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| About the Author haydogster Grovedale, Geelong, VIC 16th January 2009 1:06pm #UserID: 463 Posts: 7 View All haydogster's Edible Fruit Trees |
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les says... I have a Bowen and a Valencia mango in Melbourne. I have them in 35 lt pots which i place under a North facing pergola. They have survived the winter well and the valencia is in bloom. This is my second attempt at growing mangoes in Melbourne. I will relocate the mangoes to a spot in the garden - by a north facing wall when the weather warms up. The chosen spot has shrubs abt 6 ft tall.. creating a microclimate. I am also growing Hawaiian Guava, Lychees, Longan, Cherimoya, Rose Apple and Wampii., all of which are in bloom. | About the Author leslie1 melbourne 28th November 2011 5:38pm #UserID: 6180 Posts: 2 View All leslie1's Edible Fruit Trees |
Jason says... les, are they al in pots or just the Mango?, it gets quite harder for them to do well once they are in the cooler soil. Still I've always believed in suburban Melbourne being able to get a Mango to fruit even if only just given how much warmer the city is compared to the natural environment around it. Melbourne makes enough heat that the weather systems change once over it, pretty impressive | About the Author Jason Portland 28th November 2011 6:46pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
BJ says... Keitt is supposed to take a fair bit of cold. A few American mangoes grow up through northern California - Bailey's Marvel is the latest cold growing mango over there that seems to be good for those conditions. If you go to the American gardenweb forum, they have all sorts of crazy set-ups for growing mangoes in frost prone regions. They also have a magazine called tropical treasures, about zone pushing - growing tropicals in less than tropical places. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 28th November 2011 8:22pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author J Upwey, Melbourne 29th November 2011 9:33am #UserID: 2954 Posts: 397 View All J's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason Portland 29th November 2011 1:51pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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les says... hi jason All my tropical fruit trees are in pots... 20lt and 25lt pots. The root system stays warmer in pots. I also have them sitting on concrete under the pergola. I have to water the trees daily as they dry out quickly. i am in Pascoe Vale and 3yrs ago the Moreland Local newspaper had an article on a lady who had a Kensington pride seedling fruit in her backyard. There,s hope yet!! | About the Author leslie1 melbourne 7th December 2011 7:38pm #UserID: 6180 Posts: 2 View All leslie1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 7th December 2011 9:09pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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grub says... i have 11 mangoes trees here in bunbury 7 have been in the ground a years ,they have fruit on then at the moment. i did get mangoes off mine other 4 trees last year .. i did keep them in a green house for the first 12 months then i slowly started intruducing them to the cold now there fine .i made a habit of spraying then every month for anthracnose ... i had 4 mangoes in the ground that survived a dozen frosts last year, they survived with minimal leave damage,i also have a paw paw and banannas that survived this winter without any covers | About the Author 7th December 2011 10:09pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |