LittleEden1's Edible Backyard

Joined: 26/11/08 Updated: 02/06/10 Frost:
Location: Mulbring

About My Edible Backyard

This is my first garden and is currently 2 1/2 years old, It has been hard work but I am absolutely hooked on gardening now and spend all my spare time out in the garden. My aim is to have a large variety of fruit trees as well as our vege patch so our family can be self sustainable in fruit and veg. I have an intermittent watercourse running through the property which presents some challenges in certain areas with flooding. The soil is loamy with a clay base. We get very hot summers and frosty winters making it difficult to get some trees established. This is certainly a trial and error process for me learning what I can and can't grow in this area. I have been struggling with trying to grow subtropical fruits, they do well during the summer but our frosty winters knock them back.  I am about half way to having everything planted that I want.

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LittleEden1's WISH LIST

Avocado - Reed (A)

Avocado - Fuerte (B)

Olive - Manzanillo

Kiwifruit - Hayward Female

Avocado - Hass (A)

Dwarf Plum Gulf Gold Tree (G)

Babaco Cutting ^3/10

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden

Pecan - Apache (B) ^9/10

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna ^5/10

Plum - Satsuma ^8/10

Pine Nut

Pear - Corella ^8/10

Quince - Smyrna ^8/10

Why LittleEden1 wants it: -

I love eating quince paste and jelly

Feijoa - Duffy ^8/10

Comments: -

growing well, flowered earlier this year but no fruit set.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Meyer ^9/10

Comments: -

prolific fruit

Fruiting Months May

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

fruit fly trap and organic spray bait for fruit fly

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted)

Fruiting Months May

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

eco oil for citrus leaf minor

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

I have this wrapped in shade cloth to protect from hot sun and frosts. It struggles through winter and nearly died last year but is looking glorious coming into this winter. Hopefully it will do better now it is bigger.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Wampee - Yeem Pay (Grafted) ^6/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Loquat - Nagasakiwase (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

just geting my second crop of fruit off this tree. It has massive amounts of  delicious fruit for such a small tree. I am so happy with it I think i shall plant another. It has been very hardy and taken next to no maintenance.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure and blood

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hi can I have a cutting for grafting you can email on boomdat@hotmail.com I can trade for something you like

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Winter

Fig Black Genoa ^4/10

Comments: -

not the best tasting fruit

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Blueberry - Powderblue ^3/10

Fruiting Months December

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Brightwell

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Blueberry - Climax ^4/10

Comments: -

have not been doing well, just transplanted to a better position with better soil and drainage.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Pretty Gully (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

very fast growing

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

removed caterpillars by hand

Organic Status:Organic

Feijoa - Nazematze (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

didn't get fruit this year

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Feijoa - Mammoth (Grafted) ^5/10

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Capulin Cherry ^6/10

Comments: -

set flowers last year but wind blew them off.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Berry - Boysenberry ^2/10

Comments: -

poor fruiting so far

Fruiting Months March

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Blackberry - Thornless Chester ^4/10

Comments: -

poor fruiting so far

Fruiting Months April and May

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Williamette ^3/10

Fruiting Months May

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Raspberry - Heritage ^8/10

Fruiting Months March, April, May

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Washington Navel ^8/10

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

eco oil for citrus leaf minor

Organic Status:Organic

Finger Lime - Red Cutting ^7/10

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Fig White Adriatic ^10/10

Comments: -

fantastic sweet, juicy fruit. Best I have ever tasted.

Fruiting Months March

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Fig Black Genoa ^5/10

Fruiting Months March

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Black English ^7/10

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

NIL

Berry - Youngberry ^5/10

Comments: -

have been disapointed with amount of fruit. Getting good growth and flowers but not much fruit.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

net for birds during fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^8/10

Fruiting Months April, May, June

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Lime - Kaffir (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I love this tree, it has done very well despite cold winters.

Fruiting Months April, May, June

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

eco oil for citrus leaf minor

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Persimmon - Fuyu (NA) ^7/10

Comments: -

just harvested first crop

Fruiting Months April and May

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

NIL

Organic Status:Organic

Berry - Youngberry

Feijoa - Duffy

Dwarf Avocado - Shepard (B)

Fig White Adriatic

Cherry - Pretty Gully

White Sapote - Golden Globe

Black Sapote

Wampee - Yeem Pay

Loquat - Nagasakiwase

Dwarf Persimmon - Fuyu (NA)

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: -

struggling to establish with hot sun and cold winters

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Wonderful

Pollination: No

Fig - Brown Turkey

Comments: -

My husband later admitted to uprooting it when weeding around it.

Pollination: No

Passionfruit - Black (Seedling)

Comments: -

frost was too much for it, got it nearly to the end of winter but didn't wuite make it.

Pollination: No

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^2/10

Comments: -

died of unknown causes in the first year after planting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No