Jonathon's Edible Backyard

Joined: 14/12/09 Updated: 31/03/11 Frost:
Location: SPEERS POINT

About My Edible Backyard

Starting up on the property and looking at using permaculture methods to develop it

Comments

Comfrey

Comments: -

used to build the soil and as green manure. Also makes a yummy food!

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 100

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Brazilian Cherry (Seedling)

Comments: -

Does not like cold! Lost a lot of leaves during winter, but came back well during summer.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Fig Black Genoa

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2009

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Got a few figs in the first crop this summer and now it has another few on it for the second crop. Quite happy with this one!

Raspberry - Heritage (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Beautiful raspberry with new canes coming through!

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Wonderful

Pollination: No

Cherry - Stella (Grafted) ^8/10

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Reed (A) (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Planted in a pot to see how it went and it is thriving!

Planted: 2009

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Meyer (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

Existing tree in orchard and got first fruit with more coming on. Finches love nesting in it!

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure/compost

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

Finches help with the pests

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba (Seedling)

Comments: -

two young seedlings

Height 0.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Finger Lime - Wauchope

Comments: -

3 green finger limes and a black finger lime

Planted: 2010

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Naturally resistent to pests

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Have one start a growth spurt with a 40cm "spire" shooting up.

Lemon - Eureka

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Grape - Lady Patricia

Qty: 1

Grape - Isabella Black

Qty: 2

Loquat - Seedling

Qty: 4

Berry - Loganberry

Qty: 1

Avocado - Reed (A) (Seedling)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Pollination: No

Mulberry - Black English

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Pollination: No

Orange - Arnold Blood

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Mandarin - Okitsu wase (Satsuma)

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Yacon - Apple of the Earth

Qty: 4

Pollination: No

Pecan - Riverside Seedling

Qty: 3

Pollination: No

Orange - Washington Navel

Pollination: No

Fig White Adriatic

Pollination: No

Fig - Brown Turkey

Pollination: No

Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Seedling)

Comments: -

Too much competition with the grass I think. Need to mulch around it further

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun