QLD My Edibles

Grape - Golden Muscat (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

love the taste

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 30% in Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Hand-pick caterpillars

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

I don't like using poisonous sprays.  Can I get fruit without spraying?

Macadamia 741 ^5/10

Comments: -

 Height 1 mtr (18/01/2012)

This is in the back corner of the garden . I have a path that goes around it so i will be trying to keep it pruned as a cylinder shape .

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Eco88

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Kei Apple ^10/10

Comments: -

Seven in a hedge. The spines are huge! Fruited first December 2011. Fruit is impossible to see until it turns orange and soon after, drops off the plant. The fruit is surprisingly aromatic and quite tart. I stewed some with sugar, and made some into chutney.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 7

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pawpaw - Southern Red (Seedling)

Comments: -

i love this plant because it looks beautiful and it has yummy tasting fruit i currently have it in the pot that it came in when i bought it from daleys it is on the verandah getting a good lot of rain rain always makes things grow a bit faster.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

how tall does this plant get before it starts to fruit

Orange - Valencia

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

I just loved the description of a fruit that tasted like lemon delicious pudding, took a punt, bought one, it has only ever given me one fruit, i tasted it and was sold! There are masses of flowers on it now but no fruit set even though i'm keeping the water up (you'd think in Brisbane we'd have high enough humidity) so i'm having a go at hand pollination. The suspense is killing me. I hope it works.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fruit tree fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

update - have had wonderful success with hand pollination

Avocado - Secondo (A) (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

would love some avos, so i bought a couple of hass and a secendo.  planted march, established but all slowed nearly to a stop over winter. beginning of spring, secendo flowered and is  now flushed with new growth. hass buds beginning to bloom mid spring.

Planted: 2011

Height 500 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

I have used no pest control. noticed stems and trunks of hass avos with brown blotches, any ideas?  Also new growth on secondo is being eaten by small, long, green insects similar to a praying mantis. Pyrethrum spray says do not use on new growth and i would like a safer option. would a garlic or white oil spray be ok on a secendo? 

Lime - Kaffir (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Only had it for about 6 months and it's covered in fruit

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic at planting

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none, just pick off any bugs we find

Organic Status:Certified

ceylon spinach (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

It grows really vigorously throughout the tropical summer. It grows from seeds, or cutting. When you cut a stalk to harvest, you can replant after removing the leaves and it will continue growing. As a food plant, it is very versatile - can be eaten raw or cooked.

Planted: 2008

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

We've never had pests on our ceylon spinach, even when we have caterpillars on other plants in the garden.

Rocoto Tree Chilli ^6/10

Comments: -

Update 06-Dec-2011:Tree doing really well and producing lotsa chillies :) New pic attached. The chillies are not very hot though.

Update 30-Sep-2011:

The tree is doing well after planting it in the ground since i last posted about the aphids problem.

Love the idea of having a chilli tree !!!

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pawpaw - Red RD6 Hybrid (Grafted)

Planted: 2010

Height 100 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Apply copper based spray as leaf emerges

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Question: The leaves seem to have a mosaic infection, they emerge, then change colour to a darker green, almost seethrough and the tips curl.

(Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - They didn't die!!

Planted: 2010

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

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

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

I'm growing this as a hedge and am very happy.

It tends to grow upwards and I have been pulling some of the branches to the side to get it to fill out.  Very happy with the result

I prune every three or so months to keep the hedge look. After 2 years it hit approx 2 metres, my desired height.  We did a renovation at about the time, lost one and damaged another.  The damaged plant was stressed and has now started to fruit.  The others have not yet.

Very happy with the hedge, very hapy with the fruit.

My three year old loves to go and check if there are fruit and eat any that are ready

Fruiting Months February, October, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

My chickens get some bugs off them.

I also have some fruit fly traps

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hi Simon in sunny Brisbane.Good photos. We had one in northern NSW.Slow to start but at 5-7yrs flowered & fruited profusely.We watewred to establish when young then it really looked after itself. A very dense tree, branching more as it got older 1.5m W x 3+m H. I hope your hedge goes well, you'll probably get loads of fruit.

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Nectarine - Sunraycer

Comments: - Planted in a duo with Florda Prince peach. Appears to be growing extremely well and even has one fruit!

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee K7 (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Yes I'm a huge fan of coffee trees and have made a few cups of coffee using my own beans. I am a huge novice but very much enjoy the understanding I get from doing it by myself. Even though I have quite a few plants I don't think I will be able to support my coffee addiction from them.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2005

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Cross Pollinator Variety: Catui

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Coffee Grounds

Pest Control:

Ants are the biggest problem.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Harvesting

Comments

How do you de-husk coffee

It is best to buy a machine.

testing coffee

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Raspberry - Williamette

Dwarf Lemonade (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

I like lemonade fruit as it has a more sweet flesh than lemons in general and makes a good refreshing drink when cold. Many years ago I remember purchasing this fruit at a selected fruit and vegie shop at Clayfield in Qld. I have never seen this fruit anywhere else except at Fruit World in NSW.

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Complete Citrus Feed and slow release fertiliser. (Searles)

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Pest Control:

White oil

Question:

I like to know why the flowers are not staying on. I've provided the plant with correct fertlizer, it's in a pot but I'm contemplating placing in the ground with real soil but not sure when to do this.

Will I need to place some type of support in the ground. i.e. a stick to help the plant support itself?

I\'m searching where I can buy Lanzones and Santol Tree ^5/10

Comments: -

I love the sweet taste of the fruit

Growing: In a Pot

Question:

Where I can buy the trees?

Angel Peach - High Chill (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

 Very fast growing tree. Doesn't spread out too much and grows more tall than out. Also doesn't lose its leaves in winter like my other stone fruit. It stays nice and green and lush. I just have to beat the geese to the fruit this year so I can review the taste.

Planted: 2010

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Thrive, goose effluent.

Pest Control:

Fruit fly traps seem to work very well.

Question:

Fig Black Genoa (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chicken poop and homemade compost

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Peach - Sunset Backyard Beauty (Grafted)

Comments: -

I have two of these little guys and I am loving the smallness. There hasn't been much movement in terms of growth but I guess that is what winter will do.

Planted: 2011

Height 250 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: handful of multi-purpose mulch

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Does anyone have any general advice on the grafted dwarf variaties? I think there *may* be a bacterial canker (i.e sap ooze) or the remenants of tip borer. I trimmed the oozy areas away and am now awaiting spring

Achacha (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 1.5% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Not sure how this apple will go in out subtropical climate.  We are actually situated up in the hills away from the coast so it gets a bit colder here, so I'm hoping this tree won't be a total loss.

The last 2 winters here have been quite warm so I'm very surprised that I have harvested 3 granny smith apples over that time.

I have shaped this tree by pulling down the branches so that they are horizontal, and this has also made prunning so much easier......all I have to do is thin out the stragglers and cut the vertical growths by about 2/3rds.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None so far, but will need to cover fruit from the birds.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Passionfruit - Panama Red

Jaboticaba ^6/10

Comments: -

Have not tasted the fruit yet. My tree is in the ground for nearly four years now and I hope it starts fruiting soon. Grows well.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Persimmon - Izu (NA) ^10/10

Comments: -

Fruit weigh 183 g and taste deliciously  sweet hard or soft

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

no sprays used.  Not much white oil.

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Heritage ^9/10

Comments: -

very easy to grow and sends thousands of runners every year :)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, November, December

Planted: 2009

Height 1.4 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

nil

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Dwarf Macadamia (Seedling) ^8/10

Planted: 2005

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 12

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Question: