Westy1's Edible Backyard

Dwarf Mulberry - Black (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Out of our three plants, one died from spring frost (it broke dormancy too early), and the other two are growing like mad. The plants were less than 1 ft tall 9 months ago, one growing in a pot is now about 5 ft! Grown in soil from our garden with added chicken poo and seaweed solution. 

Height 5 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control: not yet affected by pests apart from the odd earwig

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - We have 3 black sapote seedlings - 2 in pots undercover, 1 planted in ground in garden. The plants in pots are growing well. The plant outside was damaged by frost and lost it's leaves, but plenty of new growth now!

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Kampong (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

hasn't enjoyed the cold as much as the seedling variety - lost leaves over winter but new buds forming.

New leaves covering plant now in mid spring, looking healthy. Grasshoppers eating new leaves.

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - We purchased this 5ft tree from a local nursery for a good price. We built a large mound to improve drainage (we have clay soils) using a combination of quality soil from under an acacia baileyana, composted chicken poo/straw and a bit of cow manure. We staked it on 3 sides to help protect it from the wind. It is partly shaded from a eucalypt branch overhead. Survived winter frosts without any damage in Adelaide hills. We are on only rainwater so water it by hand once a week at the moment, probably more during its first summer and then it'll mostly be on its own. No flowers yet but shouldn't be long

Planted: 2015

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, gypsum and organics

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - It was growing rapidly, even with our winter frosts, and the 45 degree heat didn't seem to bother it either, it grew 2 ft over winter and spring.but then the grasshoppers came out to play and ate the entire plant. nothing left but a  10cm stick! Doubtful it will come back. Any organic grasshopper solutions?

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manures, compost etc.

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Slight frost damage from harsh winter and exposed site

Height 1.5 metres

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kaffir (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Leaves add the best flavour to curries. looking forward to making drinks with the fruits.

Planted: 2015

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Eureka ^10/10

Comments: - Real lemon with good flavour, keep a close watch for leaf borers. Grown and fruited very quickly

Planted: 2013

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic citrus

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control: pull off and dispose of infected leaves. don't over water to prevent root rot.

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted)

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

Lime - Tahitian (Seedling)

Comments: - Bought for about $10, small plant but growing quickly!

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Australian Round Lime

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Comments: - We have 10 blueberry plants of 6 varieties; brogada, denise, blue rose, sunshine blue, reveille, and northland. sulphur used to lower pH, ammonium sulphate used as fertiliizer and to maintain pH. drip irrigation installed along row. sunshine blue variety kept leaves over winter and now covered in flowers, all others are deciduous. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 10

Fertiliser or Organics Used: ammonium sulphate

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Feijoa (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Nice looking plants, used for hedging and windbreak. hardy

Height 1 metres

Qty: 7

Raspberry - Autumn Bliss

Comments: - We have 13 raspberry/bramble berry plants, including native raspberry (rubus parvifolius), autumn bliss, willamette, purple, gold, sandford, thornless loganberry, marrionberry and a couple of unkown varieties.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Macadamia - A38

Height 1.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Seedling ^9/10

Comments: - growing well, suprisingly undamaged by frost.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) ^7/10

Comments: - Nice looking plant, more frost damage over winter than other avos in our garden

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manures, composts etc

Organic Status:Organic

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