Minky1's Edible Backyard
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30/05/11 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy Minky1 Love's Edible Plants Mum of toddler and baby, started growing fruit in my 770sqm block 4 years ago with citrus. Now trying more tropical plants as an experiment. Soil type: Good fertile on top with clay at sub surface. Orchard - citrus, apples and peach face north and receive sun all day. All others on eastern side of house and receive all morning and midday sun and get protection from late afternoon sun. Rainfall generally good. My biggest challenge - clay - having to build everything up and second pests. My rewards my two year old stripping the fruit of the strawberries, blueberries and mulberry before anyone else can have any. Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Minky1's WISH LISTCherimoya - Sofia 8/10![]() Why Minky1 wants it: - I want to taste the best fruit in the world and have an abundance of it. Am going to Tropical fruit world in February so will try it then and make sure I like it first |
Lime - Tahitian 10/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Best fruit tree I have, quick growing, prolific producer, great tasting limes, good looking tree Full of flowers. Got about 120 limes last year. Oh my god this is the best fruit tree ever. No effort required and just continues to produce have just pulled 94 limes off that were either green or green/yellow. Thought the yellow ones would be no good but I was wrong. I have given about 35 away, hand juiced and frozen in ice cubes trays 35 and have just over 20 for fresh use. This does not incvlude the 50 already picked and the 100 left on there still ripening. Oh and it has flowered again and full of more baby fruit - May 2011. Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, December Planted: 2005 Height 210 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 80 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: banana special/seasol When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: Pest oil once a year if that for scale etc Organic Status:Partially Organic Question:
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Chilli - Yellow Habanero![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - I think this is the one I have. Has always fruited well - more than I use. Leaves look yellow and a bit sick but I imagine that is from winter. Grows easily but tastes more like a small capsicum than a chilli. I would't say it has any heat at all. Planted: 2009 Height 60 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
blueberry nelly kellyMinky1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Was given as present, seems far inferior to my others flowers and fruit are a lot smaller. Seems to grow wide rather than high. Is growing OK, very fine small leaf. Height 18 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Blueberry - Sharpblue![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Trying again in pot this time. New growth coming on - took most of the flowers off. Got quite burnt while away and most leaves died, hoping plant will pull through. Height 37 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Blueberry - Misty![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Trying again but trying them in pots away from dogs. Pulled most of flowers off, just let a couple grow for my son. Getting lots of new growth. Got quite burnt while away and most leaves died, hoping plant will pull through. Height 42 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
nectarine dwarfMinky1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - was flowering when I bought and planted it straight away but no fruit emerging from the flower buds??? looks good anyway though. Grew in size quite significantly over summer but did not flower, hopefully next spring. Height 44 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR 7/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Bought a new pinkabelle to cover just in case nothing happens with the other one. Just repotted and is already bursting bud and flowering (is this early for pinkabelle?) Produced three fruit which fruit fly got!!! Planted: 2010 Height 108 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol, banana special Question:
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feijoa (Seedling)Minky1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Planted December 2009. Good looking specimen about 1.5m when bought from local nursery. Did nothing not one bit of new growth until last month, now has new growth all over it. September 2010. Has grown significantly will hopefully flower next spring - May 2011 Planted: 2009 Height 152 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Papaya - Southern Red![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Planted Dec 09. It truly is amazing how fast these plants grow. Was the baby in the new garden, is close to being the big daddy. Had a fruit going but frost got it. Is in a bit of hibernation but new leaves starting to appear September 2010. Is now May 2011 and the tree is covered in large fruit but none has ripened do not know if it will last over winter though. Planted: 2009 Height 162 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 10 of 12 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Jaboticaba Large Leaf (Seedling) 5/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Planted December 09. Is very happy and getting new growth. Has not done anything really in last 9 months but is starting to get new growth now. Very slow growing, easily my slowest plant to grow. Planted: 2009 Height 67 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: None yet Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 6 of 13 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Black Sapote![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Just ordered from Daleys should get it next week. Received and planted and is growing exceptionally well. A lot of new growth, all I do is make sure it gets lots and lots of water. Unfortunately my son has decided to practice his pruning skills on my black sapote whilst I was hanging out the clothes. What was about 1.5m tall with a massive amount of new growth is now only under 0.5m with a couple of leaves. I don't know if this little guy is going to make it. Let's just say I was very, very upset with my son for this. September 2010 - new growth starting to come from stick that was left - this guy is a fighter. Has grown sigificantly over summer and is now growing more laterally than in height - lots of branches. Planted: 2009 Height 58 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 9 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Orange - Washington Navel 7/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Slow growing, drops fruit regularly, fruit that is left gets scarred?? All this rain we have had has really helped this little fella. Is flowering again as well. Got two fruit in 2009/10 September 2010 has put on a fair amount of growth in a year and is now full of flowers. Going to fertilise now. Got two fully ripened oranges which were delicious. For some reason most of the fruit fall off soon after developing. Planted: 2005 Height 125 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: banana special/seasol When I Fertilise: Spring Question:
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Guava - Strawberry 8/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - In pot about to be put in ground. Since putting in ground in Nov 09 has flourished, starting to flower but hit and miss with pollination. Lots of new growth and flower buds February 10. Been in ground for 10 months, very happy, abundance of new growth and lots of flower buds - just ate a guava - flavour great, shame about those tooth breaking seeds. Plant is wider than it is in height. Is quite a good tree that produces hugh amount of fruit, again shame about those seeds - might have to try juicing them. Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December Planted: 2007 Height 64 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol, banana special When I Fertilise: Never and Spring Pest Control:
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Lemon - Eureka 8/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Great tree, good producer. Probably got about 40 lemons last season, new growth and flowers coming through now. Similar output to last year, has grown slightly. Much more receptive to pests than my lime. Planted: 2005 Height 190 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: banana special/seasol When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: none Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Peach Pixzee (Grafted) 6/10Minky1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Flowered and fruited first year but didn't this year - I think I pruned it at the wrong time and it may have got cankers. Has got leaves now though. 2009 September 2010 - flowering and new leaves coming through Got one peach that was quite delicious. Seems to have a lot of sap come out of it though?? Planted: 2008 Height 55 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol When I Fertilise: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) 7/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - has flowered each year but pinkabelle I had died during winter so granny did not have a pollinator. A new apple tree has sprung up where the pinkabelle was - hopefully another pinkabelle but did not flower this year (it's first year), but for some reason the granny smith did and some flowers have turned into fruit??? A neighbour must have a pollinator for it?? Fruit ended up falling off ): Just repotted into a larger pot and straightened it up, have a good feeling about this year. Flowered beautifully but not one translated into a fruit. Seems my pinkabelle and granny smith don't like to flower at the same time even though they should. Fruiting Months December Planted: 2007 Height 138 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Passionfruit - Panama Sweet Gold (G)![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - just planted - had a grafted black that died suddenly - hopefully this doesn't go the same way. Has gone absolutely ballistic. Constantly having to go out every few days to make sure the new growth stays off the ground. Can't wait until this time next year when it should fruit. Only been in ground for 5 months and is already flowering - amazing. So far I have about 7 fruit with a lot more flowers on the way. The first fruit is huge in size, just have to wait for it to ripen now. The vine flowered profusley and I had over 100 fruit, however none ripened before winter and now we have just finished a particularly cold winter it has lost half the fruit and leaves, hopefully will spring back in warmer weather. Might bite the bullet and prun back heavily at the sake of the fruit to give it the best chance this spring. Did prune back heavily and have reaped the rewards. Have so far pulled about 50 or so passionfruits off and frozen a large amount of pulp - May 2011. Planted: 2009 Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Grumichama - Black 7/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - Been in pot too long, about to put in ground - will hopefully make a revival. Revival achieved. Lots of new leaves and growth (well for a grumichama anyway). Covered in new growth as of August 2010. Can't wait to see what it will do over spring and summer, maybe it might even fruit. No fruit and not that much growth in height but it has bushed up. No fruit, i have a feeling I will be waiting a few years for that. May 2011 Height 72 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: seal sol, banana special When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Mulberry - Black 10/10![]() Update: 5009 days 16hrs Comments: - About to plant in ground. Has taken off since planting in ground. 5 new branches and a fair bit of fruit. The new branches are lower than the original branches and seem to be a lot longer as well. I don't think this tree is grafted - hope not or I these branches will take over the tree. Just tip pruned above branches which they they shot laterally. Been 6 months since then and the tree is already covered in masses of leaves and fruit that just starting to change colour. Very satisfying plant to grow. Has grown 0.7m since tip pruning. Has grown to about 4m x 3m and fruited twice this season. My kids love picking the fruit off and eating it (4yrs and 2yrs) - May 2011 Fruiting Months January, February, August, September, October, November, December Planted: 2007 Height 2.2 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: seal sol, banana special When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: none Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 12 of 26 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR 5/10![]() Update: 5274 days 11hrs Comments: - Died after first winter in pot - looked okay but didn't burst bud??. However another apple tree has started growing in it's pot - hopefully another pinkabelle Just repotted llos like new buds coming through. Planted: 2009 Height 107 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: seal sol When I Fertilise: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
strawberry surpriseMinky1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5566 days 12hrs Comments: - in self watering pot - only had about 5 fruit so far Growing: In a Pot Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
strawberry red gauntletMinky1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5566 days 12hrs Comments: - in self watering pots currently have had about 10-15 fruit off each. Qty: 3 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Strawberry - Lowanna![]() Update: 5566 days 12hrs Comments: - In self watering pot currently have had about 10 fruit. Fruiting Months November Planted: 2009 Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
TRIED BUT DIED
Blueberry - Sharpblue![]() Update: 5500 days 10hrs Comments: - First one died, just ordered another from Daleys should arrive next week. Died also from one too many dog tramplings. Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
TRIED BUT DIED
Blueberry - Misty![]() Update: 5500 days 10hrs Comments: - About to be put into raised mound in ground. Died from one too many dog tramplings. Planted: 2008 Height 0.4 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination When I Fertilise: Never Pest Control: None Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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