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Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Seedling) 4/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 12 days 5hrs Planted: 2009 Height 1 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash Pest Control: Spray with Confidor. Henry's Tips - Just planted. Flowers have emerged. September 2009: Some growth observed. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. October 2009: Some but very little growth observed. November 2009: Doesn't seem to be thriving. Will persevere. December 2009 to March 2010: Has survived and is a much bigger plant. Will continue to nurse it with lots of TLC. |
Strawberry - Hokowase (Seedling) 6/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 12 days 5hrs Planted: 2008 Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Osmocote Pest Control: Spray with Confidor before fruit forms. Henry's Tips - An acid-free amazingly sweet variety of strawberries. September 2009: Some flowering activity observed. Visible baby strawberries struggling to get through. October 2009 to March 2010: Still producing lots of lovely acid-free sweet strawberries; definitely the best tasting strawberries I have eaten. My grandson Thoren seems to think so too. |
Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted) 7/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 12 days 23hrs Fruiting Months August Planted: 2008 Height 1.5 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash Pest Control: Lime sulphur spray in winter and pest oil mid spring. Henry's Tips - Slow to establish but beginning to show stability in growth. Purchased from Daleys. August 2009: Young fruits starting to appear September 2009: Some growth recorded. All fruit has dropped before maturing. Perhaps its nature's way of emphasizing on plant growth instead of fruit production. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. More growth recorded. October 2009: More growth recorded but all fruit has dropped. November 2009: More growth recorded. No fruiting activity. December 2009 to February 2010: Not much growth this period. Some fruiting activity but fruit drops before ripening. March 2010: No growth recorded. Some fruit on plant waiting to ripen. |