Chris 's Edible Backyard

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Location: SYDNEY

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Size on limoncello - When you verify your info off a Facebook page then you really are headed for confusion. The FB post actually says 'supposedly', so there is already a degree of doubt. For some reason kim you keep peddling the idea that limoncello is 1) a named variety..3366 days 24hrs
Bergamont seed - Pay a visit to Engalls. They have all manner of unusual citrus. Grafted. http://www.engalls.com.au/Citrus/UnusualVarieties/tabid/62/Default.aspx..3371 days 7hrs
Rangpur lime - Diggers do sell the limequat...3391 days 6hrs
Multiple trees in one hole multigrafted trees - Duo planting may be fine for the dry, low humidity of So Cal, but in areas of humidity it requires far more management and more spraying, beyond the spare time of many...3394 days 3hrs
Size on limoncello - The lemon variety used in Italy for limoncello is Santa Teresa Feminello. I doubt it is available in Australia, but Boris you should know?? I have tried a home made version made with Lisbon lemons and it was far superior to those available from Dan Murph..3402 days 17hrs

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Spring quiz competition iii - 1. A wireless handheld device. 2. The oldest but most popular. 3. Infidel citrus. 4. If Popeye the Sailor Man was a fruit. 5. Legume gelato. 6. What Tasmania and Chile have in common. 7. What..Liked Answer 3367 days 20hrs
Lemon seedless - Just came across a new variety of Eureka Lemon - seedless. (And no, I don't get any royalty from the sale of this plant.) As this was something new, so naturally I just had to have it. :) This one is sourced from South Africa and was released only i..Liked Answer 3368 days 1hrs
Passionfruit30 - I'm a bit inclined to run with Waterfall and Sternus on this. (I didn't think Waterfall's response left any room at all for doubt which he thought was better). My first passionfruits were panama red seedlings given to me by an old tree-grower who had ..Liked Answer 3419 days 2hrs
Blueberry plants1 - Hello, I bought 4 bluebeery plants froma well known 'big box' store. They grew new growth, got tonnes of flowers and delicious fruit, then 6 months later, are all but dead. I suspect from my research, it was root rot. How can I prevent this from happeni..Liked Answer 3522 days 6hrs
Please help identify this citrus - Leaves do look like sublime leaves but sublime is quite upright and compact. I think it could be West Indian lime. (Btw, I have euraka, Tahitian, and sublime only, I don't have Meyer or West Indian to compare) ..Liked Answer 3577 days 7hrs
Plug for tamborine dragonfruit farm - He's a nice guy but yeah, Pretty disorganised. I don't think I'll seek out any more dragons, at this point I'm just working on getting more of the ones I have. By the way that thing I thought was going to be a Harrisia turned out to be an epiphyllu..Liked Answer 3616 days 19hrs
Fig - I couldn't agree more...Liked Question 3650 days 5hrs
Bunya - My tree is 30yrs old and I am just now really learning about it. This year it produced cones and from the descriptions read, it is female. Doesn't the Bunya need male & female to produce cones? It has never been around other Bunyas;how did this happen?..Liked Answer 3653 days 21hrs
Heirloom seeds - Hi , new at vegetable gardening and sprouting just want to get healthy! Any tips on what to grow would be appreciated Regards Dawn..Liked Answer 3655 days 4hrs
Graviola tree or soursop - The soursop is a tropical tree, hardy in a tropical climate but not elsewhere. The Cape Tribulation Exotic Fruit Farm sells the leaves the next harvest is in Jan 2015. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1snldImY8s8HKXrSW_g-VDuVX1BRT1A_znieqZk1cMTc/viewfor..Liked Answer 3676 days 5hrs
Rock dust zeolite etc supplies in perth - Just a quick note. A lot of kitty litter is actually sodium bentonite which is a super absorbent clay that is not really good for anything except cattle feed, kitty litter, and sealing leaking dams. ..Liked Answer 4002 days 19hrs
Cera trapsbarmac - To be fair, it is a Spainish co. where only Med fly exists. Unfortunately QLD f fly's first preference is ripe/ripening fruit. ..Liked Answer 4025 days 4hrs