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Wazza McG starts with ... I have put a list together based on the best tasting varieties I researched and are available in Australia. I'd like to know if you can recommend a dead set, drop dead killer tasting variety and prepared to share it. Thanks. Bean Climbing Blue Lake, Giant of Stuttgart Bean Dwarf Black Valentine Broccoli Ramoso Calabrese Capsicum Jimmy Nardello, Carrot Scarlet Nantes Celery Wild Celery, Gigante Dorato Chilli Pepper Corno di Toro Cucumber Mini-White Leek Autumn Giant Lettuce Perpetual, Oakleaf Melon Planters Jumbo, Ananas, Zatta Onion White Lisbon Pea Climbing Sugar Snap Cascadia, Golden Podded Pea Dwarf Dwarf Sugar Ann Passionfruit Sweet Granadilla Pumpkin Buttercup Rockmelon Hollybrook Luscious Squash Zucchetta tromba d'Albenga Tomato Eva Purple Ball, Tomato Toe Watermelon Moon & Stars, | About the Author wazzamcg Brisbane 14th August 2011 8:32pm #UserID: 4149 Posts: 101 View All wazzamcg's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... It's hard though gus - as I really feel that the climate and soils make a huge difference to how even the same cultivar can taste.... eg: It is all but impossible to grow a poor tomatoe here...(except when there is too much rain...which is rare) I grew moon n stars too - and didn't think it was that special either...but then my rockmelon and pumpkins were crap too...so maybe I just don't have the right soil, climate or something...? (or skills! lol) For what it's worth - I have road tested heaps of tomatoes here - so far I keep coming back to Tommy Toe, Green zebra, Jaune Flamme and a hybrid cherry tom shaped like a love heart (can't remember the name) But that's just for eating out of hand....I haven't found my perfect cooking tom yet...(soups yes - but not sauces - I need less juicy tom's for sauces) Most will be personal preference - but as Tommy Toe is regularly mentioned - then it's obviously a good tom and proven performer in most climates/soils. (Greenfeast for peas I reckon! yummm) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 18th August 2011 9:31am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
gus says... That is true Amanda, but I grew moon and stars in raised garden beds with pretty good soil. Last year was a really long warm summer, so I thought it was going to be perfect conditions for watermelon, but was dissappointed with them. I guess they tasted ok, but I just thought they were going to be really special. | About the Author gus karrinyup 18th August 2011 10:49am #UserID: 3596 Posts: 216 View All gus's Edible Fruit Trees |
Rowan says... If you want to grow watermelon you should get some Orangeglo seeds. You will never be happy with a supermarket watermelon again. In my opinion Orangeglo is the best tasting watermelon you will ever eat. My whole paddock of melons was ruined last summer by the unseasonable wet weather here and the long range forecast says it will be a similar summer again this time - bugger. | About the Author Rowan Casterton Vic 18th August 2011 3:53pm #UserID: 4558 Posts: 97 View All Rowan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wazza McG says... I must admit - orangeglo does sound enticing - I'll sign up to buy seeds as well ;-) I have no bragging rights about success with rockmelons either but I can advise that Buttercup (not butternut) pumkins are not only practical for the home gardener but they are also yummy. I'm seeing if I can legally get some of the famous Yubari King Melon seed and the Densuke Watermelon seed from Japan. | About the Author wazzamcg Brisbane 18th August 2011 6:58pm #UserID: 4149 Posts: 101 View All wazzamcg's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rowan says... Hi, Orangeglo can be bought from Baker Creek Heirlooms ( rareseeeds.com ). They are good with sending the seeds quickly and there are no worries with importing melon seeds. With the unusually wet summer all my melons died and I didn't get any watermelons ripe so I don't have a lot of these seeds. | About the Author Rowan Casterton Vic 19th August 2011 6:31am #UserID: 4558 Posts: 97 View All Rowan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... You won't have any trouble importing watermelon seed, from NZ at least. I have just received a shipment from Kings Seeds, NZ. The envelope was opened by AQIS and a note was inserted to tell me the reason, and that nothing was removed. My ol man has been growing watermelons commercially all his life amongst other stuff and he swears by a new hybrid called Rapid Red. I've finally located them after a couple of years of searching. Can't wait to try them out, they're a very fast maturing full size melon. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 19th August 2011 6:01pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
Mike says... Melon seeds are are lottery with AQIS but probably better if mailed.It kinda reminded me of Sydney Airport AQIS grabbing pre-arranged,ICON bearing white and green fleshed rock melon seeds,red and orange fleshed honeydew melon seeds and assortment of watermelon seeds.They don't always play by their own rules and I had sampled dozens of melon varieties to find the best ones.If you bring them in on a flight,alert them on the day,have your paperwork,call Canberra Plant program and have the ICON and scientific names on clip bags. I think they are C7100 treatment which is easy to comply with. Sorry for digressing,it is still a burr under the saddle for me. | About the Author Cairns 19th August 2011 7:14pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
Rowan says... Wazza, you had better hope customs don't open your package because legume seeds are not allowed in (other vegetable seeds not allowed to be imported are corn and tomatoes )Don't worry, you won't get into trouble, they will only take out the offending seeds and leave a note to tell you why. I have been importing melon seeds from all over the world for years and never had a problem with customs even when they open the packets. The only trouble I have had is when the packages are not labeled correctly. Most seed companies label the seeds properly but you have to tell private growers with which you are swapping seeds the rules. I grow around 50 varieties of melons when the season permits. | About the Author Rowan Casterton Vic 19th August 2011 8:50pm #UserID: 4558 Posts: 97 View All Rowan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gus karrinyup 19th August 2011 9:14pm #UserID: 3596 Posts: 216 View All gus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Homemade tomatoe sauce made from great tasting tom's is suberb gus - I never have anything else and even take a bottle when we have fish n chips at the wharf :) I grew mixed heirlooms last year and used them for sauce n soup. Fleshy ones are best for sauce - otherwise you risk over cooking the sauce in an effort to reduce/thicken it....trouble is I haven't found one with enuf oompa for my tastes... (This year I had so many meyer lemons that I made a spicy lemon chutney - that was really good too..) I am always on the look out for good recipes - fetes are great places to pick up the really old discarded books on preserves and bottling etc... I have my tom sauce recipe that I would be happy to share - it took me 3 seasons to get it just how I like it :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 20th August 2011 10:59am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ady says... Gus I did have a recipe for sauce but I seem to have lost it, I do have a sweet chill sauce recipe if you are interested. I also did bottled tomatoes & when I ran out of bottles I did 30lt in freezer bags which also had my excess capsicums & basil thrown in. 2 days of cooking that I'm still reaping the benefits of 3 years later. Well worth the effort | About the Author Ady Hoddles Creek , Vic 20th August 2011 11:21am #UserID: 5181 Posts: 17 View All Ady's Edible Fruit Trees |
Wazza McG says... Amanda I drooled at the tomatoes at this site called "Cornue des Andes" from France but I don't think I can get it - looks great for sauces http://www.kokopelli-seed-foundation.com/actu/new_news.cgi?id_news=29 | About the Author wazzamcg Brisbane 20th August 2011 11:22am #UserID: 4149 Posts: 101 View All wazzamcg's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Yum Wazza McG! Yes u just freeze them gus (I do) here's my recipe - hope you like it :) AMANDA’S TOMATO SAUCE 15kg tomatoes 2.7kg raw sugar 170grms cooking salt 1.5L cider vinegar 1 sachet (50gm) pickling spice 1 TBsp whole allspice 2TBsp celery seeds Put spices into muslin bag/clean chux cloth and tie closed. Put all ingredients into a large pot Cook couple hours on low (just bubbling) heat, stirring occasionally When tomatoes are well broken up, remove spice bag. Using a stick blender, blend mix well. Pass through a large sieve and press juices out (one 500ml jug at a time) discard pulp. Return to a low simmer to reduce to sauce consistency. Stir often to prevent sticking. Bottle into clean, sterilised bottles while sauce and bottles still very warm. Makes about 13 wine bottles (750mL) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 20th August 2011 11:33am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Yes - just celery seeds - they are a 'must' in the recipe and give it more character. You should be able to get them from a health food store, if not at the supermarket. This recipe I adapted from my grandmothers, the Fog City Diner recipe and the Amish recipe - until I came up with a more balanced combination. Blending it with the stick blender makes it sooo much easier to push through the sieve (I ended up buying a commercial sieve as the cheap ones keep falling apart) Yup - like homemade beer - I just bake the clean booze bottles in the oven for a few hours and wash the tops in hydrogen peroxide. The sauce keeps for ages - but I put it in the fridge once