Gardengirl's Edible Backyard

Ugni ( Tazziberry ) (Cutting) ^8/10

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I have the chilean guava and a mountain guava. Both have such cute leaves, like a loose japanese box. I'm putting the mountain guava in a mixed screen. Can't wait for the fruit.

Sept 2013: Mountain guava doing ok, in a very windy spot. Chilean guava (ugni) was in full north west sun next to wall and died. Put in another in half sun and is full of buds.

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, seaweed

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Yacon - Apple of the Earth (Cutting) ^8/10

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Fruit from under the ground? Awsome. Now to break up that clay...

Sept 2013 Was in a pot until last Autumn then was put in the ground. Grew big enough before winter to harvest a few tubers. Pleasant, very juicy and crunchy raw. Only slightly sweet. Works really well in stir frys in place of water chestnuts. Do not store well. Pick off only the brown tubers; the pink tinged ones sprout the new leaves.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, seaweed

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Midyim Berry (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

Fruited sparsely in first year. More interesting than spectacular but my husband likes them.

Planted: 2012

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chook poo, seaweed

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba - Yellow (Seedling) ^8/10

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The idea of fruit growing from the trunk intrigues me. Pretty tree. I had some iron deficiency after only 3 months (green veins, yellow leaves) so added chelates.

Sept 2013 Very slow grower however put out some new leaves even over winter. Responds very well to trace element application and regular water.

Planted: 2012

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, mature chicken manure

Pest Control:

None

Pepino - Kendall Gold (Seedling) ^7/10

Planted: 2012

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, seaweed, blood and bone

Pest Control:

None so far

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Was here when we moved in and is happy doing it's thing.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone with trace elements

Pest Control:

None. Gets a bit of scale and aphids but nothing serious.

Organic Status:Organic

Grumichama - Black (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: -

Pest free lovely fruit. Enough said.

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, seaweed, chook poo

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Like all citrus it loves this frost free temparate climate. Not sure about growing a dwarf but a full size tree is too big for the spot.

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chook poo, seaweed, blood and bone

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

I really like the idea of an apple tree that naturally grows to only 2 or 3 metres rather than being restricted by rootstock. Any apple related bugs are much easier to control organically when in reaching distance!

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: liquid seaweed, compost

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Powderblue (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

I love blueberries and it's a small knife in the heart to have to pull the flowers off this year. Planted near a pine tree for that extra acidic touch.

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chook poo, azalea fertilizer

Pest Control:

None

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Took a cutting from a family tree last autumn and is now shooting out of winter slumber. Plan to leave in a pot.

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, liquid seaweed

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

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Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Plonked it in with a bunch of compost and is very happy.

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chook poo, blood and bone with trace elements

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Black (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Don't know about the tradition of burying a animal liver/heart underneath so sprinkled in some iron chelates and is shooting away.

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chook poo, blood and bone

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Persimmon - Nightingale (A) (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

I was a bit concerned as this is by far the most expensive tree I bought and my favourite fruit- no signs of life for 2 months. Now the tiniest green bud tips have appeared. Watered very infrequently while dormant.

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: liquid seaweed

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Happy as a clam in the frost free climate, already shooting madly after 2 months in the middle of winter.

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chicken poo, blood and bone with trace elements

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

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

Comments: -

Lovely looking tree that's small enough for a suburban block. Needs regular watering to get established even though planted in winter.

Planted: 2012

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hass across the road

Organic Status:Organic

Raspberry - Heritage (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

I've gone raspberry mad, I have diggers gold, the red heritage, autumn bliss, williamette and chilliwack.

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, chicken manure, blood and bone with trace elements

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Asparagus - Mary Washington ^7/10

Comments: -

Very healthy crowns arrived last month (July 2012), dug an enormous trench in my clay soil and dug in a barrow of compost, gypsum and some lime. Sprouting and the brittle shoots need to be protected from my crazy kittens...

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

I planted what looked like a stick a couple of months ago and now it has two big fat green shoots growing. Mmm can taste mulberries already...

Planted: 2012

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

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