Au0rey's Edible Backyard
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23/10/11 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy Au0rey Love's Edible Plants My garden is about 300sqm most of it is new Buffalo Sapphire lawn so Ihave rather limited spacefor planting things. Ilove herbs spices, deciduous/tropical fruits and flowers.I love the idea of being able to harvest my ownvegetables and herbs fresh for cooking. I also love sitting at the patio and enjoying my garden, watching my boy and dog play just to name a few. I also love watching the bird wildlife come visit our trees. The greatest challenge would be nature -the climate...heatwaves andstrong windsalways make gardening hard work - And the constant invasion of pests/animal looterswhich Ihave to be vigilant about. The rewards are more than just having healthy produce from the garden but also a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment I get with each success and overcoming any challenges nature throws me.  CommentsBrad1 says... [5216 days 4hrs ago]your page is looking great. I answered your strawberry post when I noticed it :)* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsAu0rey Forum ContributionsOrganic way to control peach curl - Hi, have you tried using oregano oil in successfully curbing peach curl in peach trees? I hope to find a safe organic method for my two trees. Thanks...2436 days 14hrs How to prune passionfruit vine1 - Hi all, I have a passionfruit vine which has been really fruitful this year. Attached are pictures of it at the moment. It is my first time growing one that is successful and it is only about 3 years old. Could I ask if it needs any pruning in winter? I a..2465 days 11hrs Which apple variety has the best nutrients - Hi all, I am looking at buying an apple tree for my garden. As the garden is not big, I do not have many options. i want to get an apple tree which as the title says has the best nutrients. I am not sure if all apple varieties are the same in terms of nut..2465 days 11hrs Young passion fruit vine - Sorry about photo orientation. I have rotated it before uploading but it still came up wrong. And I attached two and only one got posted. Here's the other one...3189 days 9hrs Young passion fruit vine - Hi, I have a young non grafted black passionfruit vine which has done well this year and grown this big. It hasn't started fruiting yet. Do I need to prune this vine to encourage pruning? And when should I do it? It has lots of shoots crawling all over. ..3189 days 9hrs |
White Currant (Grafted) 10/10 Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 13hrs Comments: - I think it is grafted but I am not entirely sure. When I bought it it already had some berries. It was planted same time as my black currant. Yummy refreshing berries. It is shaded most time of the day as sunshine does not directly hit its spot but it is growing well. Sept 2011 : Went dormant earlier than my black currant but re-grew earlier in spring and already has new flower clusters. Fruiting Months October and November Height 0.6 metres Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Low Sun Water Given in: Winter SpringPollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol, dynamic lifter When I Fertilise: Winter Pest Control: Caterpillars. Squashing and watching best control. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Black Currant Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 13hrs Comments: - This black currant was planted roughly Oct 2009 but till now I have not got a single berry. It is flourishing in terms of vegetative growth and is in a good sun position. Fruiting Months October Height 0.4 metres Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter SpringPollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, dynamic lifter Pest Control: None. Question: Why isnt it fruiting? Have given potash in winter and dynamic lifter. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Cling-stone Yellow Peach Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 13hrs Comments: - Planted June 2009. This peach tree was transplanted from my friend's garden. It is about 2YO when moved but it transplanted extremely well and bore flowers and fruit the first year on our property. The peaches are yellow clingstone and I have no idea what variety it is. They are crunchy and sweet and the favourite tree of my husband who has no interest in gardening. Fruiting Months October, November, December Planted: 2009 Height 3 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood When I Fertilise: Winter Pest Control: Lime Sulfur before bud swell but it still got a fair bit of leaf curl. Will do twice a year of lime sulfur. Organic Status:Partially Organic Question: If I want to control the size of this tree, should I trim it in spring/summer so that I allow it to have time to grow new shoots before it goes dormant in winter? If I trim it only in winter, wont I lose a season of crops??? Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy   |
Pomegranate Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 14hrs Comments: - This pomegranate is already here when I moved in. It is not very big and I have not seen any fruits yet...lots of leaves and I dont fertilise it...just regular watering. Dec2010 : Two flowers grew but dropped off. Height 1.6 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: No Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Aloe Vera Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 14hrs Comments: - Under the patio where there is partial sun & shade, the aloe vera plant is doing very well. It needs only ocasional light watering. In winter, I use a fleece & pegs to wrap around the whole pot to prevent any frost. The mother plant has gone so big I harvested and make a a dessert out of it (white fungus, gingko nuts, aloe vera flesh, rock sugar, canned longans). There are lots of pups growing and the pot is overcrowded that I needed to repot some pups and give some away. Planted: 2008 Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Low Sun Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: composted chook manure Pest Control: None Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Grape Carolina Black Rose Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 14hrs Comments: - Oct 2009 Still tiny but growing. New leaves are a bit distorted and curled. Hope it will crawl up my patio support pole and onto the surrounding...will be very pretty sight. Oct 2010 Sadly my dog decided to prune both leaders really hard last autumn. Fortunately it survived, to my amazement, and is growing again with a few new buds and now leaves. Looking forward to have it crawl up my pongola again. :) Sept 2011 Finally this spring this vine has produced lots of flower clusters. It's two leader vines are crawling on both sides of my roof beam. Planted: 2009 Height 2.8 metres Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter SpringPollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone, homemade compost, seasol When I Fertilise: Winter Pest Control: None so far. Organic Status:Organic Question: Do I need to remove extra new season's shoots/ flower clusters so as to allow the stronger ones to develop into grapes? Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy   |
Kaffir Lime Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 14hrs Comments: - Had it in a pot before but it started not to do well so i planted into the ground. It also did not do well. After researching i found that it had iron deficiency and after feeding iron chelate, it become very healthy and even flowered and fruited. I use the leaves (dont use the fruit at all) in Thai and Asian dishes such as tom yam soup and curries and rendangs. So far this is the only citrus that is thriving in my garden. It is slow-growing and more than enough to meet the needs of my family. I hardly water it eversince it was well-established and only water during hot summer days. Planted: 2009 Height 0.9 metres Sun/Shade: Medium Sun SpringPollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Citrus Dynamic Lifter Pest Control: Occasionally I get aphids on the young juicy leaves but usually easy to deal with at the early stages of infestations. Just got to get my eyes peeled during spring new growth. Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Brown Turkey Fig 10/10 Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4574 days 16hrs Comments: - I have two brown turkey figs. Both are in pots. One is having developing figs while the other was thought dead till it started to produce green buds and now leaves. Am very very estatic that it is alive and glad that I did not give up and bin it...It is from Fleming's nursery. The other one is just another brown turkey fig tree from a normal nursery and was much cheaper.However, this brown turkey tree did far better than the Fleming's in terms of growth/development and in fact figs from both trees taste equally good. Fruiting Months January, October, November, December Planted: 2009 Growing: In a Pot Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring SpringPollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Worm poo, homemade compost, seasol When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Winter Pest Control: No sprays but netting done to deter birds. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 7 of 13 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy   |
pixzee peach (Grafted) 10/10 Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4847 days 7hrs Comments: - Well, it is just a dwarf sitting in a pot but gives me full size juicy, sweet and fragrant pretty red peaches! My son is not a fruit lover but he adores the pixzee peaches! It is small and easy to care for. This peach is in its second summer. Fruiting Months January, November, December Planted: 2009 Height 0.7 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 2010 Months from Purchase in Pot Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone, seasol When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Pest Control: Mancozeb for peach curl in winter dormant time. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 6 of 6 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Comquat Calamondin Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4936 days 9hrs Comments: - This tree has been a pleasure to have though it hasnt produced tons of fruits. It does flower quite a bit. I find it a very pretty ornamental fruiting tree. It is in a pot. After adding potash, it put on lots of lowers and then fruits but fruits did not grow very big. Oct 2010 : Learnt from Better Homes & Garden that a fat root stock with thin trunk (like mine) means the citrus tree is hungry. Fertilised with lots of potash & blood and bone and Seasol this time, hoping for more flowers and bigger fruits. Planted: 2009 Height 0.9 metres Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lemon grass Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4936 days 9hrs Comments: - I have five clumps of this at various spots in the garden. Looking forward to having my own lemongrass for cooking. Oct 2010 : The five clumps look all brown and dry after winter. The stalks do not look fat enough for harvesting after one year in the ground. Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: None 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 Verbena 10/10 Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4936 days 10hrs Comments: - Love this herb. It has a wonderful lemon smell and I use it for making tea. Oct 2010, last winter every single leaf turned yellowish and dropped. I thought it had given up on me. Came spring and after some pruning, some new leaves are growing. Yipee! Planted: 2009 Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Hand Pollination Pest Control:
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Strawberry Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5225 days 2hrs Comments: - I love this pot of strawberry. It is quite easy to grow in pots and has given me enough to eat. Propagating new ones. Fruiting Months January, November, December Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: Prone to caterpillars so it has gone under netting. 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   |
Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5225 days 2hrs Pollination: Self Pollination 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 |
Olive tree Au0rey's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5225 days 2hrs Comments: - I fell in love with this olive tree when I saw it. I just love the look of them. It must be quite old already as it is huge. Fruiting Months January, November, December Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: None Pest Control: None. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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