opened. Don't be tempted to leave the seeds/spices out of the little bag like hubby did....ughh - disaster! :D | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 21st August 2011 11:15am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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M Nash says... I, just today recieved my seeds from Bakers Creek, Orangelo Watermelon and a free pack of Kolb's Gem Watermelon. I was too scared to order anything else as I dont know what seeds can be imported from the states apart from watermelon. Is there a ready reckoner out there ? Customs did open mine so that is why, I suppose it took so long. They do not hide the fact that there are seeds in the package and the seed packs are clearly labeled with genus name | About the Author MNash1 Terranora Northern NSW 7th September 2011 7:26pm #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
Violet_Cactus says... There certainly is a ready reckoner out there, M Nash. It's here - http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_querycontent.asp Just enter the botanical name of the plant in the top window (just the genus will do, eg. 'Citrullus'), choose the source country from the first drop-down menu, and choose a purpose such as 'nursery stock', propagation' or 'seeds for sowing' from the second drop-down menu. This database is very useful if you want to bring in plant material from overseas. | About the Author VioletCactus1 7th September 2011 7:49pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
Rowan says... Don't worry too much, you won't get into trouble - they will just take any offending packets out and leave an official sounding letter. You can import most vegetables except tomatoes, corn and legumes. Check anything here if you are not sure: http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_querycontent.asp Just put in the common or first botanical name and choose from the list that comes up. For example if you put in cucumis (melons etc), then click 'cucumis spp. as listed' seeds for sowing, it will come up with a list of permitted species with the condition C7100 (one of the main conditions) which tells you that the seeds can be imported without a permit (as long as the normal labling conditions are met). | About the Author Rowan Casterton Vic 7th September 2011 7:52pm #UserID: 4558 Posts: 97 View All Rowan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I just google 'aqis icon',put the name in and 'seeds for sowing'.C7100 is what you're looking for.You can print out the permitted seed list from the quarantine act and browse the lists if you know latin names.They will get through in the mail and labelled seeds will be permitted when carried through airports declared.That is with the exception of Sydney where you can often be inexpilicably denied. | About the Author Cairns 7th September 2011 8:35pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... If mangosteen seeds are clean and dry I doubt that they would last 2 weeks.They are nucella inclusions rather than seeds so are not fertilised.Contrary to what is sometimes said there is some genetic variation owing to several strains being derived from seperate original crossing events. | About the Author Cairns 8th September 2011 4:18pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hey Gus...I have never used plastic for preserving anything liquid Gus. Someone else might know..? I am just not fan of re-using plastic bottles for this purpose...there is no way of telling how the plastic might react with the acidic vinegar or such, in any recipe. These bottles were not actually designed for this purpose...? There is a book called "Death by Rubber Ducky" which is quite enlightening about re-using the various plastics (by code No.), heating the different codes, microwaving them etc. (Many folk are still unaware that Glad wrap should not be used in a microwave, for eg..?) Personal choice though. As long as u can sterilise them - then they should do the job for you :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 28th February 2012 10:31pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Does anyone grow Zucche de Chiogga? Everything I've read about this pumpkin sounds wonderful,but can't seem to find it in Oz. Only seems to be available in Italy. I'm wondering if I can import it? I first came across it in Barbara Kingsolver's 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' - a really lovely book. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 2nd June 2012 7:27pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Another source for Marina di Chiogga is found at http://theitaliangardener.com.au . The rest of their vegies are worth taking a look at too - lots of heritage Italian/European seeds, produce I remember my Grandmother growing. Delicious! | About the Author VF Wongawallan 3rd June 2012 10:59am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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