Jenny's Edible Backyard

Joined:04/12/11 Updated:13/12/13 Frost:
Location: CALAMVALE

About My Edible Backyard

Why Jenny Love's Edible Plants

I love growing things to eat, unfortunately there are only so many fruit trees i can squeeze in to a suburban backyard, and those fruit fly are my no. 1 enemy. It is so lovely to eat a delicious fruit you have grown yourself.

Since reading about growing trees in bags there's no holding me back!

Also top-working existing trees sounds very intriguing - I'm going to try that as soon as I can

Comments

ahimsa cottage says... [4978 days 2hrs ago]

Hello Jenny, I was wondering whether you would be interested in selling a small cutting of red flowering catus you have in your photo - i have lots of white ones which are very beautiful but yours looks very interesting, Cheers Samantha from Ahimsa Cottage

Jenny says... [4934 days 11hrs ago]

Samantha I left you a reply on your page.

Fruit Tree Forum Contributions

Jenny Forum Contributions
Gustavia - it is a gorgeous flower David. keep us updated re the fruit!..3659 days 5hrs
Fruit trees in wer boggy areas - bananas? possibly jaboticabas too? http://stfc.org.au/fruit-trees-for-wet-areas-tips..3668 days 9hrs
Does anyone know what the kwan mango - I have a Kwan and the fruit is really very nice when ripe, the colour is deceptive as it stays green. I have not tasted the Keow Savoy but I believe that it is best eaten unripe, DAF have this on their website: "When ripe Keow Savoey has a very soft, gree..3696 days 8hrs
Dekopon in australia - Found Sumo mandarin at Woollies Sunnybank Hills yesterday, interesting looking things, I bought 4 at $6.98/kg that was about $8. Delicious I must say! Sweet with perfect amount of acid. No seeds yet :-( (I've eaten 2 so far) the F&V manager I was talking ..3921 days 13hrs
Dragon fruit - I'm so happy with this purple dragonfruit, it is self-pollinating and super-sweet. It's just growing in a pot up onto my fence. No comparison with store-bought ones...4033 days 7hrs

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Earthquake qld - ..Liked Answer 3921 days 13hrs
Jaboticaba4 - Finally! one of my jaboticabas has flowers!! :)..Liked Answer 4261 days 7hrs

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Grafted) ^8/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4516 days 13hrs

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I just loved the description of a fruit that tasted like lemon delicious pudding, took a punt, bought one, it has only ever given me one fruit, i tasted it and was sold! There are masses of flowers on it now but no fruit set even though i'm keeping the water up (you'd think in Brisbane we'd have high enough humidity) so i'm having a go at hand pollination. The suspense is killing me. I hope it works.

update, fruit rather bland and disappointing, looking into grafting different varieties on to the tree

found it necessary to regularly spray with fungicide to keep the fruit

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fruit tree fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Jenny says... [5223 days 13hrs ago]

update - have had wonderful success with hand pollination

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^7/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4957 days 12hrs

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Trying to grow this tree in a pot, so far it is survivng quite well and had a few flowers but it must be too small to give me fruit yet.

update - doing well, have to be patient. might have to get it a friend

now in ground and flowering next to its friend an Edranol. Spring 2012

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 20% in Summer and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: fruit tree fertilizer

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Danny333 says... [3296 days 4hrs ago]

Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan (Grafted)

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4957 days 12hrs

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This has never looked very happy, not sure why.

Was quite unhappy during winter but has put on lots of lovely new growth now in spring 2012 - warm sheltered position, moderate sun.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Jenny says... [5057 days 12hrs ago]

Jenny says... [5057 days 12hrs ago]

I wonder if it is staying too wet in the tree bag so have now re-potted in plastic pot with feet off the ground.

Raspberry - Chilcottin

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4957 days 12hrs

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Has improved slightly from when I first bought it but still very strange growth. This is a 'wait and see'

putting on healthy leaves now spring 2012 pest two spotted mite, sprayed with white oil mixed with malathion which seemed to work. Can't use wettable sulphur on raspberries I believe unfortunately. Then the white fly attacked. - Confidor.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^8/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4957 days 12hrs

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Lovely little tree this, unfortunately the fruit fly are attacking it.

UNBELIEVABLE crop this spring (2012) no special treatment but I did cut back quite hard in winter.

trying to keep on top of the fruit fly, it's not practical to cover the tree so am alternating weekly sprays of naturalure & another one, and picking up fallen fruit. Seems only moderately successful.

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2006

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Jenny says... [5223 days 13hrs ago]

pruned a couple of weeks ago and it's fruiting again! i will try some pest guard mesh this time.

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^7/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4957 days 13hrs

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Have been told these are delicious, and also that i will have to keep the fruit fly away too. It is growing really well in the pot so far, had a couple of flowers but just too early for fruit, i guess.

doing well potted it up to tree bag

flowering Spring 2012 - should get fruit this time

Planted: 2009

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^6/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 5037 days 11hrs

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Now identified as large-leaved Jaboticaba!

Myrciaria spirito santensis var.grimal

Tried some at Tropical Fruit World (love that place!) and just had to buy a tree! I think I'll have to be patient though, apparently very slow growing and slow to fruit.

have given it lots more rain water maybe try cincturing a branch or two later in the year

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 15% in Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Jenny says... [5223 days 13hrs ago]

have since read that it needs a lot more water than i have been giving it, so i applied wettasoil, sugarcane mulch and seasol and more water and it's rewarded me with lovely new growth. will keep up the water from now on.

Grumichama - Black ^5/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 5069 days 7hrs

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Sounds good, have never tasted one but i like the description. Still waiting for flowers/fruit! Has not been a very vigorous or healthy tree. Some of the leaves almost look variegated, could this be a deficiency in something?

have now replaced the tree (2011)

new tree doing ok

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fruit tree fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Spring

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Jenny says... [5223 days 13hrs ago]

gave up - after reading the forum i decided it had that genetic problem (chimera?) others have written about so i bought a new one. Plant Starter, Seasol, lots of water and fingers crossed...

Lime - Tahitian

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 5069 days 8hrs

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this has been sickly for a long time, had a couple of borers which hopefully i've dealt with. If it doesn't come good in spring/summer it may have to go.

Planted: 2006

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Jenny says... [4957 days 12hrs ago]

I went and bashed this tree with a bit of wood yesterday! this is it's last chance to come good

Raspberry - Heritage

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 5069 days 10hrs

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giving this a go, two other raspberries died on me and apparently Heritage is not the best tasting fruit but i'll keep trying.

update - actually the fruit is ok

Planted: 2012

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Mangosteen Purple (Seedling) ^5/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 5069 days 10hrs

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Yes i know this is brave of me in Brisbane but i'm stubborn and i just CRAVE the fruit, ever since i tried my first one, and unsuccessfully planting the seeds, i must have more! And we get such sad old hard fruits in the supermarket from Thailand, i will die happy if i can grow my own fresh ones.

update - I bring this inside at night now it's cold - husband laughs at me! It's hanging in there so far, during the day it's going in the greenhouse protected from any wind. One seedling died, still got two.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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JD says... [5227 days 11hrs ago]

Jenny says... [5223 days 13hrs ago]

optimistic of me i know but i trimmed the top two leaves to encourage branching and thought i would try a leaf cutting. It's still green after 3 weeks so you never know!

BJ says... [5223 days 6hrs ago]

Make sure you keep it out of any and all sun. The sun is much more of a problem than the cold.

000Troy0001 says... [3368 days 10hrs ago]

Is it still alive?

Kate816 says... [1157 days 12hrs ago]

Please update, we are in Archerfield and would love to discuss further. We just bought one yesterday and figure we need to build a greenhouse and keep it in a large pot to move in winter?

Cherry of Rio Grande ^6/10

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 5069 days 11hrs

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Dying to get some fruit off this as i love cherries but so far no flowers nothing.

will try that special mix of Tom Wyatt's in the spring that I've read about

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

why no flowers / fruit?? i have been patient!

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Jenny says... [4957 days 12hrs ago]

Went & bashed this tree with a bit of wood too yesterday - it's on notice!

Farouk says... [2059 days 10hrs ago]

?

TRIED BUT DIED

Dwarf Custard Apple - Tropic Sun (Grafted)

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4516 days 13hrs

Comments: -

no vigour

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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frenchie says... [4571 days 12hrs ago]

How is this variety faring for you? There is not much info/feedback about it out there. :)

Jenny says... [4516 days 13hrs ago]

Dead and gone, not impressed at all. No vigour.

Markmelb says... [3335 days 4hrs ago]

I agree Jenny - rootstock vigour was not great for mine either - very slow to recover from shipping and didnt grow back well after winter - Ive grafted to my own cold tolerant cherimoya and have 4 powering away in march 2017 a month after grafting - hoping this is successful.

TRIED BUT DIED

Palm - Dwarf Acai (Seedling)

Jenny's Edible Fruits
Update: 4982 days 14hrs

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bought this in February, planted it in the ground. The dog has dug it up 4 times then chewed its leaves off. Now it's potted in premium mix, I gave it seasol & plant starter and am crossing my fingers. It's the stick sheltering next to my mangosteen. Bets anyone? Been through too much punishment - just withered away

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Jenny says... [5069 days 7hrs ago]

last picture is the scene of the crime