Kathy's Edible Backyard

Joined: 12/10/11 Updated: 26/01/12 Frost: None
Location: , Maleny, Qld,

About My Edible Backyard

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Lychee (not sure what variety) (Grafted)

Comments: -

(2011) So far all fruit has fallen - maybe too young.

Shaded from winds and too much sun in a banana grove.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

NO water given - it rains enough!

Coffee arabica

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The idea of growing coffee!

The promise of perfumed flowers.

The promise of red berries along the branches.

A lovely glossy fast growing tree.

2011 - october  - december star shaped scented flowers all alnong each branch waing for beans!

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Tahitian

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Easy to grow;

Beautiful perfumed flowers;

Fruits easily and quickly. Most of the fruit drops off (sting bugs? or too much fertilizer? Tring less blood and bone and giving some potash to encourage fruiting (it gets a lot of flowers!)

Planted: 2007

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone; manure

Pest Control: Only problem: citrus stink bug. They denude branches and suck the sap from developing fruit causing fruit drop. Once I see them, I flick to the ground (with a stick) and stamp on them to kill them.

Organic Status:Organic

banana - lady finger

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love the sweet bananas

easy to grow - only 'problem' - the birds and bush turkeys who get to the bananas first (I plan to put a bag around some - and leave some open so the birds can eat and so can I)

Height 3 metres

Qty: 20

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit

Comments: - I'm looking forward to night blooming flowers and the amazing shape and colour of the fruit - and the taste too!

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

Organic Status:Organic

Persimmon - Nightingale (A)

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Love the taste of persimmon

Love the colour of the fruit on the branches

Love the fact the fruit can be grown without fruit flies destroying it

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Grape - Black Muscat

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The grapes are very tasty (though they have leathery skins).

The fun of having a grape vine climbing a hot red wall!

Planted: 2006

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Misty (Seedling)

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Small cream flowers with a blueberry base! 

New growth in this its first spring; fruits maturing. It does indeed like the red soils up here at Maleny.

Planted: 2011

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone; compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Water on first planting - after NO

Monstera

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It grows and fruits with no help at all. And prefers shady areas that other plants don't like.

Its fruit is delicious but because of the way it ripens it's not sold in shops - so ideal to grow.

It's huge leaves look great as it climbs up the shed wall.

Height 3 metres

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Camellia sinensis - Tea (Seedling)

Comments: - Well, it's an experiment. Will it grow in Maleny?

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Bernicker

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magnificent tree;

beautiful glossy foliage;

no problems at all (at least so far - in Maleny).

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone; manure

Pest Control: None required so far!

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Black English (Seedling)

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Maybe not this variety - but has black juicy mulberries (the regular type of mulberry). Beautifully sweet if left to get ripe on the tree.

Love the currawongs (sort of) who share the harvest. And a fig bird too!

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Comments

Water NEVER!

Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted)

Comments: - Fruit sweet

Fruiting Months May, June, July

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 1% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone, compost, manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: White oil for scale (it gets a lot as sadly I planted in down from a shed which has no gutters - and so the roof water flows past the plant).

Organic Status:Organic