Blossom's Edible Backyard
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21/10/24 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy Blossom Love's Edible Plants I love food and plants that produce food lol... Commentsblossom says... [4835 days 23hrs ago]like you can eat them, every one likes a bonus for there hard work LOL I like food hahaha why grow a rose bush when you can grow a avocado or a pitaya and a passion fruit has flowers just as nice as any climber bonus FRUIT :) anyone can have a tub on the patio with herbs......pull out the geraniums TODAYbobDal says... [571 days 10hrs ago] Hi. I noticed from your comments that you have a Trixzie Black Cherry. Is it a super dwarf (miniature) tree and have you had nice and plenty of cherries from this tree? Thanks* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsBlossom Forum ContributionsHeritage rare and unusual fruit group society - I am interested :) ..1928 days 3hrs Prunus mume - I live in perth stellar violets I would love some budwood :) happy to pay. as daleys cant send to WA...1929 days 2hrs Cherry substitute for perth - The only reliable cherry I have is low chill mini royal royal lee, some of the others give reduced crops aka 1/2 kg or so or none some years. have had 3 good reliable crops coming in just before Christmas on my 4 .5 year old tree oh did I mention it’s ..2182 days 9hrs Cherry substitute for perth - the laplan is reliable 10 years old tree get at least 2 kg from tree since its been about 4/5 years old. 7yo royal rainier is ok some years better than others. van is more reliable than bing but tend to get some years with small crop others with big crop ..3333 days 18hrs Cherry substitute for perth - how come I just got 7 kg from my bing and van in kalamunda then? ..3344 days 18hrs |
Fruit Tree Forum LikesBlossom has LIKED the following:Daleys vs diggers - I'll take higher cartage but big lush healthy grafted or marcotted plants and fast delivery over lower prices and slow delivery of minimiscule seedlings usually in poorer condition anytime...Liked Answer 486 days 8hrs Cherry substitute for perth - Don't know for sure, but I suspect the "Bettenays" referred to by Minty Burns are: Bettenay A L & V A Orchardists Irymple Road ROLEYSTONE WA 6111 08 93975926 At least they're the most relevant results I can find on google. (It took long..Liked Answer 665 days 14hrs Cherry substitute for perth - Minty,I had a friend in Chevin Road who grew wonderful cherries! She gave me heaps each year. So maybe it depends on the variety...Liked Answer 665 days 14hrs Prunus mume - Hi, thanks to all of you for this very interesting thread. I’m Lucinda in Manjimup western Australia at Stellar Violets. I obtained a few tiny named variety grafted budwood trees from a very cooperative researcher a few years ago - it took great lengths..Liked Answer 1929 days 2hrs Prunus mume - So FINALLY I have fruit!The white flowering ebay variety.I have noticed differences in the two plants in the garden.The largest and most vigourous was covered with blossom this year but fruit set is very patchy..the fruit are classic green ume. The neglec..Liked Question 2122 days 21hrs Prunus mume - Hi all, I am in the process of obtaining some budwood for named varieties of Prunus Mume (Japanese apricot/Japanese Plum) from a lovely man at the DPI who ran some Prunus Mume trials for RIRDC. I am looking for someone to either graft the budwood ..Liked Question 2136 days 20hrs Fig blue provence - Ok I probly won't be able to make it down that way as don't currently have a licence. Sorry..Liked Question 3138 days 22hrs Cherry substitute for perth - blossom - you get significantly more winter chill hours in the hills than on the Perth Coastal plain (aka "the flats" for hills people). (Do you get reliable annual crops like that? I've heard that some people in Roleystone get good cherry crops in some y..Liked Answer 3302 days 7hrs |
Finger Lime - Red Cutting (Grafted) 9/10![]() Update: 2122 days 21hrs Comments: - tasted one and loved it, bush food :) I now have colett variety as well and its zooming along with fruit in first year. In a large selfwatering pot Fruiting Months November and December Planted: 2008 Height 2 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 2 Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pruned By: 10% in Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Pest Control: none Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 17 of 28 people found this review useful Commentsblossom says... [2963 days 3hrs ago]they freeze well and are great replacement for lemon.growing happy in a self watering pot almost as high as the veranda.* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) 9/10![]() Update: 2122 days 21hrs Comments: - I love the fruit they are always nice, sometimes fruits 2 times yum. likes perth climate. Fruiting Months October and November Planted: 2008 Height 1 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pruned By: 20% in Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter When I Fertilise: Yearly Pest Control: hand removal of slugs Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 14 of 21 people found this review useful Commentsblossom says... [2963 days 3hrs ago]possums broke the tree this year grrrr think it might survive.* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dragon Fruit - Yellow (Cutting) 7/10![]() Update: 2122 days 21hrs Comments: - love the red one so thought yellow could be a polinater. in a pot up a tree facing north Planted: 2008 Height 2 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 3 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring SpringPollination: Cross Pollination Cross Pollinator Variety: red pitaya Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic Pest Control: nothing Organic Status:Certified Question: I get flowers many like 20 I cross polinate with other yellow pitaya but never any fruit. 2016 still no fruit but heeps of flowers. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 5 of 10 people found this review useful CommentsLuke :) says... [2979 days 2hrs ago]Any cross pollination yet between red & yelled w pitaya?blossom says... [2963 days 3hrs ago] not sure what I am doing wrong flowers no fruit.* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Cherry 2 way - Minnie Royal - Royal Lee (Grafted) 8/10Blossom's Edible FruitsUpdate: 2122 days 21hrs Comments: - low chill.....did not get this from daleys because they dont send cherrys to perth. it is a dubble graft one of mini royal and one of royal lee sill thought people might like to see/hear about it. fruited after 18m :) I got 6 cherrys ....so happy but cant tast the diffrence betwwen the 2 varietys lol.. we do live in the hills of perth so it gets a bit colder Fruiting Months November and December Planted: 2015 Height 2 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1.5 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pruned By: 20% in Pollination: Cross Pollination Cross Pollinator Variety: trixzee black Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol/ chook When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Winter Pest Control: pest bags like fly screen tied around the fruit. stopped possom and fruitfly Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 20 of 32 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Orange - Arnold Blood![]() Update: 3008 days 5hrs Fruiting Months August and September Height 1 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol/chook Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 7 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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