MandaB's Edible Backyard
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11/06/11 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy MandaB Love's Edible Plants I love having fresh, delicious fruit in my back yard. The variety, taste and freshness are my motivators. Chemical free is an added bonus. I love gardening but only recently had any success with it. We bought our first home and suddenly I can successfully grow anything! (accept avocados!) My biggest challenge is my partner. He has the wippersnipper and the money! I find it is difficult getting stock in the city for a resonable price, plants, mulch and poo are expensive in Brisbane and that is assuming you can get it at all. I have an acre with poor hard clay soil at the front and good river flat soil at the back with large rocks in the middle. The orchard is watered with the biocycle water so rainfall is only an issue if there is too much! The chooks are my fertilisers but I found the citrus need more than chook poo to flourish. I have a large vege garden and an working on having a constant supply for the house.  Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsMandaB Forum ContributionsGood nurseries around brisbane - yes thats it Templex!..4692 days 14hrs Good nurseries around brisbane - There is a nursery on the south side on beaudesert road in Sunnybank just past Hungry Jacks they have many tropicals and seem to know what they are talking about I have picked up a few things from here that I couldnt find anywhere else. Good luck. I cant ..4695 days 18hrs Grwoing prickly pear - What do they taste like?..4833 days 14hrs Crimson seedless grapes - I have the same one from Bunnings on a post and rail fence. Mine died right back and I had decided it was dead but it has come back to life and now is 2-3 feet tall and leafy. I also wondered how to train it. I was planning to use that as my excuse to vis..4833 days 14hrs Fruit sighting - LOL I have gotten free Rambutan the same way! Quite a few woolworths in Brisbane have them. I successfully grew a longan from seed (then neglected it) and a Lychee no problem. I think Rambutan need a shallow planting havnt had much luck with them as yet..4833 days 14hrs |
MandaB's WISH LISTCarambola 6/10Why MandaB wants it: - I would love some seeds to plant. Rambutan 10/10Why MandaB wants it: - I love rambutan and the kids at school think they are amazing. Has anyone successfully grown one in Brisbane. I have a nice warm rock to try it on but I cant get stock, I may try planting seeds again I am pretty sure they need to be planted shallow as the ones I tried last year died before reaching the surface of the soil. If anyone can help me get one that would be great. |
Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted) 10/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4695 days 18hrs Comments: - pretty tree, supposed to be tasy and productive. Tried my first fruit of this just now, it was delicious! sweet and juicy, one seed per section easy to peel. Fruited very quickly its only been in the ground a year and it has 8 fruit. I dont pick them off when the trees are young as I have plenty of water (biocycle) and no need for extra deep roots. Height 1.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: downhill from chook run Pest Control:
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Tangelo - Minneola (Grafted) 10/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4695 days 18hrs Comments: - This is planted over my late cat and she has proved to be valuable fertiliser, it is twice the size of the other citrus planted at the same time! I love this fruit. It can vary from quite sweet to sour/bitter so try to get one you like. I love them all and will probably plant another one. Fruiting Months April, May, June Height 2.5 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 8 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 12 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Summer, Winter, Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: downhill from chook run Organic Status:Organic Question: Should I prune it back a bit it has 2 long branches and looks like it may be unstable loaded with fruit. I left it and it now has fruit on which are pulling the branches down into a lovely drooping shape, I will prune by a third when I pick the fruit as it will be too heavy loaded with fruit. 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 |
Passionfruit - Panama Red Pandora 8/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4743 days 23hrs Comments: - Gowing slightly faster than the yellow. These are juicy and tastey. Height 3 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: complete When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Pest Control: watch for possums helping you prune. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 10 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) 9/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4743 days 23hrs Comments: - fruiting hedge! I have this planted in a mixed hedge with fejioa it is pruned to ensure a bushy growth. I needed some privacy along one side of my block and daleys had a special on so..... Fruiting Months January Planted: 1010 Height 40 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 23 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Summer Pruned By: 20% in Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: complete When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: potential fruitfly feast but they havnt bothered mine yet and we have heaps of fruit and fruit flys! Organic Status:Organic Question:
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Guava Yellow Cherry (Seedling) 7/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 22hrs Comments: - We used to eat these from a friends tree as kids It is a beautiful round tree and pretty in fruit. It fruits a lot! Mine is planted from seeds I ordered online and is only 2 inches high! Fome 6 seeds I got 2 sprouts one survived! Height 8 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Low Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee (Grafted) 9/10MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - this is some rare delicious type I will check what it is later on. Fresh lychees are sooooo much better then supermarket lychees. The trees are stunning features in a yard too. Height 70 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch When I Fertilise: Yearly Organic Status:Organic 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 |
Loquat - Seedling (Seedling) 10/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - fruit is yummy like a pineapple crossed with a lemon and a hint of vanilla. Doesnt keep at all though. Good looking rainforest type tree would suit any large garden. the large furry leaves are generous suppliers of mulch. Plant a seed it will grow! Supposed to fruit in winter but I think mine was a bit late. Fruit is generous early in life we had a bout 10 in the first 6 months. Fruiting Months July and August Height 2.5 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 8 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Summer Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: This tree is known to harbour fruit fly over winter, as yet they are too busy with my tomatoes to notice the loquot! Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 6 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Feijoa (Seedling) 9/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - this grows quickly, has branches from ground level and is also called the pineapple guava. I planted it for a kiwi friend who misses them from home. It hasnt fruited yet but it grew so well I planted a mixed guava hedge along my side fence. If I can keep my hubby away from the wippersnipper it will look good (it currently has 4 gaps!) Height 2 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 23 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Summer Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: I have heard these are loved by fruit fly. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 6 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Mulberry Black (Seedling) 10/10MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - Wow what a fast growing tree. Delicious fruit! And it fruits early in life. I have fond memories of climbing mulbery trees from my childhood and wanted my kids to do the same. To ensure you get good strong low branches cut the top 2cm off your tree when it is 1.2 metres high. It will branch within a growing season.I tried a few sharshoot white ones and thought they tasted boring by comparison plus the purple fingers are half the fun! Fruiting Months August, September, October Height 3.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: no pests Organic Status:Organic Question: What months does it fruit in Brisbane? Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fig White Adriatic (Grafted) 8/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - good looking tree, sweet fruit, deciduious. It seems to have fruit most months but we never get to eat any ( between the kids, birds and possums I think) Height 0.7 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Summer Pollination: Self Pollination When I Fertilise: Never Pest Control: A net might be a good idea but its too small to bother with ATM. When its bigger I will net it to ensure I get to try the fruit. Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 5 of 10 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
orange Blood (Grafted) 9/10MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - I really enjoy the taste and colour of blood orages, the red looks great in salads and they are very juicy. I am not sure what type of blood orange this is or even if there is more than one tpye! It came from the Jimboomba markets. Height 1.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook mulch and complete fetiliser When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: pest free Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Orange - Navelina 9/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 24hrs Comments: - every backyard needs at least one orange tree-, they are beautiful and hardy Height 1.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch and complete fetiliser once so far When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: It has a beautiful large caterpiller living on it, doing some damage but too pretty to squash, it is in a cacoon now, I may regret not squishing it in the future... Organic Status:Organic Question: this is a navelina on swingle rootstock so does that make it a dwarf? How big will it grow? Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 8 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted) 10/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 24hrs Comments: - I want apples! And I live in Brisbane! We grew apples in Alstonville when I was a kid they were so much nicer than the supermarket ones we eat ATM. I cant wait until this fruits! Height 70 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook poo plus mulch When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control:
Organic Status:Organic Question: Can any one get any other types of tropical apples? I know there are a few different types but eveyone is out of stock. I need minimum chill types because its only going to get warmer as the city spreads out towards my place. 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 |
Raspberry - Heritage (Cutting) 9/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 24hrs Comments: - I love Rasberries and was pleasently surprised to find I could grow them in Brisbane. It fruits twice a year too! Sept and Feb yum! Fruiting Months February and September Planted: 2010 Height 60 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 0.1 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Summer Pruned By: 100% in Pollination: Self Pollination When I Fertilise: Never Pest Control: Keep my husband and the mower away! Organic Status:Organic Question: has anyone actually pruned a heritage to the ground in winter? I was told to mow it down after the feb fruiting, but havnt got the guts to yet! Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 11 of 15 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Mango - Bowen Seedling (Seedling) 9/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 24hrs Comments: - love the fruit as do the kids! Its growing well with a handful of mixed fetiliser giving it a boost this summer. I am surprised it hasnt died from waterlogging with all this rain we have had the soil around it is mud! Height 1 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Summer Fertiliser or Organics Used: randomly when I feel like it its mulched with chook pen cane mulch Organic Status:Organic Question:
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Passionfruit - Panama Sweet Gold (G) (Grafted) 7/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4695 days 18hrs Comments: - We ate these as kids they grew everywear. I am stuggling to get this one to take off. It should be fruiting this year but I think it will be another year yet. The black are more hardy but these taste sweeter. If it ever fruits I will try to grow some seedlings and see if they are stronger. My sister grows these in terrible sandy soil near the coast very successfully so I will try again! Height 3 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: complete When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Pest Control: possums love to prune them when young, beware! Organic Status:Organic Question: How can I boost the growth rate? Hmmm, I couldnt find this today after hubby mowed, I wonder if it will pop back up. 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 |
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Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) 1/10 MandaB's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4849 days 23hrs Comments: - The leaves drooped then fell off, its still in the ground perhaps alive....help! Both my avocados have died the same way but the mango seems happy? thinking I may have a soil bacteria problem or it may be drainage..... Pollination: Self Pollination 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 |
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