Nelly1's Edible Backyard

Joined: 26/11/08 Updated: 14/03/15 Frost:
Location: YELLOW ROCK

About My Edible Backyard

Comments

Pecan - Cherokee (A) SP (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires but reshooting from rootstock

Easy care - only problem is the cockatoos

Planted: 2007

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: shoshonii

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

cockatoos - not much you can do except hope someone else is growing something else they prefer.

Organic Status:Organic

Pecan - Shoshonii (B) SP ^9/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires but has reshot from rootstock and growing well

Survived the goat when it was quite young & has now just bolted.

Planted: 2008

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: cherokee,

Pest Control:

Cockatoos main problem - am hoping they'll just be happy with the top ones & leave the rest for me.

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Williams

Comments: - may survive oct13 fires - one shoot still above graft

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fig Black Genoa (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: - survived oct13 fires and relocation

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires but shoots from rootstock have appeared

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: lord lambourne, tydeman\'s early

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

apple johnathon (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires but shoots from rootstock have appeared

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: pink lady, gala

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

Organic Status:Organic

bunching onion (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Survived oct13 fires and managed to divide and growing well again

No need to buy spring onions again. Just divide & divide - salads, drought hardy once established - the most picked item in the garden. Grows much better in the ground.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2005

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 25

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Pick the slugs off occassionally

Organic Status:Organic

nectarine seedling (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Survived oct13 fires but hasn't fruited again yet

Just came up in the garden

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 8

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Lemongrass (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Survived oct13 fires and relocation

It never gets watered & sometimes you think you've neglected too much & it just keeps growing. Must plant it out one day.

Well I have planted it out & whooshka

Planted: 2006

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 10

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Hicks Fancy ^9/10

Comments: -

Survived oct13 fires - fruiting at time. Plenty of berries Oct14

Looks great - beautiful leaves. Abundant fruit enough for all comers & us. Needs no attention

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2007

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 40 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never and Spring

Pest Control:

Well I try to cover it from the birds but am usually outsmarted

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Golden Globe ^9/10

Comments: -

Survived oct13 fires

Not worried by frost , needs very little attention

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

No problems as yet

Organic Status:Organic

Feijoa - Duffy ^7/10

Comments: -

Survives oct13 bushfires and fruitingmar15

Easy to care for , beautiful flowers, lovely colour foliage & yummy fruit for not much effort.

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never and Yearly

Pest Control:

Squish aphids in Spring & put fruit fly baits out.

Organic Status:Organic

Feijoa - Apollo ^7/10

Comments: -

Survived Oct13 bushfires and fruiting mar15

Took a while to take off but a pretty easy plant to grow - fruits well with very little attention

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2005

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Other than Aphids & an occasional fruit fly attack generally no problem.

Use econaturalure, wild may in orchard.

Squish the aphids

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Feijoa (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Survived Oct13 bushfires and fruiting March15

this was transplanted from our old house about 5 years ago & fruited for the first time in 2008

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 1997

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 11 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: duffy,apollo & another seedling

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

scale

Organic Status:Organic

strawberry (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

It's taken over one of my vegie patches - overgrown with grass - helps keep the fruit off the ground - away from the slugs

Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2005

Height 0.1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

apricot trevatt ^6/10

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

apricot rival (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - survived oct13 fires but not the demolition team

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apricot - Moorpark

Comments: - Survived oct13 fires but not the demolition team

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apple - Pink Lady (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: johnathon, gala

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Green gage ^6/10

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

Organic Status:Organic

plum santa rosa ^7/10

Comments: - Didn't survive oct13 fires

Easy to care for - delicious fruit - fly gets there later than other fruit

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Put fruit fly bait out - doesn't seem to attract as many birs as nectarines when fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kaffir ^7/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires

Easy care - completely necessary in thai curries

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow Horse poo chook pellets

Pest Control:

No problems as yet

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Heritage (Cutting) ^6/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires

It's a weed

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires

Needs no attention - frost hardy

Planted: 2007

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Lemonade Tree ^6/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13fires

I think the wallabies like it more

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

pUT A LOG IN FRONT OF THE HOLE IN THE FENCE TO DETER THE MARAUDING WALLABY

Organic Status:Organic

Oak - English (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

didn'e survive oct13 fires

great shade tree eventually - the one under the wattle tree is twice the size of the other

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Bit of mildewy leaves

Organic Status:Organic

Pine Nut ^6/10

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

icecreambean (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

The frost killed the first one I had - but this one in a more protected spot - has survived light frost

Planted: 2009

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

We did have a caterpillar but it eventually moved on & hasn't returned yet.

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Cara Cara Blood Navel (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires

Fruit not too acidic

Fruiting Months July and August

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus, Cow, Envirocycle

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

Band trees & squish aphids

Grumichama - Black ^4/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires

Needs very little attention

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

No pest control required as yet

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Navelina

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mandarin - Nules (Clementine)

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mandarin - Fremont

Comments: - didn't survive oct13 fires

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

didn't survive oct13 fires

I'm not sure I do like it! It took forever to grow - ages to fruit & now it has I don't really like the taste of it.

Fruiting Months August, September, October

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook pellets,bloodbone

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Squish aphids

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Fino

Comments: - Didn't survive oct13 bushfires

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October

Planted: 2009

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Cockatoos

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Eureka ^10/10

Comments: -

Didn't survive oct13 fires

It took forever to grow - then all of a sudden it took off - may have had something to do with my hose starting to leak. Fruit is massive & lovely taste - makes the best lemon cordial.

Fruiting Months January, February, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2005

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 40 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook poo

Pest Control:

Sometimes bit by fruit fly - use econaturalure, wild may & now cera trap around orchard.Nice shady place for chooks.

Cockatoos can be a problem but mainly when we decide we should clear the feral passionfruit from around it - if we leave

Organic Status:Organic

Macadamia - H2 (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

Didn't survive the fires

It has survived a number of heavy frosts & survived - not thrived. Probably needs more water, fertilizer & protection from the dry winds than it gets

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow, horse poo

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

No problems - except maybe having a good idea to tie the branches down so they would grow more horizontally & gale force winds snapped one.

Organic Status:Organic

Longan - Seedling (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: - Didn't survive the fires

Survived a couple of heavy frosts & is still growing

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

No problems yet

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - No Mai Chi (Cutting) ^4/10

Comments: -

not in a warm enough position

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mango - Bowen Seedling (Seedling) ^4/10

Comments: -

Position not protected enough from frost

Pollination: Self Pollination

Black Sapote (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

Unprotected spot

Pollination: Self Pollination