Lily's Edible Backyard

Joined: 08/08/14 Updated: 08/11/14 Frost:
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About My Edible Backyard

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Papaya

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Seedling fr Daley - southern red

2014-10 H 20cm

2014-11 grows in full sun, papaya needs little water. Water lightly every 1 or 2 week in dry season, since papaya dislike wet feet.

Papaya

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Seedling  fr bunnings of uk var

2013-10 bought and planted in 10l pot.

2014-10 It survived the first winter underneath verandah but suffered from disease. White powder are found underneath leaves and stems. Older leaves was affected first, turned yellow and wilted. Don't know what it is and how to treat it.

2014-11 transferred to 35l pot, grow in med sun, disease seemed to disappear!

Cainito

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Chrysophylum cainito Haitian 

Bought 2014-10-31, in 35l pot

Transfer to pot DxH 45x50 ~80L

Grows in full sun- 12h

Dislikes wet feet, not to water until 5cm top soil dry out

Fertiliser 8-3-9

Kiwi berry ^8/10

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Summer14, in pot 15cm height

2014-11-5 in flower H50 cm

Cape Gooseberry

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Physalis pruinosa cv. Little Lantern

F: ON

Piper sarmentosum

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Wild betel leaf, lalot

Water and shade loving vines.

Lost all leaves in winter, leaves are regrown in early nov2014

Malabar

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Basella alba, ceylon spinach, mong toi

Thrives in wet soil, climbing vine

Pandan

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Pandanus Amaryllifolius 

Pomegranate

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Elche, rosavaya

Elche leaves are glossy deep green while rosa's have lighter green. Very ornamental beautiful foliage, their fruits are bonuses.

2014-07 rosa- 30cm in pot

2014-11 elche- 50cm  and in flower

Katuk

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2014-07 lost leaves in winter

2014-11-01 one katuk has pushed out new leaves.

Banana ^7/10

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Lady finger, ducasse dwarf

Lady- planted 2013Nov11

Ducasse- planted 2014Oct30

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Chuoi Cau = Pisang Mas = Sucrier = Monkey Finger = Kluai Khai

Latina banana=Tudan,Silk banana,pisang raja sereh,apple,manzana,chuoisu? Latunda is M.Acuminata x M.Balbisiana(AAB group) 'silk'

Cardamon Ginger

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Alpinia calcarata

H 2m

Smell like cinnamon, but somehow it is irritating me.

Wasabi

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Grow well in cool, shady position, like moist soil. Roots can be harvested in 12-18m

2014Oct planted in pot. The plant is a magnet for slugs and caterpillar !

Pepino - Gold

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Bought in 2013oct fr bunning with fruit on it. Did not take care of it since I am not that fond of the fruit. Love the look of the fruit, light yellow with deep purple stripe. When it is ripe, it has very light sweet flavor. 

2014Oct30- tiny plant went thru first winter with a few yellow leaves. It has a few small fruit ATM 

Yanang

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Tiliacora Triandra, s.sam, green jelly vine

Leaves can be mashed to get the juice,  the juice then set into green jelly. I like to have it in coconut juice and drink it in a hot summer day. Very refreshing.

Jackfruit seedling

Comments: - uk. Pink, uk. Yellow

Ginger

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Zingiber Officinale

Grows in sunny position, well drained soil

Cinnamon Ginger

Comments: - Alpinia Nutans, cardamom leaf plant, dwarf cardamom

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

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Everg

Med sun, keep moist

H 1.5x1

Black currant - Ribes nigrum

Comments: - H 1.5, full sun, keep moist

Blueberry - Denise

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Root: highbush

Deciduous, medium sun

Tamarillo

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Cyphomandra betacea Denmark Gold

HxW 3x2, medium sun, frost sensitive

Sweet Potato - Sweet n Gold

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Mature: 90-95d

Sun: full sun

Planted: Oct19

Cardamom

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Elettaria cardamomum

Grows well in sunny position

Galangal

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Alpinia galanga, greater galangal, Siamese ginger.

Grow well in light shade

Mushroom Plant