Lyn1's Edible Backyard
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07/01/11 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy Lyn1 Love's Edible Plants Hi, I moved to West Haven almost 10 years ago and during the last 4 years have been converting my small backyard to edible fruiting plants. Our soil is virgin soil of around 5 to 6ph but we live on the side of a mountain and for some reason everything grows twice as fast & bigger than normal. i.e. Paw paw seed planted in early spring will mature & produce fruit within 6 months. Our annual rainfall is reasonably low as the mountain faces north and the rain from the south mostly misses us, I often have to water by hand. My biggest challenge is trying to beat the fruit fly and the birds to the fruit that I grow and to keep the trees from growing too high and blocking my neighbours view. My greatest rewards are seeing the plants thrive & produce then being able to use them and share them with family & friends. I find the ABC Gardening Australia Magazine, Sub Tropical Gardening and the Organic Gardening Magazines very helpful. Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling)![]() Update: 5145 days 14hrs Comments: - Grew very fast from seedling & fruited within the first year. Fruit very large football size, red/pink inside with small seed cavity and very sweet flavour. I watered it when needed and fertilized about every 3 months. Fruit ripened late summer. I pruned the plant at 1 meter by pinching out the top 2-3cms. This makes it branch out and not grow so tall, although it does set back the growth a bit. It now has four heads and this year has fruit forming on each one. Fruiting Months May and June Planted: 2009 Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 8 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter/Blood When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring Pest Control: None used Organic Status:Partially Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 8 of 8 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Brazilian Cherry (Seedling)![]() Update: 5145 days 15hrs Comments: - Planted about 3 years ago, flowered & fruited the first year. Fertliize with Blood & Bone & Dynamic Lifter mix two or three times a year. Water when dry. Plant is approximately 1m x 1m in size now and produces fruit all through the warm months of the year. Fruit appears quickly after flowering and ripens very fast. Best eaten when bright Orange/red for the nicest flavour. The fluffy white flowers look pretty on the bush,and the fruit look like bright orange chinese lanterns. Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Low Sun Pollination: No Pest Control: No Pest Control Used Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Grumichama - Black![]() Update: 5145 days 15hrs Comments: - Purchased 3 plants about 3 years ago, 2 Black & 1 Yellow. They are all doing well but as yet no flowers or fruit. I Water them when needed and fertilize about 3 times a year with Blood & Bone & Dynamic Lifter mix. They are growing in the light shade of my Pawpaw trees as are most of my smaller fruiting plants and appear to be quite happy.
Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: No Pest Control: No Pest Control Used 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 |
Lyn1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5402 days 10hrs Pollination: No Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lyn1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5402 days 11hrs Comments: -
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