My Edibles: Berry Vines

Mulberry - Beenleigh Black (Cutting)

Comments: -

Taste, shade, appearance.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 7 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Free range chickens

Midyim Berry (Seedling)

Comments: -

This is supposed to be one of the few really tasty bush-tucker fruits so I thought I'd try it. Fruit is a small berry that is white with blue-black spots. Generally free of pests and diseases. Is low-growing (gen. 80-100cm) and can be planted in most spots as long as ground is constantly moist.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Should only need bird-netting for fruit.

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Comments: -

I love, and now the kids too, mulberrys. This variety sounds great - a dwarf tree with tasty long fruit.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mulberry - Black Shahtoot? (Cutting)

Comments: -

A cutting from a tree growing wild on an undeveloped block I hope to nurture this plant and put it in the naturestrip. The fruit are delicious (although nothing beats the Black English) and the parent plant has survived years of neglect and no water in unimproved soil (at least 10 metres above the water table) so the cutting should be tough! I'm planning on espilaring it against the fence (in a pot) and keeping a close eye on the berries to prevent paver stains.

Maybe my husband won't notice!

From a 10cm cutting in November 2010 it is now 1m high in October 2011 and covered in fruit. Clearly a tough weed (that will never be released from a pot!) By Jan 2012 it has its second crop of fruit (I've not seen such a thing before) and is 1.5m high. This plant is a weed!! I intend to plant it out on the verge come autumn as it cannot stay in the pot (it will stain pavers and grows too quickly).

May 2012 - the plant has put on MORE berries ... and been relocated to the verge. It was pruned heavily to assist with shape and root growth (as vandals killed the mango previously on the verge - although there are thorny roses planted around the mulberry to discourage this!). The prunings have been turned into about 20 cuttings. Plant is recovering well and hopefully will soon realised that cropping from spring to winter is a bit keen!!

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Great tasting fruit and tree. Growing in a pot and has a great shape, leaf and bark. 

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Compost

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Fruit Fly baits

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry- Black

Comments: -

I love, and now the children do too, the sweet and juicy fruit which is best eaten straight off the tree.  I'm not sure of variety I have, but fruit are about 30-35mm long, black and fat. Main fruiting is in spring, but can have some small, extra flushes of fruit in Summer and Autumn.  Can be messy due to staining fruit, and dropping  large leaves late Autumn (is deciduous).  Is a very fast grower and can be quite big - best to get a dwarf variety in an urban environment.  If in rural environment, go big! (Watch-out though, as livestock love the leaves and will "prune" quite heavily). 

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2010

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control:

Nothing required.  Bird netting may be needed in some areas.

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cape Gooseberry

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Blueberry - Biloxi ^9/10

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: misty

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol when planted, a bit of blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Misty (Cutting)

Comments: -

Love blueberries, bought two 3 months ago.

Planted: 2012

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: biloxi

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol when planted, a bit of blood and bone

Pest Control:

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Organic Status:Organic

jostaberry - ribes x nidigrolaria

Comments: - Autumn 2012: Can't wait to try the berries. They are supposed to be pretty yummy - cross between black currants and a couple of gooseberry varieties.

Planted: 2012

Qty: 1

Berry - Boysenberry

Comments: -

Summer 2012: gift from my lovely friend Rose

Planted: 2012

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Have planted around edge of island in new fish pond that I had excavated. Is not ideal yet (pond not full), but they are doing quite well so far, intermingled with comfrey, and around an old big mulberry on the island. 

Had a little bit of fruit on it from the nursery, looks like it will mostly all ripen happily

Fruiting Months August and September

Planted: 2011

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 0.25 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Guava - Strawberry ^10/10

Comments: -

Going very well, no maintenance, no problems with fruit fly as had been reported by some locals. Growing brilliantly now, fruited moderate amount of small but nice fruit, over a fairly short period, within first year in ground. Is in position to be espaliered around the mandala garden it's planted outside

Planted: 2009

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None required so far

Organic Status:Organic

Berry - Elderberry (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Using as a privacy plant because not much more room for evergreens.  Recently into ground, had been going happily in pot, nothing really to report.

Will be fun to make champagne from the flowers etc :)

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Irish Strawberry Tree - arbutus canariensis

Comments: -

Summer 2010: This one was a gift from my sister. She picked it cause it sounded interesting (and she knew I didn't already have it!).

The flowers are pretty but it hasn't fruited yet. It does have lovely bright green new growth.

Spring 2011: lots of new growth. Since spring started it has doubled in volume!

Summer 2011: I don't think that it likes all the rain. Getting brown patches on the inside of a lit of the folliage. Fingers crossed the weather warms up soon.

Summer 2012: The browning has stopped but the growing tips were all getting droopy. I decided not to cut them off just in case and it paid off cause there was nothing wrong with them - they were flowering!!!

Planted: 2010

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol, Charlie Carp, worm juice (in rotation)

Pest Control: Ants seem to be farming some sort of GINORMOUS fat black bloated scale things on the hardened off branches (just where the leaves come out). I picked as many off as I could and then sprayed it with pest oil.

Guava - Strawberry ^9/10

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Raspberry - Winter Fruiting

Comments: -

Summer 2011: They haven't fruited yet but I am looking forward to comparing with the Summer fruiting ones.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Strawberry

Planted: 2009

Rubus rosifolius - Rose Leaved Raspberry

Comments: -

Autumn 2012: My lovely partner brought this home with him from a holiday at a friend's house. Can't wait to compare the fruit.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Mulberry - Black English ^9/10

Comments: - Our tree is huge and graceful. Its beautiful to look at and beautiful to eat.We prune off the dead canes from the inside each year, and its about 3m2 inside now. My kids use it for a cubby house:)The fruit ripens in waves; raining berries for about 3 days, then next to none for the next 3-5 days. While the berries are falling, we put a sheet under the tree, and the first ones dont have time to spoil before the berry shower ends.Apart from fresh handfuls straight off the tree, we like to blend the berries with a little sugar and pour over vanilla ice-cream. A favourite summer treat!

Fruiting Months January, October, November, December

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Hicks Fancy (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: - Large fruit,

Height 2 metres

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Panama Berry

Comments: -

Fast growing good looking tree. Planted in Sep 2011 and it is nearly 2m tall, but still no fruit. I had one berry so far. Flowers are falling off for some reason. I hope it starts fruiting soon. I read about this tree and decided to grow it for the supposedly abudant fruit.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Grasshoppers are hand picked and fed to chickens.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Why are the flowers falling off?

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

Comments: -

New tree, planted 6 months ago and doubled in size since. Had a few fruits already.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

not needed yet

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Atherton (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Very easy to grow, bit harder to contain within one area. Growing in retaining wall now. Lots of fruit, my child loves them.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.8 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot ^10/10

Comments: - Rich, sweet, slightly tangy, reminiscent of a good plum. Precocious, hardy, productive. What not to love.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Occasional liquid organic fertiliser.

Question: How big did yours get?

Strawberry - Redlands Joy

Comments: - I have quite a few different varieties of strawberries.  I wasn't getting much fruit off them for a couple of years, and they always looked quite scrappy...........so I moved them into a different position with afternoon shade, and starting foliar feeding them, and are now getting some great results.

Pollination: No

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

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