BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible Backyard
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07/09/10 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy BFTsUrbanFarm1 Love's Edible Plants North Facing on the rivers edge (salty) a mix between a garden and an urban farm. Soil: sand over shell clay mix oversand, improved with organic matter and added sand. biggest challenge in the soil is the old lawn sections. Water always remains an issue in summer (we like mulch) Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Banana (Cutting) 7/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5183 days 7hrs Comments: - You just got to love bananas, Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, December Planted: 2004 Height 4 metres Growing: In the Ground Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and piss When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Peach - Tropic Beauty (Grafted) 6/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5183 days 7hrs Comments: - Good early fruit, flowers in August good for my fake cherry blossum, new planting Planted: 2008 First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted) 8/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5183 days 7hrs Comments: - Hardy little tree that I have transplanted about 3 times, Lots of fruit, really got me onto the low chill varieties. Apples are crisp eated straight from the tree, good for cooking as well Fruiting Months December Height 1.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: Picking any fallen fruit, are struck by fruit fly in bad years but larvae don't develope 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 |
citrus pomello (Grafted) 8/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5183 days 7hrs Fruiting Months June, July, August, September Planted: 2002 Height 3 metres Growing: In the Ground Fruit Harvest: 100 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: no spray fruit fly traps and control of dropped fruit Organic Status:Organic 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 |
Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) 8/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5183 days 7hrs Comments: - Sweet and juicy left on the tree as long as possible Fruiting Months May, June, July, August, September, October Planted: 2005 Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost manure trace elements potash When I Fertilise: Winter Pest Control: Fruit fly traps and collecting all droped fruit 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 |
Pear SunshineBFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5205 days 12hrs Comments: - Tropical low chill Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Pear BonzaBFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5205 days 12hrs Comments: - Tropical low chill Planted: 2010 Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Coffee - Catuai 5/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5205 days 12hrs Comments: - Just planted Planted: 2010 Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 16 people found this review useful Commentskentrose551 says... [2746 days 18hrs ago]yes* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
apple johnaton (Grafted) 5/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5451 days 18hrs Comments: - Used as a cross pollinator of my Fuji apples Fruiting Months February and March Planted: 2005 Height 1 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pest Control: None Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Cape Gooseberry (Cutting) 6/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5451 days 18hrs Comments: - In danger of taking over my vegi patch Fruiting Months January, February, March, October, November, December Planted: 2007 Height 1 metres Growing: In the Ground Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 6 Months after I planted Cutting Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pest Control: None Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
apple fuji (Grafted) 5/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5451 days 18hrs Comments: - Fuji apples shoulded grow in Perth but I get about 10 apples a year Fruiting Months February and March Planted: 2005 Height 3 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 2 Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pest Control: None Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Peach - miniture pink (Grafted) 7/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5573 days 9hrs Comments: - Sold as a miniture pink flowering peach but has beautafull white flesh peaches with the right cross polinator, not sure what that polinator is Fruiting Months February Height 0.5 metres Pollination: Cross Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Peach - Valley Red 7/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5573 days 9hrs Comments: - new planting part of the miniture collection Height 0.5 metres First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 5 of 7 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Peach flavourcrest (Grafted) 5/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5573 days 9hrs Comments: - Late variety, new planting Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
nectarine nectazee (Grafted) 7/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5573 days 9hrs Comments: - mini tree heavy fruit Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Nectarine - Goldmine (Grafted) 5/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5573 days 10hrs Comments: - New planting to cover the late fruit requirement Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Cherry - Starkrimson (Grafted) 5/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5573 days 10hrs Comments: - I have just planned this as an experiment, probably not cold enough. I have put ice around the tree on the coldest night this year 3 deg Planted: 2009 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 9 of 20 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Almond - Self Pollinating PapershellBFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5575 days 12hrs Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
guava - Haning (Seedling) 9/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5575 days 12hrs Comments: - Variation of the smooth skined Hawaiian, apple sized fruit, light flavoured white flesh, small seed ball. our favourite eating guava Fruiting Months January, February, March, December Height 2 metres Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pruned By: 10% in Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: Fruit fly trapping and early picking Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme (Grafted) 8/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5575 days 12hrs Comments: - Pink guava are the best for cooking, strong flavour Fruiting Months January, February, December Planted: 2002 Height 3 metres Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pruned By: 10% in Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: Fruit fly trapping and early picking Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 5 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Coffee arabica 6/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5575 days 12hrs Comments: - Coffee in Perth it is possible a couple of pots of home grow every year Fruiting Months October and November Height 2 metres Growing: In the Ground Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost When I Fertilise: Spring Pest Control: none - but is suseptable to fruit fly Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 6 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lemongrass (Cutting) 8/10BFTsUrbanFarm1's Edible FruitsUpdate: 5575 days 13hrs Comments: - used as a border, dung up and replanted as needed for kitchen or market days Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December Planted: 2008 Height 1 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost Pest Control: none Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 9 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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