Jo1's Edible Backyard

Pineapple - F180 (Cutting)

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Using pineapple tops from purchased pines. Have 4 on the go at the moment and they are easy to grow just have to wait a year or so for fruit hopefully

Planted: 2008

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: worm castings, chook manure, sugar cane mulch.

Native Ginger (Cutting) ^6/10

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New to the plant collection. Growing well in the pot. Will harvest leaves and berrys when required and tubers also.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kaffir ^10/10

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Fantastic grower, easy to care for. Fruiting this year as well as abundance of leaves. Fertilize and prune when I do others. Old photo the tree is much nicer now.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comfrey (Cutting)

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Grows well in large pot. Add leaves to worm farm and compost. chooks love it. Multiplies quickly and easily.

Planted: 2008

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Panama Sweet Gold (G) (Seedling)

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Potted up some seeds today (sept 09) will see how they grow.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Panama Red (Seedling)

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POtted some seeds up today (sept 09) will see how they grow.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Papaya- Yellow YD1B Hybrid (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

New this year growing well in pots. will move to the front of house into larger pots when older.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^6/10

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Newly potted up (sept 09) seeds of Red Paw paw. Have a great spot out the front for them in full sun once grown to bigger sizes. New large pots for them.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Monstera - Fruit Salad Tree (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

New this year in a pot and growing well. Gets treated just like everythign else in my garden, fertilize with the  same worm castings and chook poop and sugar cane mulch.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Galangal (Cutting)

Comments: -

Growing well in pot New this year, will harvest when necessary or even needed. and repot when needed.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Turmeric - Orange (Cutting)

Comments: -

Growing well in several pots. Only new and just planted (sept 09) will harvest as needed and repot when necessary.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Cardamon Ginger (Cutting) ^9/10

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Grows extremely well in pot. use leaves as i need them. Gets watered with everything else and also fertilized with everything else.

Planted: 2008

Growing: In a Pot

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Wonderful (Grafted)

Comments: -

Has grown well in large pot, fruited last year (08) but storms blasted them so only one made it to maturity. Has small number of fruit on so far this year.

Planted: 2006

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

New this year (sept 09) growing well in pot.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote (Seedling) ^6/10

Comments: -

New this year (sept 09) growing well in the pot.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Seedling (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

New since (sept 09) growing well in the pot. Not sure what variety.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

Growing well in pot, would probably do better if it didn't get as much water. New this year (09).

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

Only new to my garden (sept 09) Growing well in the pot new shoots. Wil fertilize with the rest and prune if necessary.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Star Apple (Seedling) ^6/10

Comments: -

Growing well, only had for a month (sept 09) but seem to be handling life in the pots well. Not very large yet but will pot up when necessary and hopefully will fruit when mature. Being a lazy gardener I will fertilize with the others and prune if I think necessary. Worm castings and chook poop and sugar can mulch.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mandarin - Emperor (Grafted) ^7/10

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I think this is the one I have, Anyway it is a mandarine grafted onto dwarf rootstock.  Heavy fruiting this season and last hoping this years will actually mature as last year (08) all fruit got blasted from the tree due to storms. easy to grow, fertilize and prune like all the rest.

Fruiting Months September, October, November

Planted: 2006

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Soursop (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

New planting growing well in the pot. New shoots only had for 1 month (Sept 09)

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Black (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

New planting for this year from cuttings. Leafinf up well and even had fruit which I removed as the cutting was only in the ground a month.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Grumichama - Black ^8/10

Comments: -

No fruit yet but grows extremely well in a pot.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Miracle fruit ^6/10

Comments: -

Fruits every year, grows well, fertilize and prune same time as everything else.

Planted: 2006

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Peanut Butter Tree

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Easy to grow water with all the other plants approx weekly, fertilize with the others chook poo in sugar cane mulch and worm castings. prune autumn. No fruit yet but get heaps of flowers each year. as long as they grow I figure one day I will get fruit LOL

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Finger Lime - Red Cutting (Grafted)

Comments: -

Very easy to grow, fertilize approx twice a year with chicken poop in sugar cane mulch plus worm castings. prune lightly after fruiting around autumn. Nice fruit use in cooking.

Planted: 2006

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken and worm castings

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

had no pests so far

Organic Status:Organic

Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting) ^6/10

Comments: -

Growing well in pot. Working out how where to place for fruiting.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Dragon Fruit - Red (Cutting)

Comments: -

Growing well in pot. Working out how where to grow so it will fruit.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Dragon Fruit - Yellow (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

In a pot growing well, no pests. Still figuring out what to use for it to grow up and across so that it fruits LOL

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

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