Grubs1's Edible Backyard

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Growing avocado in melbourne - Here is a handy Avo calendar that I use as a reference: http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/1642/9/08-HGavo.pdf (bearing in mind QLD and VIC may be a bit different so I look at the timing against the leaf growth)...1986 days 18hrs
Growing avocado in melbourne - It could be worse. Sheep knocked over one of my tree guards and ate every leaf of my small Fuerte ... and ate every growing tip too. I'm left with a stick 60cm high with a couple of bare twigs at the top I had to trim with secateurs just to clean up the..2067 days 21hrs
Growing avocado in melbourne - Thanks Mark - I'll take a closer look and post a few pictures (soon). I have also been referring to this Handy Avocado guide from QLD http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/1642/9/08-HGavo.pdf in particular the fertilising regime when NOT to apply and when a l..2113 days 20hrs
Growing avocado in melbourne - My trees from Daleys were planted March 2012. I have 1 each of Bacon, Fuerte, Hass, Reed. Unfortunately the tags have come off so I'm no longer sure which is which. One (I think Bacon) gave me 3 avocados last year that were not the biggest you've seen..2114 days 22hrs
Shahtoot mulberry2 - I have the dwarf red shatoot here and also found that 95% of the fruit fell off after expanding to full size but while still green. ..4250 days 16hrs