NSW My Edibles

Fig Black Genoa ^10/10

Comments: -

1 meter tall Growing well Newcastle Area

Clay soil mulched raised with good topsoil north facing daily watering

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Question:

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

Comments: - it taste good ,looks good

Planted: 2005

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question: got lime 2years ago ,it flowers but nolimes ,what sort fertilizer i should use and when. i live sydney nsw

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^10/10

Comments: - Grows extremely fast! Fruits prolifically for a young tree, but the slugs love it!

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Slugs love the mulberries - I use Multiguard slug pellets

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: How much to prune this after fruiting?

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - hasnt fruited yet

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter and seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: yates pyrethum gun

Organic Status:Certified

Question: how to grow in a pot

Peach - Elberta

Dwarf Macadamia

dwarf imperal mandarine (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Small tree sweet fruit

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Kumquat - Calomondin (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter, citrus slow release, compost

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: I have just discovered the miracle that is home made white oil - mix one cup of sunflower oil to one quarter cup of washing liquid.  Add one teaspoon of this mixture to each cup of water and spray on both sides of leaves and bark of citrus to control

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

It's a beautiful looking tree and I'm so pleased that it's surviving... we get -7 degree frosts here! Flowered for the first time 2011, so I'm hoping for fruit next year. I'm putting a seedling avocado I've grown in a pot next to it, in case that improves pollination/fruiting.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Sheep manure, lucerne hay

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Persimmon - Nightingale (A) (Seedling)

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2005

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question:

 Hi My persimmon tree is 7-8 yrs old and use to give good fruits before. Last year all the young fruits dropped for some reason and this year I did give fertilizer regularly and branches grew really well. I had many thumb-sized fruits so far, but now they are almost gone! I didn't disturbe the tree. Can please someone let me know hot to retain young fruits? Thank you for your help. Young

Blueberry - Backyard Blue (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: -

Very good flavour of the 6 varieties in my garden. 1m high bush. Recommended.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Has stayed manageable size in the pot. Great tasting fruit, low maintenance tree. Only pests are stink bugs which are easy to control. Pruned roots as well as branches this winter & has a flush of new growth & heaps of fruit set this spring

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

Planted: 2004

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 60 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Pyrethrum or Enviro Oil for stink bugs as needed

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Comments

Hi Sean, I have a Tahitian lime as well in a pot. How do you prune the roots?

hi Chak, sorry for late reply. I just took the whole tree out of the pot & trimmed the roots with a sharp knife & as Daleys advised pruned the foliage at the same rate. Then I put new in potting mix & dynamic lifter, repotted & gave some seasol weekly til it got over the shock. Very easy & responded well. Hope this helps

Fig Black Genoa (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tastes terrific and growing well here

Fruiting Months May and December

Planted: 2010

Height 120 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic 5 in 1

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: I have a bird net ready

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Something eats great holes in the fruit when they are still green and tiny, i haven't been able to catch anything but wondered if it could be the foolish young magpies we have here at the moment

Mango - R2E2 (Grafted)

Comments: -

The fruit is large and juicy and I love the canopy of mango trees which provide a lovely cover and shade.

Rhubarb - Sydney Crimson ^10/10

Comments: -

I have purchased  from Daleys and planted it spring 2011. I have planted some crowns as well from other sources, but this one is doing considerably better.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^10/10

Apple - Pinkabelle (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Only newly planted but the blossoms smell gorgeous! Love Pink Lady's so looking forward to eventual fruit off this.
 Had quite a few blossoms then everything fell off and no fruit. Think I missed it this year but the apple trees are only babies so hoping they "come to life" next year...

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Granny Smith

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Organic Life

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

I am espaliering this tree with 2 other apples- Anna And Golden Dorset in a candelabra shape. This is the first year fruiting - I've had about 10 small apples, very sweet and crisp but don't seem to keep well in the fridge- they become floury.  Fruit fly has been an issue so I will need to take treatment next year.   Spring 2011 - this year more fruit set on all 3 apples. I have thinned some. Growth has reached to top of the fence so will prune in mid summer to reduce growth.

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2008

Height 1.75 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Golden Dorset

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

I didn't think we could grow apples in Sydney; now I might give it a try

How many plants are required to get fruit? Thanks

2 they need a cross pollinator so you must ensure you have the right variety to cross pollinate.

Finger Lime - Grafted ^10/10

Comments: -

Mine never seems to know what it's doing. It flowers and fruits all year round and seems to prefer a pot to the ground. The flowers are a lovely pink and white and the fruit are decorative, really obvious against the small leaves.

It is VERY spikey so don't plants it in a walk-way.

I love it. It is one of my favourites.

Make sure that you tip prune to keep him bushy and watch out for ants farming scale on him.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo (one small amount though!), seasol, charlie carp, worm castings (all in rotation)oh and get your man to wee on it like any other citrus they LOVE it

Pest Control:

Small spiders do seem to like living in the new growth which kills it = remove as best you can with a stick

Jaboticaba (MT) (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

I live in Newcastle. Planted in ground 2 years ago. Growing slowly, but very bushy and healthy. The new growth is pretty reddish leaves. Hasn't fruited yet, but this may take a couple more years. Only 1m tall at present. I water at least weekly during the hot months, and monthly during the cooler weather if it is dry. I only feed it Seasol, Thrive flower and fruit and ocassionly fish emultion. No pest yet. Will prune when it gets to 2 metres, as I want to reach all the fruit :)

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: - Minimum of care and prolific plant

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: nil

Longan - Biew Kiew

Comments: -

A tough tree, but slow establishment; Special care is needed when new leaves come out on very hot days, as the heat can easily burn them. No problem to survive the Winter in NSW, just hibernate in Winter. Grow around 30cm yearly.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Mango - seedling - who knows (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

Just popped out of compost heap when living in Blue Mountains, so I dragged it back here.

No fruit yet, but others in the area go well. I will graft it with a named variety very shortly. It's growing quite well in full sun, on the high/dry side of my garden. I've recently added a swale for it and the other trees in same vicinity.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted)

Comments: -

Has overcome early setbacks. Yet to flower

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Monthly

Bush Lemon Tree (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - It is tough, grown on its own rootstock this tree gets bigger than grafted varieties and has some drought tolerance, we get fruit all year, even during drought. The fruit is a good quality lemon for home use. I have seedlings for swap.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 1970

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: weeeeee!!!

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Washington Navel (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: - Beautiful tasting fruit, also fantastic for privacy from neighbours, with beautiful smelling flowers

Planted: 1983

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 100% in

Guava - Strawberry ^8/10

Comments: -

In pot about to be put in ground.  Since putting in ground in Nov 09 has flourished, starting to flower but hit and miss with pollination. Lots of new growth and flower buds February 10.

Been in ground for 10 months, very happy, abundance  of new growth and lots of flower buds - just ate a guava - flavour great, shame about those tooth breaking seeds.  Plant is wider than it is in height.

Is quite a good tree that produces hugh amount of fruit, again shame about those seeds - might have to try juicing them.

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

Planted: 2007

Height 64 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol, banana special

When I Fertilise: Never and Spring

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Peach - Tropic Snow ^8/10

Comments: -

Fast growing

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Advanced Lime - Tahitian

Small Leaf Tamarind (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - This has been one of my best performers.  Hasn't looked back since planting it.  Very wind resistant and quite drought hardy.  Looking forward to trying the fruits hopefully in 2011  

Planted: 2007

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic