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| About the Author Vicki Wollongong 19th May 2008 1:30pm #UserID: 962 Posts: 18 View All Vicki's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mary says... Be patient. It will sulk a bit and then take off next spring. I have successfully grown curry trees in Melbourne and now in the Yarra Valley where we get a few frosts. My one in Melbourne was in the ground; it sulked for a season, then took off and was over 6 feet after two years. My one in the Yarra Valley is in half a wine barrel and a very sheltered spot. It is semi-decidious as they don't like the cold too much. You should have no problems with them where you are. just don't over water it in winter. | About the Author Mary2 Victoria 20th May 2008 9:50am #UserID: 963 Posts: 2 View All Mary2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Chris says... We have been growing Curry Trees for years. My Dad started with this. He had a great on in Kalbarri WA in the ground that was huge. We have a nice tree potted, went on holiday and it got little water due to friend not watering it properly. We thought we lost it. We babied it and it has never looked so good. They are slow growers. Our tree is 5 years old and is 1.7 metres in a big pot. We strike seeds as they take so long to get going. Be patient and you will have a winner. | About the Author Chris12 Port Hedland 12th June 2008 11:20pm #UserID: 1039 Posts: 1 View All Chris12's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Eve says... I bought a Murraya koenigii (true curry leaf) in a pot. It was about 1 metre tall with two good 'branches' of leaves. I put it straight into our red soil and we have watered it fairly regularly. At first it looked as if it was doing really well and it quickly developed two flower heads. I was inclined to think it was too young to be allowed to flower, but let the flowers set. Now (about 2 months after planting) it is beginning to get some dry and dead leaves and I am worried about it. The leaves always look droopy, anyway, so I can't tell if it is sick. Could it have a fungal desease and, if so, can I use the milk spray that I use on my zucchini etc for fungal deseases? I am a senior and not good with the photos thing, so haven't included a piccy. | About the Author Eve2 Childers, Queensland 27th October 2008 10:13am #UserID: 1565 Posts: 4 View All Eve2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Priti says... Hi All, I bought my Murraya koenigii form a Indian Grocery Shop about 8-10 months back. Had it in a pot, then moved it to the ground. It just seems to take ages to grow. It is alive, but I see a couple of leaves come in months. Barely any bigger than when I bought... does any one thing there is any hope for it?? should I try and buy another one?? Not very easy to source !! anyone with any suggestions?? | About the Author Priti Melbourne, Australia 15th January 2009 8:26am #UserID: 1866 Posts: 8 View All Priti's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author foo66 Melbourne 16th January 2009 12:40pm #UserID: 1868 Posts: 4 View All foo66's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Priti Melbourne, Australia 21st January 2009 2:45pm #UserID: 1866 Posts: 8 View All Priti's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Eve says... Hi all My curry leaf tree is now doing quite well. Plenty of leaves,although slow to grow taller. It even has seeds on it. Can anybody tell me how to use it in cooking, please. I know to put it into Indian curries. But do I use the leaves whole, like Bay, and then pull them out before serving, or do I chop the leaves fine and use them like softer herbs, leaving them in when serving. | About the Author Eve2 Queensland, Australia 14th February 2009 2:20pm #UserID: 1565 Posts: 4 View All Eve2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Vicki Wollongong 18th February 2009 1:31pm #UserID: 962 Posts: 18 View All Vicki's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author cital Sydney 19th March 2009 3:46pm #UserID: 2086 Posts: 1 View All cital's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Tam Melbourne 24th May 2009 11:07am #UserID: 2372 Posts: 1 View All Tam's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ellen says... FYI- For any gardener who wishes to get them in Sydney, and not willing to start out with small plant. I happened to browsed through Bunnings a couple of weeks ago, and found that they too carry the Curry Leaf Trees, but they're fairly big trees in stock roughly 1 - 1.5 m tall, and fairly pricy as well . $45-80 per tree depends on the height of the Curry Leaf Tree . (The taller they are the pricy they get.) But definitely once you get these Curry Leaf Tree, when planting them down in your garden you don't need to shelter them from Sydney's winter weather . They can withstand it. So one can say it is very well established Tree . | About the Author Ellen Smithfield 24th May 2009 9:43pm #UserID: 1339 Posts: 309 View All Ellen's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Eve says... Hi We live in Childers, Qld, just S of Bundaberg. We are generally regarded as being 'sub-tropical'. Can I still expect my curry leaf to go 'domant' in our milder winter? BTW - I mentioned using the leaves to a guy selling bottled spices at our local market. He tried to tell me that it was a 'Neem' tree and that it is 'Deadly poisonous'. I wasn't worried because I know that I have a true curry leaf, but write this as a warning not to be conned into buying a pre-packaged product instead of using your own fresh from the garden | About the Author Eve2 Queensland, Australia 31st May 2009 11:55am #UserID: 1565 Posts: 4 View All Eve2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Louis says... I grew mine from seed about three years ago. I keep it in a large pot, in a sheltered area and have grown several others from seed it has dropped. It's about 1.5 meters tall now and gets a regular cut-back, which keeps it from getting too "leggy". Almost all of the trimmings I give to my Indian neighbour. Allow the fruit to fully mature on the tree. remove seed from fruit and sow, lightly covered in a seed raising mix. Transplant to pots early. I commenced sowing about a month ago and have had some success with this years seed, which had only just dropped. For some reason, last years seed did not seem viable. I have not tried growing from cuttings but don't see why that wouldn't be successful. | About the Author Louis Adelaide 2nd June 2009 10:12pm #UserID: 2419 Posts: 1 View All Louis's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author diaphorina hornsby 3rd June 2009 9:46pm #UserID: 2421 Posts: 1 View All diaphorina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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chocake says... I have 2 young murraya koenigii plants. Last autumn-winter, I put one in the cool room (no heating) & another in the hall. The one without heating shed all its leaves & started growing them again in spring. Now that it`s summer here, it`s more vibrant than the one placed in the hall. | About the Author chocake Freiburg, Germany 11th July 2009 5:19pm #UserID: 2398 Posts: 7 View All chocake's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Priti says... My Curry Leaf plant is an small as i bought 1 year ago :( the only thing good as is that it seems to grow new leaves and old ones fall. but is still as tall as it was on day one at my place. I have it planted in the ground. Good sunshine.. but melbourne weather. Anyone with any advise? | About the Author Priti Melbourne 13th July 2009 2:53pm #UserID: 1866 Posts: 8 View All Priti's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Marie says... I have been trying for over 3 years now to get either seeds/plant of MURRAYA KOENIGI (CLAUSENA ANISATA) but to no avail. I was wondering if anyone out there can perhaps help me in some way, or to advise me of whether anyone here in Australia may have a plant or knows where I can get a plant. As you may have found out there are many species of the Murraya Koenigi. You have ones with thin leaves and lighter in coulour and the ones with thicker leaves and darker in colour not the indian figian type which is common in Melbourne). I am interested in getting the one with the thicker leaves commonly found in the Indian Ocean eg: Mauritius. I would appreciate any feed back. | About the Author marie6 Melbourne 21st August 2009 5:13pm #UserID: 2699 Posts: 6 View All marie6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author marie6 melbourne 21st August 2009 5:24pm #UserID: 2699 Posts: 6 View All marie6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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marie says... I have been growing my curry plant tree in a pot for many years now. I always put it undercover during winter (as you can see in the picture) and I remove it back into a sunny spot in summer. I give it a little trim every now and then and feed it some "multi purpose liquid fertiliser" every two weeks. It does shed some leaves in winter but as you can see there are still an abundance of leaves on the tree even at this time of the year (Sept month). I get an abundance of flowers and seeds but I tend to cut some of the flowers off as this encourages thicker growth and more leaves.
| About the Author marie6 melbourne 22nd August 2009 9:40pm #UserID: 2699 Posts: 6 View All marie6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Priti says... Hi Marie, It is so good to see someone having achieved this result here in Melbourne. I have bought mine 1 year ago and is still as small as i bought it. I see new leaves coming and old ones shedding, but no branches and as samll as it was about... 20 cms !! :( did you have any such issues when you bought. I have read it tends to fuss for about 2 years and then takes off. And yes I have planted it into the ground in my back yard | About the Author Priti Melbourne 24th August 2009 3:05pm #UserID: 1866 Posts: 8 View All Priti's Edible Fruit Trees |
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chocake says... Hi, Over here in Germany I buy small plants (15cm tall) from a gardener who imports it from Africa. Has thick leaves & grows more sporadically than the dwarfed type(that has thin leaves). Priti, perhaps you should give it some fertilizer. i use an organic fertilizer (coz I fry the leaves when cooking curry & all)for palm plants to increase leaf formation. Over here it's so cold that you have to bring in in winter. all leaves of a plant bought last year were shed. Very thick growth with 2 new branches in spring. | About the Author chocake Freiburg, Germany 6th September 2009 4:32pm #UserID: 2398 Posts: 7 View All chocake's Edible Fruit Trees |
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marie says... Hi Priti I started off with a small plant which I bought from a shop here in Melb. Yes, mine took a while before it settled in the pot. I have another plant in the ground ( over 1 year in the ground). The one in the gound is just starting to look prosperous, I still believe I have had more success with the one in the pot probably because it is sheltered from the cold in winter. I also waited until the plant was a fair size before I put it into a bigger pot). I tend to give them some liquid food fertiliser every two weeks and this has worked wonders for me. You can only try. Good Luck!! | About the Author marie6 Melbourne 7th September 2009 9:35pm #UserID: 2699 Posts: 6 View All marie6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Priti 14th September 2009 9:43am #UserID: 1866 Posts: 8 View All Priti's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Hugh says... For those interested in obtaining one of these, Diggers stock them and will send them out. The plants are currently only $12.95 plus postage. https://www.diggersgardenclub.com.au/ | About the Author Hugh Adelaide 28th September 2009 1:45pm #UserID: 2848 Posts: 1 View All Hugh's Edible Fruit Trees |
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chocake says... Hi Priti, fyi, Murraya Koenigii doesn't fancy repoting too much so try not to do it too often. Otherwise you might be doing more harm than good. On fertilizers, there are so many in the market these days. Chemical ones might be more effective (ie. lusher growth...did an experiment to compare actually) than organic ones but the latter have no negative effects when you overfeed. so you decide....all the best!!! | About the Author chocake Freiburg, Germany 28th September 2009 11:36pm #UserID: 2398 Posts: 7 View All chocake's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Aldrich says... Guys..can i get help?? My Curry Tree( who is constantly being plucked by my neighbours) is almost Three feet....its in the ground..its summer ( deadly heat) in Kerala...i am thinking of replanting it to a pot..away from heighbours....is it bad or good..PLEASE GIVE AN ANSWER(ive never been to a forum) | About the Author Aldrich Kerala 29th February 2012 9:04pm #UserID: 6638 Posts: 4 View All Aldrich's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Aldrich, replant it in the winter months & now feed it Dynamic Lifter, you cant go wrong! Dont know where Kerala is but curry trees go into dormancy down sth in winter & lose most leaves, but in the spring sprout beautifully with flowers. ( miniscule) That is the time to fertilise again. | About the Author snottiegobble Bunno & Busso ( smack in the middle) 29th February 2012 11:43pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Aldrich says... i just wanted Experienced Advice. Its summer now..from Feb-June...by Mid-june..there will be heavy downpours. Winter is by Nov-till Mid-Jan PLEASE tell me.... will my curry tree survive if i replant it now..in the summer?? will it whither off??..i cant risk losing it..(Kind of a nature lover)..i have four more saplings..will they grow well if i replant them as well..(They are very small) | About the Author Aldrich Kerala 1st March 2012 5:12am #UserID: 6638 Posts: 4 View All Aldrich's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Aldrich says... Do we have to prune it all the time??if so how...are your tree bigger than mine..and leafy??is it poted??..i wanna grow it well..till its all lush and green..now its all brown and hard..should i put them in shades...mine have grown naturally in places..ihavent planted them..if i put them in shades..will they grow better?? whats good for my baby Murraya...PLEASE HELP..AND THANX FOR OLDER POSTS!!! | About the Author Aldrich Kerala 1st March 2012 5:20am #UserID: 6638 Posts: 4 View All Aldrich's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ruben says... Curry plants take a long time.One needs to find a sunny spot.Also I use blood and bone during autumn.I grow them and are availabe.
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Murray says... We had a couple of them doing very well in Perth. Last year we moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand. No one seemed to know about them but one day my wife spotted some at Rimping Supermarket about AUD$3 each. She re-potted them and they are thriving. One in part shade and the other under the patio. Just thought you might like to know!I just stumbled over this web site, will get a picture and post it in a couple of days. | About the Author Murray2 Chiang Mai, Thailand 30th July 2012 6:52am #UserID: 7123 Posts: 1 View All Murray2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Murray, you are living in the tropical fruitbowl of the World!!!!! You have many delicious fruits growing right on your doorstep that we can only dream about down here in Melbourne. Maybe you can send us some seeds of the more exotic ones sometime. We will all be begging for them here. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 30th July 2012 7:10pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Murray,the big market a few 100m's down from the night market has just about every herb and vegie on the planet.If you're running low on frogs,castnets,shallots,jade,pdak or plastic flowers it is the place to go. Curry leaf is not as common in the north as other parts of thailand but you will notice plums,grapes,canistels and persimmons. | About the Author Cairns 30th July 2012 8:13pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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chocake says... How do you diffentiate dwarf & regular curry leaf plants? Do dwarf types have lage leaflets? Bought some plants with leaf-structure similar to regular of bhatia's website: http://www.bhatia-nurseries.com/curry.htm but they smell so citrusy that's repulsive to me. Am unsure whether its coz of the cold weather (12-16C) or that the seller used some weird mix of fertilizer that changed its aroma. Smell reminds me of a dwarf variety but am unsure as I threw away my last dwarf variety as i didnt quite ölike the smell of it when fried in oil. | About the Author chocake 11th May 2013 2:39am #UserID: 2398 Posts: 7 View All chocake's Edible Fruit Trees |
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