Roch's Edible Backyard

Joined: 21/08/10 Updated: 11/10/10 Frost: Medium
Location: Lynbrook, VIC, AU

About My Edible Backyard

I'm passionate about growing fruit trees in my very small backyard. I've got couple of fruit trees, vegies, herbs, etc.  In Lynbrook (South East of Melbourne) it gets really cold at night in the winter. Biggest challenge is keeping the plants alive during that time.

Persimmon - Dia Dia Maru (A) (Grafted) ^8/10

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Planted as a bare rooted. Fruited within its 1st year. Was amazed with the results. Fruit is very sweet, eventhough you have to wait until its fully ripe. Recommended, no hassle tree.

Prune in winter.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mulberry - Hicks Fancy (Grafted) ^7/10

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Fruited within its 1st year of planting, as a bare rooted tree. Only a handful, which is bit disappointing. 1 of the branches died but the other is growing well. This is a early season variety. No hassle tree. Doesnt like we feet.

Prune in winter.

Planted: 2009

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Peach - Anzac (Grafted) ^4/10

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Bought from Bunnings. Very troublesome. Within 1st year of planting got curly leaf. Only knew it after the leafs came out, which is too late to control. Suspect it had it even before I purchased. Lesson to be learnt, if you plant stone fruits, always remember to do the copper treatment before buds swell. 2years but no fruits yet.

Prune in winter.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

Copper oxychloride spray before buds swell.

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Moringa Oleifera (Seedling) ^5/10

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Bought from Daleys in 2009. Bought it as a seedling probably 50cms. It grew to about 1.5m during the spring and summer in my pot. As it was getting bigger I repotted it to a larger one. It was left outside during the winter as many suggested it's a hardy tree. But it died!! I cant believe I left it outside to die. If you are thinking of growing Moringa put it under cover during wet cold months. I'm not giving up. I'll try again.

Durian

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King of fruits, one of my favourite.

Ok. This is not from my backyard nor has it died. These are the ones I tasted during my trip to Malaysia (Penang). Dont even think of growing them here. They need warm humid environment all year round. So amazing to see there are so many different varieties and the price of a tree is very different to each other. The young grafted trees in my photos are for sale in the local Sunday market.

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^5/10

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This Bacon was from Daley's I bought some time late last year. But died due to root rot. I think the plant was too young to aclimatise to the Melbourne's cold weather, even though it was in a pot. My suggestion is either try to get plants from your area or if you are getting from interstate, climatise it well. Also, too much love will certainly kill it. I now have another Bacon, 2 Hass, and a Pinkerton doing very well.

No pruning, unless its really needed.