My Edibles: Berry Vines

blueberry - rabbit eye

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These guys didn't cope too well with grey WA dust despite every attempt to improve the soil. They are now in pots - although the pots are burried in the ground so the rim of the pot is covered by the mulch. Despite sharing a bed with thriving citrus these guys and seem much happier in a specialist mix. I'm seriously thinking that come spring I will replace them with carpet roses - they just look scraggly in the location

Flowers have started emerging during August

Planted: 2009

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 5

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

try a misty and sharpe. they seem to be best performers in perth. they need much lower ph than citrus - 5 to 5.5 and need to be kept moist

oops i read it was in bed with citrus. I now see its in a pot in bed with citrus...

raspberry - Unknown

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I actually thought I had killed this plant, but it has bounced back for spring. The plant was purchased to cultivate my husband's appreciation of gardening (as he is a fan of raspberries)

Planted: 2010

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 80% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

None - I've not seen any pests yet

Question:

Mulberry - White Shahtoot (Seedling) ^10/10

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vigourous growth

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

fruit eaten by possums, lorikeets

Mulberry - Black English

Planted: 2006

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Grafted) ^10/10

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I bought this in late summer 2009 and I transfered it into a large pot and got a small handfull of berries. It's now mid August 2010 and it has more than 100 fruit growing that should be ripe in a few weeks and I am hoping for a second crop in mid summer. A fantastic little tree and I can't believe that it has produced fruit so quickly a hit with my three year old I can tell you. He is eagerly awaiting until the berries are ripe to eat them which means they must taste pretty good if my fussy eater loves them. I am considering getting a couple more and gifting them to friends and family for Xmas.

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

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

This post is really helpful as I want a mulberry tree but don't have anymore place for another tree in the ground. What size pot are you growing this in? How long can the tree be left in the pot? Any special potting mix to be used? Whats the name of this variety? Cheers Abhi

I am just using a large pot I got from bunnings its probably 40 - 50cms high you would need to transplant the tree every 2 or so years into a larger pot. Another idea instead of a pot is bonsai bags I have a couple apples and madarins in bonsai bags and they are growing quite well. i just used an all purpose good quality potting mix with some compost but the dwarf black mulberry that i have is quite tolerant. Except for some chook poo and water I don't do anything to it.

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue (Seedling) ^9/10

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First time growing. Has flowered very well through winter with some fruiting.

Fruiting Months November and December

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Goji Berry ^5/10

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Good source of antioxidants. No fruit yet and bush/vine is growing very sparcely.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry ^5/10

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Has been nibbled heavily by possum, but still hanging on.

Planted: 2010

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Rubus parvifolius - Wild Raspberry ^7/10

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Another bush tucker fruiting vine.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Blueberry - Biloxi ^7/10

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Love blueberries. At the moment these plants are forgiven for looking scraggley because they have flowers- yay!

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Strawberry - Festival (Seedling) ^5/10

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I love strawberries- who doesn't? I have these grwoing in a semi-hydroponic system. For some reason the fruit a very, very small. It is in a semi-shade position so it may be due to lack of sun, or maybe because the plants are small. Maybe I need more fertilzer...

Planted: 2010

Height 15 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 5

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Cutting) ^10/10

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Recent purchase straight from Daley's nursery at Kyogle. Didn't have this one yet, and loved berries and silworms as a kid. Good jam fruit too. Dwarf for extra space.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Mulberry - Dwarf Black ^10/10

Comments: - I have taken this plant to three places now. Uprooting it every time. It is a fighter and bounces back with a vengeance each time. Love love love this plant.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control: none

Strawberry - Maroochy Flame

Comments: - My strawberries love the rock wall, I started with six plants and two years later I had six hundred. They share the wall with chives, spinach, gerbras, echincea and paper daisies. I had the best crop ever until the bower birds discovered them.

Fruiting Months September

Syzygium luehmanii - Riberry

Wild Strawberry

Comments

Can you eat them?

Pipturus argenteus - Native Mulberry

Glycosmis trifoliata - Orange Berry

Austromyrtus dulcis - Midjim Berry

Cape Gooseberry

Comments: - Grows wild, mostly in cleared areas. A better weed than most, soft wooded, no thorns, edible fruit. I have to harvest them as soon as the crop starts before fruit fly get into them.

Comments

Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Comments: - Slow growing, replacement tree, first one did nothing, 2nd one growing well

Planted: 127

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, cow manure and lucerne hay mulch.

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Cutting)

Comments: - After the tree has finished cropping in the spring, cut 1/3 off it for a second crop in the autumn. There are no fig birds around in during the autumn crop to eat all the fruit.

Fruiting Months March, April, September, October

Planted: 127

Qty: 1

Comments

Blueberry - Sharpblue (Cutting)

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This is the only blueberry to survive the harsh dry season at the end of 2009, it is struggling.

Planted: 127

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Panama Berry (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - My favourite browsing tree. Fast growing, beautiful wide canopy makes it a great shade treefor warm frost free spots.

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

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Summer

Cape Gooseberry ^7/10

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One of my favourite fruits as a kid, it would grow wild in the park near us. I have several plants- one had two fruit but were eaten by the possum before I could enjoy them. The others seem to suffer die back on the tips somehow...

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 5

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Grafted) ^10/10

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What a wonderful little tree.  Fruited from the first season and hasn't looked back - just keeps on giving.

Have just been given some chooks so I'm sure the mulberry tree are going to enjoy sharing its spot with them.

Cut it back a little late but even so covered in fruit.  It is in the chook pen now so should get lots of nitrogen from now on.

Height 9 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Lots of chicken manure mainly

Pest Control:

Non-existant at this stage.

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^9/10

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Just planted november 2009 but already doubled its size.  Great expectations.

Looking great and growing beautifully.

Got two very late mulberries off this tree.  I am looking forward to a full crop - hopefully it will start fruiting soon.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chicken manuar mainly

Pest Control:

None at this stage.

Organic Status:Organic

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry (Grafted) ^7/10

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Only planted Oct 2009 and seems to be very slow growing though looks very healthy.  Looking forward to trying this fruit.

No fruit yet.

Height 1 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, blood

Pest Control:

None at this point.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How long does this take to produce - does anyone know?

Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^8/10

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Just started shooting and fruiting and I am excited in anticipation of tasting this amazing looooong mulberry.  Everyone who see the size of the fruit is impressed.  I hope the taste matches the size and length of this fascinating fruit tree.

Fruiting Months October

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Not necessary so far!

Organic Status:Organic

Irish Strawberry Tree ^6/10

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Arbutus unedo

Apparently you'll only try this one once.  Suppose to be a very nice tree with red and yellow lage marble size fruits

Planted: 2009

Height 400 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination