Luke's Edible Backyard
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26/11/12 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy Luke Love's Edible Plants I have a small yard approx 50m2 in the back and 10m2 in the front in a sunny part of sydney where we only get about 10-15 frosty mornings and lows in winter to about 4c and highs in summer to 45c with high humidity,The soil here is clay and holds the water well sometimes to well Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsLuke Forum ContributionsGals siyabala - Hi Roch, I am after the plant can't find anything like it anywhere in Australia I may have to import if it is not restricted ..5369 days 20hrs Gals siyabala - Hi I was wondering if it is possible to get Gals siyabala (Dialium ovoideum) in Australia if so do you know where I can purchase one from..5376 days 13hrs Vanila plantifolia in sydney - Hi I bought a vanilla plantifolia last spring and I was told it will never grow in sydney but as stubben as I am I grew it anyway and now that I have proven it will grow in sydney which is a colder climate will it ever flower and will I ever get fruit off..6348 days 12hrs Vanilla plantafolia in sydney1 - Hi I bought a vanilla plantifolia cutting last spring and was told it would not grow in sydney but I gave it a go anyway and now that I have proven it will grow in a colder climate will it ever flower in this climate and will I get fruit..6348 days 12hrs Vanilla plantafolia in sydney - Hi I bought a vanilla plantifolia cutting last spring and was told it would not grow in sydney but I gave it a go anyway and now that I have proven it will grow in a colder climate will it ever flower in this climate and will I get fruit..6348 days 12hrs |
Finger Lime - Tasty Green 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4365 days 9hrs Fruiting Months March, April, May Height 2 metres Qty: 3 Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus food When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Gotu kolaLuke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4365 days 9hrs Pollination: No Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Jam tree (Seedling) 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4365 days 9hrs Height 15 Centimetres Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: No Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Chilli - Rocoto Tree (Seedling) 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4365 days 9hrs Comments: - this lovely cold climate chilli from the andes in Peru is a real hot devil with large fruits the size of a small lime, the best time to harvest is from winter to spring through to the end of spring as the fruit will get mushy in hot weather Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Height 2 metres Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Amgrow Harvest When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Pest Control: eco nature for fruit flies,Attention this product is a waste of money and time next year i will be using Rogor Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 11 of 26 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Curry Tree 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4365 days 9hrs Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Height 2 metres Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Winter and Spring Pruned By: 10% in Summer Pollination: No When I Fertilise: Never and Yearly Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
golden nugget jackfruit 2/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 4365 days 9hrs Comments: - growing huge but no signs of fruit as yet Planted: 2007 Height 4.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Partially Organic Question: How long will it take to bear fruit? still no fruit 2/2010 Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Kuthura Maroonga (Seedling) 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5355 days 22hrs Comments: - The Kuthura Maroonga is a not fruiting edible tree most commonly used in salad like dishes or fry with dry fish or small fried shrimp Planted: 2010 Height 5 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 5 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow manure When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: nil Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Ice Cream Bean Mountain (Grafted) 9/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 11hrs Fruiting Months April and May Height 4 metres Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring SpringPollination: No Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Mandarin - Emperor 5/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 11hrs Comments: - I purchased this flying dragon rootstock about 3 years ago had fruit once and boy the were small and sour and never seen fruit since Height 1.5 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: No Organic Status:Partially Organic Question: I have it in a large terracotta pot will this affect the fruiting, I thought as it is dwarf it will grow in a large pot Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lime - Kaffir 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 11hrs Comments: - the leaves are divine Planted: 2007 Height 1 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus food When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Feijoa 2/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 11hrs Comments: - what a waste of time .....I had two trees and I pulled on enow the remaining tree is fruiting but the fruits are stunted and I am going to pull it out when i can buy a bilimbi tree from Daleys Fruiting Months February and March Planted: 2008 Height 1.5 metres Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Autumn and WinterPollination: No When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: fruit fly fruit fly and i'm not going to say it again but they were in every fruit it has to go Organic Status:Pesticides Used Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 9 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
batu (Seedling) 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 11hrs Comments: - The batu is a eggplant which grows on a thorny tree and the eggplants are the size of a pea and round in shape great to fry with prawns or dry fish Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November, December Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pruned By: 30% in Spring Pollination: No When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
jaboticaba 3/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 11hrs Comments: - I also planted this about 3 years ago and I had 3 fruit last year and not a single one this year but I have had a great growth in foliage Fruiting Months November Planted: 2007 Height 1 metres Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: Hand Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: amgrow harvest When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
dragon fruit (Cutting) 1/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5375 days 12hrs Comments: - i planted the dragon fruit cactus in my vege patch next to my fence about 3 years ago and I got my first flowers last year there was only 2 and this year we have had 3 lots of flowers withsometimes 20 flowers at one time and still no fruit Planted: 2006 Height 2 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Hand Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: amgrow Harvest When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Question: How can i ensure I get some fruit on this plant as I have tried so hard to make it fruit I have hand pollinated and fertilised and starved it and really treat it well Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Miracle Fruit 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5568 days 21hrs Fruiting Months November and December Planted: 2006 Height 70 Centimetres Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Drumstick Tree ( Moringa ) 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5568 days 21hrs Comments: - like most tropical fruits and veg they get burnt by frost in the first winter and by the next year they are climateised, I have mine growing under a green eggplant tree to protect from frost and I will prune the eggplant in spring to let the sun through Planted: 2001 Height 55 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 9 of 26 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Mango - Irwin 10/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5568 days 21hrs Comments: - My Irwin stuggled the first winter with a bit of frost and slowly grew throught the warmer monhs and this winter it has been growing fine and even got a few new shoots Planted: 2001 Height 75 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: Hasn't beard fruit as yet but otherwise pretty healthy Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 4 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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Blueberry - Misty 1/10Luke's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5568 days 21hrs Comments: - great question Pollination: No Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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