Yrt's Edible Backyard

Joined: 14/11/13 Updated: 14/11/13 Frost:
Location: sydney

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Apple blossom in may - Yes, you will get small ,pretty worthless apples as a second crop. Better to remove and allow the tree to re-direct energy to the summer crop...1869 days 24hrs
Growing avacado in frosty areas - In cold areas X pollination is not required...1876 days 22hrs
Growing cherimoya from seed - Will easily survive minus 4 . Seedlings have good fruit but seem to be less prolific..1876 days 22hrs
Bramley apple issue - Oooh that's a hard one --could it be fruit fly??..1892 days 4hrs
Lady patricia grape - Forget Lady Pat.She is a tasteless wench...1892 days 22hrs
Clear gel on nectarines1 - Probably fruit fly stings...1892 days 22hrs
Raspberries5 - Unwritten Law ---- thornless anything tastes poorly . (don.t know why)..1904 days 3hrs
Bulida tree - Bulida works well for me where other apricots have not . We get 800 hrs chill; taste is very good but short of the best...1904 days 3hrs
Pommegranite - Never had fruit fly in Pomegranate; Lebaycid has been withdrawn for food crops (minor exceptions)...1911 days 6hrs
Citrus trees struggling - Check the trunk ,low down , and see if there is any discoloration or bark shedding . Trauma inflicted by lawnmowers is often the cause of fungal ingress and infection...1911 days 24hrs
Falling baby mandarin - Ricktee, the correct term is mandarin for the fruit (except in Atherton Tablelands) ; authorizes support this from the etymology. PS mandarin not a religious person but a Chinese secular ruler. Where are you , Dr Google.?..1914 days 5hrs
White sapote3 - Jason , regret to disagree but Pike produces for me when nearest other potential pollinator is 30 metres away...1916 days 5hrs
Loquat tree4 - If it is a seedling it takes 11 years to produce a good crop. Do not despair...1918 days 6hrs
Avocado growth rate - All true, Brendan ; BUT it must be a sodic clay which fact is not available...1919 days 2hrs
Avocado growth rate - Avocadoes need perfect drainage and even then best to spray Anti Rot. If Brendan were alive at the time of the Black Death he would recommend gypsum to sufferers. Go back and you'll see there's nothing gypsum can't cure...1919 days 6hrs