Adrianna's Edible Backyard

Joined: 18/08/10 Updated: 18/08/10 Frost:
Location: Logan Village

About My Edible Backyard

Why Adrianna Love's Edible Plants

We get lovely fruit but the biggest chalenge is fruitfly and possums our soil is sandy so lots of organic material has to be added annual ranifall is about 1200 but we have a dam for when no rain for a while the aspect is North but we have a lot of gum trees

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Fruit that doesnt attract fruit fly - Thank you Charles, I have netted the tree before but for some reason the fly still gets them I think that when I net the tree when the fruit first forms the fruit fly hatches from the ground. They dont touch the plums or citrus just the nectarine...5179 days 14hrs
Fruit that doesnt attract fruit fly - I have a Nectarine tree and has lots of fruit each year but I lose most of them to Fruit fly or Possoms. So I have decided to replace it with another tree so I am looking for a fruit tree that doesn't attract fruitfly. Can anyone help?..5181 days 11hrs

Tangelo - Minneola (Grafted) ^10/10

Adrianna's Edible Fruits
Update: 5268 days 9hrs

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This tree has been bearing 18 months after planting and has the most beautiful, very juicy fruit.  Tastes like inbetween a mandarine  and grapefruit We have 47 different trees and most come from Daleys nursery when we go for a drive to Kyogle.

Fruiting Months March, April, May

Planted: 2006

Height 6 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1.5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control:

Organic oil for leaf miner

Organic Status:Certified

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