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...1708 days 16hrs
Growing avacado in frosty areas - In cold areas X pollination is not required...1715 days 14hrs
Growing cherimoya from seed - Will easily survive minus 4 . Seedlings have good fruit but seem to be less prolific..1715 days 14hrs
Bramley apple issue - Oooh that's a hard one --could it be fruit fly??..1730 days 20hrs
Lady patricia grape - Forget Lady Pat.She is a tasteless wench...1731 days 14hrs
Clear gel on nectarines1 - Probably fruit fly stings...1731 days 14hrs
Raspberries5 - Unwritten Law ---- thornless anything tastes poorly . (don.t know why)..1742 days 19hrs
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...1742 days 19hrs
Pommegranite - Never had fruit fly in Pomegranate; Lebaycid has been withdrawn for food crops (minor exceptions)...1749 days 23hrs
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...1750 days 16hrs
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.?..1752 days 21hrs
White sapote3 - Jason , regret to disagree but Pike produces for me when nearest other potential pollinator is 30 metres away...1754 days 21hrs
Loquat tree4 - If it is a seedling it takes 11 years to produce a good crop. Do not despair...1756 days 23hrs
Avocado growth rate - All true, Brendan ; BUT it must be a sodic clay which fact is not available...1757 days 18hrs
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...1757 days 22hrs