Tiggerbow's Edible Fruits

Joined: 23/07/09 Updated: 04/11/09 Frost: None
Location: Queens Park, WA, AU

About My Edibles

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My husband, myself and our young son are creating an 'Urban Farm' in our back yard.The size of the lawn is shrinking and we are planting all edibles.We are relative novices but I have been reading alot of books and the Daley's website is invaluable.

Am a member of the Diggers club also - which is where i procure most of my seeds for veges.

We have rather hot summers (days over 40), we have replaced most of our soil with organic soil from the Green Life Soil Co (Highly reccommend!) Our block is only 457sqm (including a 4 x 2 house and a front yard) but we are determined to become self sufficient in fruit and veg in the next few years !

Our motto when it comes to the garden is 'Can't eat it?... Don't need it !).

Comments

I Like the motto, we have the same one where we live :-)

Tiggerbow - I'm trying the same thing (block is a simular size). I think you're setting a wonderful example for your boy! Let me know if you see any dwarf black mulberries because I'd love to get one too!

Tiggerbow's WISH LIST

Angel Peach - Subtropical

Orange - Arnold Blood

Mulberry - Dwarf Black

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^4/10

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: worm wee, organic manure

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Eco Oil for scale and leaf curl

Organic Status:Organic

Tiggerbow's Tips -

 Flowering well - producing some small fruit.

Hoping to have a bumper crop in a few weeks/months.

Asparagus - Mary Washington (Cutting)

Planted: 2009

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Tiggerbow's Tips -

Both crowns have produced spears.

1st (back crown) approx. 21st August

2nd (front crown) 2nd September

Tangello - Minneola

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Tiggerbow's Tips -

Latest addition to our fruit tree family. Purchased at Wandilla 29th August.

Nectazee - Dwarf Nectarine

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Tiggerbow's Tips -

Covered in flowers are the moment - (was brought this way)

peach Pixzee (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2006

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Worm wee, organic manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Eco oil for Red Spider Mite and Scale

Organic Status:Organic

Tiggerbow's Tips -

At bud burst - hasn't quite started to flower or grow leaves.

Comments

Have you thought about thinning the branches out? Too many shades the fruit buds for next year !

Good tip - I will give it a prune next autumn.

Apple - Dwarf Granny Smith (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: worm wee, organic manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Tiggerbow's Tips -

Just a stick at the moment - looks like it is developing leaf buds - Puchased at Tass1Trees  on the 26th of June 2009 M26 root stock

Comments

Hows it going now?

Just starting to produce flowers and leaves now

Passionfruit - Panama Red Grafted

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Tiggerbow's Tips -

This is actually a Panama Gold - not red.

Apple - Waltz Ballerina

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Granny Smith

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Worm wee, Organic Manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Bolero Ballerina

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Granny Smith

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Worm wee, organic manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf - Pink Lady (Apple)

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

Tiggerbow's Tips -

Am reallying looking forward to some fruit from this one ! Hubby loves Pink Lady apples. Purchased 26th June 2009 - so a little while to wait

Comments

you need a grany smith you buy a dwarf one from wandilla 811 road east wattle grove 0894539779

Cheaper at TASS 1 or Dawsons, Wandilla sux !

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Seedling)

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Tulameen

Height 25 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Heritage (Seedling)

Planted: 2009

Height 10 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic