Paul And Lina's Edible Backyard

Joined: 14/08/09 Updated: 14/08/10 Frost: Medium
Location: Calvert, QLD, AU

About My Edible Backyard

We just bought our first property and like to grow anything a bit unusual, even though the chill and clay soil make it a bit difficult. It either floods or dries and we have lost some tropical fruit trees ( too young ) but have not given up yet!We have some Transylvanian Naked Neck chooks and a couple of Sussex, one with a very hot temper ( Harry )Our 1/2 acre property is very long, approx 20 by 100 metres and very cleared so are aiming to plant trees for food and privacy. We currently have herbs, strawberries, corn, apple, bananas, mandarin, white, yellow and black sapote, mango, lemon, paw paw and some more.We also dug a small pond which is our Marsh Frog Reserve.Our biggest challenge is the frost and the clay soil and we go through a lot of gypsum every time we plant something.Our rewards are still somewhat sparse but we have a LOT OF EGGS and are struggling to use them. Found a cake recipe using 10 eggs which is good :-)

Cheers

Paul and Lina

Paul And Lina's WISH LIST

Cinnamon Tree

Microcitrus australasica - Finger lime

Jaboticaba - Yellow

Grape - Chambourcin

Coffee arabica

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

yuuuuuuuuuuuum

Carob

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

just a shame it takes so long to produce pods

Breadfruit

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

cool fruit, ate it in brunei but way too tropical for us to grow

North American Paw Paw

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

Cold hardy strewth fruit

Velvet Apple - Grafted

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

strewth fruit!

white strawberry

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

to clean me teeth

durian

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

no way we can grow it but man do we wish we cld

sunflower

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

maybe I can flog one of the neighbours :-) hihi

North American Paw Paw ^10/10

Why Paul And Lina wants it: -

tolerates frost and something unusual

Miracle Fruit (Seedling) ^4/10

Comments: -

I can't wait to play tricks on a mate when they come over for a beer.

I only wish I bought it through Daleys, as I got it posted to me for $28 and it is way to small. We could have got it through Daleys and it would have cost much the same but we would have a nice big plant not a sprout.

Planted: 2010

Height 8 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How long from seed to fruit?

Jakfruit - Black Gold (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

jak fruit tastes like bubblegum and this variety can withstand some frost -

We have had -5 this winter and the Jack Fruit has survived close to our water tanks and under the eve of our house.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Alpaca manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

No pests so far

Question:

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

Comments: -

Frost hardy avocado and tuff as.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None needed

Question:

Pineapple - F180 (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

I planted my pineapple because it was so yummy and it is so easy. Just pull a few leaves of the top base till you have some stem and put it in moist soil and don't water too much.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 8

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Alpaca and chicken manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

snow peas ^10/10

Comments: -

Did not take long for these ones to take off- this is the first plant to actually produce something we could eat.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Months From Seed

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

I live next to Paul and Lina. Paul gave me some of these as soon as they were ready. Yum, yum. They were delicious.

Mulberry - Beenleigh Black

Grumichama - Black

Wampi

Abiu (Cutting) ^8/10

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple

grape - durif

Comments: -

We got these of the coolest dude at Normanby Wines - fingers crossed we can bottle our own wine eventually

Comments

Wicked

raspberry (Cutting) ^7/10

Height 1 metres

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Native Mulberry (Cutting) ^3/10

Height 2 metres

First Fruited: 5 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Organic Status:Organic

Kwai Muk (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 0.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Organic Status:Organic

yellow sapote

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit

Growing: In a Pot

new zealand yam

Growing: In the Ground

Alpinia caerulea - Native Ginger

Growing: In the Ground

Taro Japanese

Growing: In the Ground

Asparagus - Mary Washington

Growing: In a Pot

Strawberry - Maroochy Flame ^10/10

Growing: In the Ground

mint spear

Growing: In the Ground

dill

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

carrot

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

corn sweet

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Pest Control:

Passionfruit - Panama Gold Grafted

Growing: In the Ground

Passionfruit - Panama Red Pandora

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

Grape - Golden Muscat

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Peach

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Williams

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Grafted

Growing: In a Pot

Organic Status:Organic

Ice Cream Bean

Growing: In a Pot

Organic Status:Organic

water melon

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

tomato

Comments: -

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

paw paw

Comments: -

 Beautiful papayas and paw paws line our front walkway with bananas and a couple of pineapples

Planted: 2009

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

broccoli (Seedling)

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: -

About 10 seedlings in pots, willing to sell or swap.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Fig Black Genoa (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Star Apple - Grimmel (Grafted)

Comments: -

 Currently this one is in a pot protected from frost by a shade cloth - will soon plant in ground.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pest Control:

Got a lot of scaly bugs and some black fungus which we keep trying to get rid off ( as seen in photo ) but is surprisingly cold tolerant.

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Panama Red (Grafted)

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Banana - Lady Finger (Seedling)

Comments: -

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Guava Cherry

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Strawberry (Seedling)

Growing: In the Ground

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

(Grafted)

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

White Sapote - Ortega

Loquat (Seedling)

Planted: 2009

Mango - Bowen

Height 1.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Monstera

Soursop (Grafted)

Banana - Cavendish

Jakfruit

Comments: -

frost, still on wish list -will always be no1

Santol

Comments: -

frost