BFT's Urban Farm's Edible Backyard

Joined: 10/08/09 Updated: 07/09/10 Frost: None
Location: 375 Riverton Dr N, Shelley, WA, AU

About My Edible Backyard

North Facing on the rivers edge (salty) a mix between a garden and an urban farm.

Soil: sand over shell clay mix oversand, improved with organic matter and added sand.  biggest challenge in the soil is the old lawn sections.

Water always remains an issue in summer (we like mulch)

Banana (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

You just got to love bananas,

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, December

Planted: 2004

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and piss

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Peach - Tropic Beauty (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Good early fruit, flowers in August good for my fake cherry blossum, new planting

Planted: 2008

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Hardy little tree that I have transplanted about 3 times, Lots of fruit, really got me onto the low chill varieties.  Apples are crisp eated straight from the tree, good for cooking as well 

Fruiting Months December

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Picking any fallen fruit,  are struck by fruit fly in bad years but larvae don't develope

citrus pomello (Grafted) ^8/10

Fruiting Months June, July, August, September

Planted: 2002

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 100 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

no spray

fruit fly traps and control of dropped fruit

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Sweet and juicy left on the tree as long as possible

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

Planted: 2005

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost manure trace elements potash

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

Fruit fly traps and collecting all droped fruit

Organic Status:Organic

Pear Sunshine

Comments: - Tropical low chill
Just planted

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pear Bonza

Comments: - Tropical low chill
Just planted

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Coffee - Catui ^5/10

Comments: -

Just planted

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

apple johnaton (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Used as a cross pollinator of my Fuji apples

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2005

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Cape Gooseberry (Cutting) ^6/10

Comments: -

In danger of taking over my vegi patch

Fruiting Months January, February, March, October, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

apple fuji (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Fuji apples shoulded grow in Perth but I get about 10 apples a year

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Peach - miniture pink (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Sold as a miniture pink flowering peach but has beautafull white flesh peaches with the right cross polinator, not sure what that polinator is

Fruiting Months February

Height 0.5 metres

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Peach - Valley Red ^7/10

Comments: -

new planting part of the miniture collection

Height 0.5 metres

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Peach flavourcrest (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Late variety, new planting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

nectarine nectazee (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

mini tree heavy fruit

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Nectarine - Goldmine (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

New planting to cover the late fruit requirement

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Starkrimson (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

I have just planned this as an experiment, probably not cold enough.  I have put ice around the tree on the coldest night this year 3 deg

Planted: 2009

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Almond - Self Pollinating Papershell

Pollination: Self Pollination

guava - Haning (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Variation of the smooth skined Hawaiian, apple sized fruit, light flavoured white flesh, small seed ball.  our favourite eating guava

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Height 2 metres

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fruit fly trapping and early picking

Organic Status:Organic

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Pink guava are the best for cooking, strong flavour

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2002

Height 3 metres

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fruit fly trapping and early picking

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica ^6/10

Comments: -

Coffee in Perth it is possible a couple of pots of home grow every year

Fruiting Months October and November

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none - but is suseptable to fruit fly

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon Grass (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

used as a border, dung up and replanted as needed for kitchen or market days

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic