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GippyGirl starts with ... Hello gurus of all things fruit! I live in Warragul in Gippsland, just on the cusp of zone 9b/10, occasional winter nights down to -2/-3 and a few frosty mornings. Summers up to high 30s, occasionally 40. We've just finished building our house and shed, and I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on my ability to grow some of the more tender subtropical fruit (black/white sapote, cherimoya, babaco, other suggestions gladly received!). Running alongside the (pale coloured, steel) shed, facing full north, I have a 3m wide, 10m long concrete slab, picture attached. Was thinking this little microclimate would stay warm and frost free enough to allow for some subtropicals in large half wine barrels. Am not expecting miracles, but some fruit (and greenery to look at rather than a very plain shed wall) would be nice. What do you reckon? Anybody had success in a similar situation? Cheers!
| About the Author GippyGirl Warragul 30th October 2017 2:20pm #UserID: 17182 Posts: 1 View All GippyGirl's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... First thing to do is look around your area of what people have planted and are successful. I'm sure you can grow avocados, white sapotes, guavas, feijoas, bananas, cherimoya, jujubes, acerolas though you have to protect the young trees from frost and wind for the first three years after that they will harden up and acclimatise to their environment. As you go on you will learn from experience and have a read of past forums regarding growers of tropicals and sub tropicals in temperate areas. | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 2nd November 2017 10:16am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi gippy girl. I remember one user have mentioned that he saw a mature jaboticaba In a paddock laden with hundreds of fruit in the gippsland area. It's a stunning fruit tree to behold as all of the goodies are borne close to the trunk not to mention the scrumptious morsels it bears. So yea jabo is a good choice too for your area. They like acidic soil so use azalea potting mix and fertiliser, mix your soil with peat moss as well. Use rain water to quench them. Always give them ample amount of water because they come from a high rainfall area in Brazil. They don't like the chemicals of the town water. Feed them occasionally with dynamic lifter too to keep them going. Buy the biggest plant that you can get to get you a head start because they are notoriously slow growers. Happy gardening. | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 2nd November 2017 11:46am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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