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new in pot March 2010

Drumstick or Horseradish Tree

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Have a tiny one that I grew from seed and has survived winters and being dried out and have bought another March 2010

Finger Lime - Ricks Red

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new in pot March 2010

Australian Round Lime

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new in pot March 2010

Achiote - Bixa

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New in pot  march 2010

Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months June, July, August, September, October, November

Planted: 2005

Height 7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: foliar

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

pretty good it is the Hass that the possums attack..

Organic Status:Organic

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magnificent tree no doubt about it

after the Hass did not flower this year we thought we wouldn't get a crop from this one...thank goodness we were wrong!  the crop is smaller than expected but still must have close to 100 fruit

we think this is the best avocado we have ever tasted..skin is so thin you could eat it and the flesh is like butter. the fruit are also really big

Question:

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^7/10

Fruiting Months January, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2006

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: fuerte

Fertiliser or Organics Used: foliar

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

well I think a shotgun is in order after this.. I now just pile up fruit away from it to try and lure them away

we also have bees so we covered the damage with honey and wax from the hive..

Organic Status:Organic

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this poor bugger has been ringbarked  I have bridge grafted but do not know if it will work  all I can say is my fingers are crossed

looks like she will survive as the bridge grafts did the trick  there was no flowering but a fair bit of new growth...it is a bit of a miracle

ice cream bean (Seedling) ^6/10

Planted: 2005

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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yippee  this girl is covered in flower buds  lets hope for pods before long

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Marg, have you given your tree any particular care? ie protected spot, sunny etc?

Nope we planted the tree sedling long before we came up with anything "special" For the first 2-3 years the icecream bean got stunted with the cold, but now everything is bigger around it (like a LOT bigger!) it is protected and is growing very well. 2 guys out in the Melbourne suburbs further out than us came with photos of their fabulous trees last weekend at our open garden Feb 2010 and they are really big and covered in fruit so looks like once one gets past the small plant stage then off she goes.. But we do foliar fertilise and I think they would love lots of potash..

Yacon - Apple of the Earth

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: coffee and dynamic lifter

Pest Control:

the possum dug these up last winter, yet I was still left with enough to replant

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica (Seedling)

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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doing well got through winter without a problem and now looking forward to sprays of flowers next year

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Grapefruit - Marshs Seedless (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: coffee dynamic lifter foliar potash etc and lectric soda

Pest Control:

yellow pheromone wasp traps

Organic Status:Organic

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just has the most sweet grapefruit  I leave the fruit on the tree as long as I can

Passionfruit - Black

Pollination: Self Pollination

Brachychiton rupestre - Bottle Tree (Seedling) ^10/10

Planted: 2007

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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this is betty year 1  and now in her 3rd year  she is beautiful

Lemon Grass

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: coffee grinds and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

I put coffee grinds around the grass and just pick out the snails and earwigs

Organic Status:Organic

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I'm trying to get a really big stand of lemongrass and welcome any hints on how to get it to last well during the winter..like does it need full sun?

Dwarf Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted) ^7/10

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2006

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: lectric soda see other citrus

Pest Control:

yellow wasp rods

Organic Status:Organic

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coming along really well now  we transplanted it to a sunnier and wetter spot. after a year it has settled and getting good sized fruit..splendid tasting

lime mexican (Grafted)

Fruiting Months April

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: lectric soda and coffee grinds and foliar sprays

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

I hang the yellow wasp traps all over my citrus and replace them in may each year...I haven't had gall wasp  for the last 3 years now that I do this

Organic Status:Organic

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looks like the tahitian and is growing next door to it in the garden

Macadamia - A4

Pollination: No

Ugni (Cutting) ^8/10

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: foliar

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

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have 3 of these and sooooo easy  makes a great small hedge

Pomegranate - Wonderful (Grafted)

Planted: 2005

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: foliar

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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still no flowers fruit after  4-5 years  growing against west facing fence..looks great..

Apricot - Moorepark (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2006

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: foliar

When I Fertilise: Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

no sprays except a super soaker aimed at possums at night!

Organic Status:Organic

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this is just the most wonderful tree and fruit..it gets covered in fruit even after a couple of years and this year is absolutely bulging  here is a detail of the fruit..and for some reaseon we are having less problem with birds and possums..

Peachcot - Ora A (Grafted) ^7/10

Fruiting Months October and November

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Certified

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I have hung all my fruit trees that are growing on fences with bricks to keep the branches horizontal  this tree never loses its leaves either

Jelly Palm or Wine Palm ^8/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Ricks Late

White Sapote - Chris

Pawpaw - Hawain Bisexual Yellow

Pollination: Self Pollination

Yam / Oca

Pollination: Self Pollination

Yacon - Apple of the Earth

Pollination: Self Pollination

Ugni

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mango - Kensington Pride grafted

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lime - West Indian

Pollination: Self Pollination

Guava - Mexican Cream

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pepino - Kendall Gold

Pollination: Self Pollination

Green Sapote

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Eureka

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee arabica

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jaboticaba - Yellow

Pollination: Self Pollination

Chinese Waterchestnut

Pollination: Self Pollination

black sapote brisbane

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger Lime - Grafted (Seedling) ^9/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Organic Status:Organic

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has lots of fruit but really prickly good for little birds

Grape - Black Muscat (Seedling) ^8/10

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 1999

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

see persimmon

Organic Status:Organic

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this is the archway along the front of the house  has persimmon and muscatel and waltham cross grapes over it

Comments

Great photo Marg. Love the color!

new variety cool ^7/10

Planted: 2007

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 8

First Fruited: 1.8 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: lots

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Persimmon - Fuyu (NA) (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 1999

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: foliar

Pest Control:

indian mynahs pick as do wattle birds. we cover the fruit even when green in cut up stockings  this pretty much works. with possums  all we can do is hunt them at night with water pistols filled with vinegar and chilli...they do NOT like

Organic Status:Organic

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Fantastic plants we trim to keep them spread over arches..see autumn picture  intermingled with grapes (muscatel and waltham cross)

Dwarf Mandarin - Emperor

Orange - Washington Navel

Lemon - Eureka

Peach - Dwarf Standard

Passionfruit - Panama Red

Feijoa - Mammoth

Guava - Strawberry

Guava - Mexican Cream

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian

Lime - Kaffir

Kaffir Plum - Harpephyllum caffrum

Curry Tree

Babaco

Candle Nut

Arrowroot

North American Paw Paw

Aloe Vera

Taro Pacific

Fig Black Genoa

Drumstick or Horseradish Tree

Goji Berry

Cinnamon Tree

Berry - Elderberry

Sambucus australasica - Native Elderberry

Custard Apple - Pinks Mammoth

Pawpaw - Cutting Grown Southern Red (Seedling)

Pollination: Cross Pollination

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I have one tiny one left   they all do really well then just keel over! not in winter either..

wow I have found 2 of them have resprouted...looking really good so far

Has anyone tried grafting paw paw onto babaco