Ili's Edible Backyard

Mandarin - Emperor

Comments: -

I'm just hoping it survives at this stage. Feb 2011, it's looking much better after mulching with manure and watering more frequently.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure, dynamic lifter for citrus,blood and bone.

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Would love to hear if people have had success growing mandarins in pots?  Any tips too.  Ta.

Apple - Opalescent

Comments: -

Heritage apple on MM102 rootstock.  Apparently nice looking too.

Tasted one at Petty's Orchard Apple tasting festival 2010.  It was delicious.  I also loved Rome Beauty, another Heritage apple.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Apple - Blenheim Orange

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: None to date - too little.

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Valencia

Comments: - Although not the best orange for Melbourne, it is warmer where we are close to the bay so hope it will do ok.  Selected the valencia due to it's longer fruiting period and due to fruits ability to hang on the tree for several months when ripe.  I have also read it is more disease resistant than other oranges.

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

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum. Dynamic lifter for fruit

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Is anyone growing valencias in Melbourne? Any comments on sweet or sour and how they are doing?

I have heard they do o and best to pick them about April as they get sweeter the longer they stay on the tree.

Peach - Red Haven

Comments: - I here it is apparently a great tasting red fruit.  Yellow semi-freestone early fruiting.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter for fruit. Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Copper spray.

Organic Status:Organic

PLum - Santa Rosa

Comments: - Should be nice looking and tasting  red fruit.  Can row in partial shade - we have a huge shed growing in the house behind us covering it's northern sun.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Comments: -

Compact and pretty flowers.  I hear they are not as fussy about their soil type as other blueberries that only tolerate acidic soils.

It's still young so I'm only feeding it for green growth rather than flower support for the first two years.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.3 metres

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Brigitta

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow manure

Apricot - Moorpark

Comments: - Nice tasting fruit.  Should not produce as much as the very productive varieties ad should still plenty more than we need.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood and bone, compost

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Lime - Kaffir

Comments: -

Love cooking with lime leaves.  Nice and small.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure, dynamic lifter for fruit

Pest Control:

Add tomato dust for eaten leaves.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian

Comments: -

Good size, don't need too many limes.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure and dynamic lifter for fruit

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Leaves looked eaten and I was told to sprinkle tomato dust.  Worked well.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

How long before a dwarf fruits?

Cherry - Stella

Comments: - Self-fertile.  Hoping the cherry is a pretty tree.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Organic measure for cherry slug?

Pear - Red Sensation

Comments: - A red williams pear.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

I have some pear & cherry slug on it.  Just picking them off by hand while it is still small.

Organic Status:Organic

Question: What are some organic measures I can take for pear & cherry slug?

Lemon - lots a lemons

Comments: - Mini meyer lemon variety that is a trooper.  Just many lemons from it as my normal meyer lemon.  Lemons are very differet though.  Sweet &awesome.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone, dynamic lifter.

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

White Oil spray.

Tomato dust for eaten leaves.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: How do these do in the ground?

Nectarine - Dwarf (Grafted)

Comments: - Small and scored it for $10 after the hot 2009 summer when it was looking sad.  I believe it to be a yellow freestone mid season variety.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, worm juice and blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

Pest Control: Copper spray

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Blenheim Orange (Grafted)

Comments: - Heritage apple grafted on MM102 rootstock.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Opalescent

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None to date. It's tiny.

Organic Status:Organic

Nectarine - Goldmine

Comments: - Good looking with red fruit and tasty white freestone nectarine.  Should be a late season.

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

Pest Control:

Copper spray

Loved food andextra water!

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Mariposa

Comments: - Love blood plums and I look forward to first fruit.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter, compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

Pest Control:

None to date as it has been planted this winter.  

Was looking unexcited by it's new life in my garden by summer.  Gave it food and more water and it seems very happy now.

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Wonderful

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost and worm juice. Blood and bone mixed with gypsum.

Organic Status:Organic

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