My Edibles: Berry Vines VIC

Strawberry - Pink ^10/10

Comments: -

Prolific fruiterer and runs freely

Fruiting Months February, March, April

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Strawberry - Temptation (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Fruits heavily and for a long season

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

Planted: 1985

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 12

Fruit Harvest: 6 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Strawberry - Lowanna (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Beatiful fruit, good cropper

Fruiting Months February, March, April

Height 0.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Wild Strawberry (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Decorative and unusual flavour useful in cooking

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, December

Planted: 2005

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 30

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Update - Just got my first harvest of blueberries! I did lose one to a bird but I quickly netted the plant and protected the rest. The taste of the berries is very subtle with a hint of sweetness and none of the tartness of the store-bought blueberries. 

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Previous update - lots of little fruits have started forming all over where the flowers used to be. I applied some acidic fertiliser once the berries stated started to develop. Looking forward to heaps of tasty fruit, provided the birds don't get to them first!

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I bought this as a seedling from my local nursery this year. After a number of friends had failed attempts with their blueberry plants, I thought I'd give it a go. I did a lot of research before buying it as I had heard that they can be very fussy plants, but hardy, if they like the conditions they're in.

It is important for the soil to be sufficiently acidic. I potted it in a large 50cm glazed pot, with camellia/azalea potting mix and mixed through peat moss (which is acidic). I mulched with pine needles and every now and again throw on ground coffee which also helps to lower the ph in the soil. It's also important to only water with rainwater as tap water can be quite basic with all the chemicals they add to the water these days. 

So far it seems to be doing well. It has grown quite vigorously even in the short time I have had it. It has dropped all its leaves in the winter. Melbourne has had a particularly cold winter so I'm hoping for a good crop this year!

Update - just last week it started flowering following Melbourne's warmest August days on record! The flowers are stunning as you can see in the photo below. I've got my fingers crossed I get some fruit as the flowers are very sensitive to frost and reports of freezing winter days ahead

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Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Guava - Strawberry ^7/10

Planted: 2011

Height 1.7 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Mulberry - Black English

Strawberry (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

I have a few different varieties growing in a big tub in my backyard.  Thankful for the dogs the birds don't go near them but my kids do.  As soon as they see a ripe strawberry or raspberry, it's gone.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Backyard Blue ^6/10

Berry - Youngberry ^6/10

Gooseberry - Captivator ^6/10

Planted: 2011

Water Given in: Spring

Mulberry - Black English (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Actually this is my neighbours tree, a large portion falls on my side of the fence.  I prune and take care of my side, little I can do for the other side.  The kids love picking the berries in summer.  I don't think the berries are as plump as they should be, they feel abit dryish and not juicy but taste sweet.  It's a very large neglected tree.

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

I have two of these.  One I bought recently for $5 from an old italian guy, at the market and the other I bought 2 years ago from bunnings (which died and then rejuvinated it self).  Both curently have fruit on them.  Soon I'll be planting them in a large tub and putting them up against the fence in a sunny position to climb up a trellis.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Highbush (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Planted in my front garden bed which is west facing two years ago, so it gets plenty of sun.  Still a young seedling and is doing ok but hasn't grown as much as I would have liked.  Last year got some fruit, this year nothing because I pruned it back hard in winter to shape it.  I seasoled a month ago.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Williamette

Berry - Thornless Loganberry

Berry - Youngberry

Mulberry - White Shahtoot (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

From all accounts a beautiful, decorative, fruit tree providing shade in summer and deciduous.  Still small at the moment, with new leaf buds about to burst.  I pruned the top of it to try and get it to branch more.  Seems to be happy where it is. Nov 1st 2011- Has grown lateral branches and I managed to find one ( others had dropped off) large, plump fruit about 10 cm long- really impressive!  Tasted sweet but still not ripe enough. Very promising! I am sure will take off during Summer.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2011 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

When can I expect to get fruit?

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Love the large green leaves and looking forward to sampling the fruit of course!    Also, being decidous I hve planted next to our deck to provide shade in summer but let in the winter sun. Hope it grows a lot more this spring onwards.

Fruiting Months November

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2011 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

None required so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Northland

Strawberry - Alinta

Silverberry

Comments: -

Eleagnus x ebbingei 'limelight'

(E.macrophylla x E.pungens)

a variegated cv. , but some branches have reverted to full green lvs. which I'm propagating from.

Actinorrhizal plant , edible drupes, rich in antioxidants

delightfully sweet , though almost invisible flowers

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Silverberry (Cutting)

Comments: -

Eleagnus macrophylla

N-fixer

edible berries, tough plant, great as hedge.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Blueberry - Briggitta ^10/10

Comments: -

I love this variety because it is heavy bearer with very sweet tasting berries. The berries also have long shelf life and can be frozen without losing their shapes. By far, I reckon this is my favourite variety of blueberry.

I have one large mature plant over 1.2 meter high growing in a pot and 5 one-footers also growing in pots. So far they are growing without a fuss. I use a mixture of peat coir, pine bark and garden soil as potting mix. I also add a slow release fertiliser to the mix.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2011

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 4 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Blueberry - Blue Rose ^10/10

Comments: -

I just love blueberries, the Blue Rose was recommended to me by a friend. I have one that is 40cm high and is currently propagating 12 plants from cuttings taken from my friend's mature plant.

They are great fruiters and the flavors are sweet. I have mine in 50cm pot right now and it is doing well. I use peat coir, pine mulch and garden soil as potting mix with extra pea mulch on top.

Fruiting Months January, October, November, December

Height 1.1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: Just birds. I have my fruits conceal in mesh bags once the berries burn blue.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Dennis ^8/10

Comments: - I purchased this variety without releasing it. I thought it was one of the other blueberry varieties I grow at home. I was told by my obsessed Blueberry-lover friend that this variety bares very large fruit with excellent flavours but unfortuantely they don't have a long shelf life and must be eaten within a day. So far it is doing great in a 50cm pot.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - I love this variety because it is an ever-green and suited to pot growing. It gives loads of fruits and is so easy to grow in Melbourne climates. I purchased a few small plants this year and had some potted up and some in the ground. So far they are all doing great. I have removed the flowers off all of the plants as they show up except for one plant. 

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Height 1 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Just have to keep the birds away once the fruits turn blue.

Organic Status:Organic

Cape Gooseberry

Comments: -

Curious to grow this fruit and see what it tastes like.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Will net from birds when fruiting.

Jostaberry (Cutting)

Comments: -

Looking forwrad to tasting these fruit for the first time.

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

none yet. Will net in summer when fruiting to protect from birds.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Cutting)

Comments: -

This is a NELLY KELLY blueberry bush- not BLUE ROSE as described.Such a pretty little bush- full of pink bell shaped flowers. Easy to look after. Produced first crop of blueberries last summer- probably harvested a punnet full.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Height 45 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 7 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Should I move to a larger pot next winter?