Murray's Edible Backyard

Joined:26/11/08 Updated:21/09/11 Frost:
Location: New Lambton Heights

About My Edible Backyard

Why Murray Love's Edible Plants

 

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murray says... [5668 days 10hrs ago]

i think we all will be growing our own food one day i sure that natural disasters and climate change will alter the way eat now and into the future why not be a pioneer and eat fresh out of your own yard, save money,heathy organics,help the environment,be the envy of all your friends because you shop for food at home instead of the ridiculous prices that supermarket chains are sending the general population to buy stuff that has been in cold storage for months, to create new species and be recognised for creating them theres all ways some thing in season in my ever growing edible garden but what am really working on is passiflora rare species and creating my own which i have several projects in the works at the moment documenting with photos for evidence of new species!

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Fresh fingerlime seeds fruits for sale or - I have tasty green fingerlime seeds for sale on ebay or 10 x tasty green seeds for 12 dollars they gave a 95% germination between 1 to 4 weeks with bottom heat especially in winter for southern states !..5392 days 3hrs
Maqui berry - Hey can u let me know in a reply if your cuttings work and how u did them i have 2 maqai trees and have tryd to do cuttings but to no avail they just get stem rot and lose al there leaves i have done cuttings with all sorts of trees but i cant have any su..5414 days 3hrs
Passiflora varieties - heres what you have to do to induce flowering early in passiflora there are some premium flowering additives such as 1 i use called pk13-14 you wont find it in any normal nurserys mostly online in ebay or hydroponic shops it has super high quality phosph..5451 days 4hrs
Rare fruit swapsale in melbourne southeast1 - Just saw a heap of them packaged up in sets of 5 or so in harris farms market in glendale newcastle yesterday! ..5487 days 4hrs
Maqui berry - bunnings in kotara newcastle just got some in about a dozen or so $ 30 dollars about 1 .5 meters tall pretty healthy ..5487 days 4hrs

sweet likoi (Seedling) ^10/10

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5507 days 2hrs

Comments: - the most purfumed flowers i have ever smelt and in its third year has fruited after numerous attemps to cross pollinate with various varietys of rare passiflora found one that accepts pollination which is another beautiful vine by the name of temptation a large phantom purple hybrid, should have some good crosses, woo hoo!!

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 15% in

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: P.Temptation

Fertiliser or Organics Used: guano cow poo

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: none yet!

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: Still looking for suitable pollinator for this one to set fruit! but is good for pollen for other vines! found 1 temptation which i will be selling seeds but not b4 i see what the outcome of crossing is like! just crossed the swet likoi/grandilla will update in aweek to see what happens?

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Edward3 says... [5496 days 10hrs ago]

Sounds interesting, but I am not clear about cross pollination. Are you saying that P.Temptation can pollinate sweet lilikoi, or the other way round?

murray says... [5495 days 12hrs ago]

yes this is so, i grow about 20 different types of passionfruit and have tried many varietys including p.grandilla/likoi which all my efforts to use these 2 together for fruit production have been unsuccessful but as soon as my p.temptation is crossed with it starts to show its fruit within 2 to 3 days of pollination this is a huge feat for me because i was about to rip out my vines as well, i already have 1 seedling opened up a few days ago i have at least 50 more seeds from 2 separate fruits planted waiting to see results wont be till next spring to see if there is a new type of vine abd flower consiering these two dont have alot in common in there structure and shape of leaves stem and flower, i have seeds of p.temptation but these could be another cross the bees go crazy fer this one and are busy going from different species in my garden that flower at different intervals, i do sell rare varietys on ebay quite regularily there are some on there right now or rare variety's!

Edward3 says... [5494 days 4hrs ago]

Well in that case I would like to try P.Temptation as well. When will you have these seeds available on eBay?

pleach (Grafted) ^9/10

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5571 days 6hrs

Comments: - cross between plum and peach resulting in looks like a peach on outside with a down fur texture to outside that can rolled off with forfinger and thumb, but plum like flavour on inside also is flurestant pink on inside very desireable, i have never seen one before local nursery near newcastle produces them!

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 25 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: fruit fly ,possums watch out for them fruit fly are bad this year! ihave about a dozen seeds of this species for sale!!   today is 20/1/11

Organic Status:Organic

Question: poultry manure, guano

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Edward3 says... [5496 days 10hrs ago]

I would be surprised if the seeds grew true to type. I tried growing a delicious hybrid plum from seed and got a completely different looking fruit that looked like a peach with very little flesh. Not much good at all.

murray says... [5495 days 12hrs ago]

not sure where the seeds went anyway lost them!

Finger Lime - Ricks Red

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5668 days 10hrs

Comments: - rare very expensive and saught after!

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 2010 Years from purchase in pot

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murray says... [5495 days 11hrs ago]

about 12 fruit this year very healthy!

Daisyetta says... [5429 days 9hrs ago]

Finger Lime

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5723 days 6hrs

Qty: 8

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murray says... [5668 days 10hrs ago]

most of these are still quite small but they have tripled there size from when i got them 12 months ago!

Finger Lime - Tasty Green

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5723 days 6hrs

Planted: 2010

Qty: 2

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murray says... [5668 days 10hrs ago]

getting finger limes growing at the moment!

Goji Berry - Shrub (Seedling) ^7/10

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5930 days 23hrs

Comments: - planted 2 years ago flowering now

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 50% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow manure dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: none

Organic Status:Organic

Question: do i need another goji tree to help fruit proction?

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JUJUBEFORSALEINMELBOURNE1 says... [5926 days 18hrs ago]

Mine is flowering too. No, you only need one, you can multiply by cuttings and I was told not to prune because flowers appear at the end of a long branch. Good luck.

murray says... [5571 days 6hrs ago]

got any jujube seedlings for sale?

JUJUBEFORSALEINMELBOURNE1 says... [5563 days 17hrs ago]

Hi Murray, I will have some bare rooted jujube trees in June 2011 if you are interested. Please contact me via email [email protected] Thanks

Edward3 says... [5496 days 11hrs ago]

I agree with the earlier comment. I didn't prune the bush and this year had plenty of berries. But I am not sure if I like them very much - they leave a slightly bitter aftertaste from the skin.

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^10/10

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5930 days 23hrs

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: guano cow manure

Organic Status:Organic

Question: any one got the gold variety of coffee?

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murray says... [5571 days 6hrs ago]

so many coffe beans this year i am addicted to my own coffee which is very smooth drop!

Plumcott - Spring Satin (Grafted) ^6/10

Murray's Edible Fruits
Update: 5930 days 24hrs

Planted: 2007

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: mariposa plum ,pleach

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: fruit fly possums

Organic Status:Organic

Question: still waiting for fruit on this one tree is getting big now after 3 years have planted suitable pollinator near by will post an update next spring

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murray says... [5571 days 6hrs ago]

cant get to set fruit despite haveing pollinators mariposa and blue plum variety all flowering at same time for about a month, hmmmmm!!