tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post5201533185684375256..comments2023-09-21T21:00:57.948+10:00Comments on Africanaussie: Fruit treesafricanaussiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-18404594528018830272010-11-05T10:34:56.880+10:002010-11-05T10:34:56.880+10:00Hi Hashi,
love your blog, good to "meet"...Hi Hashi,<br />love your blog, good to "meet" you!africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-592441469209362052010-11-05T06:00:59.234+10:002010-11-05T06:00:59.234+10:00I just found your blog, and oh, it makes me homesi...I just found your blog, and oh, it makes me homesick! I am an Aussie living in the U.S. It's a long while since I lived in North Queensland but one day I will be back. Yay for you, following permaculture principles!Hashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515729956277849537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-33037645830288843312010-11-04T15:02:37.718+10:002010-11-04T15:02:37.718+10:00Rainforest Gardener,
She said it was some type of ...Rainforest Gardener,<br />She said it was some type of guava - maybe I will have to ask her again. Oh there are lots of honesty stands around here - I suppose that is the advantage of living in a small country town - nobody is going to steal anything!africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-27588387598038826532010-11-04T11:37:11.276+10:002010-11-04T11:37:11.276+10:00I'm pretty sure that's not a pineapple gua...I'm pretty sure that's not a pineapple guava... the pineapple guava has much smaller leaves that are bluish and waxy... but maybe they both share the same common name! I really like the idea of an honesty stand for pineapples, especially the fact that they can actually do that without stuff getting stolen!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-18825164179465420342010-11-04T11:18:20.190+10:002010-11-04T11:18:20.190+10:00Missy,
Yes I think inconsistent watering is somet...Missy, <br />Yes I think inconsistent watering is something most of my plants in pots suffer from. This is a great time for fruit - just wish I could find an accesible mango tree!africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-91816656661761596292010-11-04T11:13:43.535+10:002010-11-04T11:13:43.535+10:00Floridagirl,
I guess the bats are OK, but very mes...Floridagirl,<br />I guess the bats are OK, but very messy and also a bit creepy. No the ones that eat mosquitoes are also the ones that carry the lissa virus so I dont want them around. Then the mosquitoes carry dengue - the joys of living in the tropics! <br />Interesting that you grew a barbados cherry - did yours also grow just one branch or am I right to assume that was just because it didnt have much sun?africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-7228404195147678712010-11-04T11:09:34.863+10:002010-11-04T11:09:34.863+10:00Stephanie,
my first thought was to cut those leave...Stephanie,<br />my first thought was to cut those leaves and stripped branches off, but then I saw little buds :) so I wasnt going to chance wrecking my harvest! I have some green papaya chutney and green papaya salad recipes lined up for the weekend.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-23653265388342869072010-11-04T06:10:26.557+10:002010-11-04T06:10:26.557+10:00Great pawpaw tree and pineaples for $2 - makes me ...Great pawpaw tree and pineaples for $2 - makes me miss North Qld. You are so lucky. <br />With the citrus, if the leaves have tracks through them it might be citrus leaf miner but they can just do that with too little water - mine do the same.Roslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940119240313980400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-255803012822891052010-11-04T00:08:19.947+10:002010-11-04T00:08:19.947+10:00You do have a lovely fruit collection. That looks...You do have a lovely fruit collection. That looks like a great papaya harvest, though I'd certainly wait to lop that tree. I imagine it would be creepy to see those fruit bats hanging in your tree. Here, bats are a good sign, as they "supposedly" control the mosquito population, but I guess fruit bats don't eat mosquitoes, huh?<br /><br />I feel like such a Florida gardening fraud as I have very little fruit in my garden. I once grew the beautiful Barbados cherry, but our last winter did it in. I might try it again. It's so pretty covered in those pink blossoms. I do have a Cherry of the Rio Grande, which is a lovely little tree, but the birds take all the cherries. And of course, there are the bananas.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-82113947918790084122010-11-03T18:10:54.913+10:002010-11-03T18:10:54.913+10:00My hibiscus will wrinkle up if there are white mea...My hibiscus will wrinkle up if there are white mealy bugs. The FOC method I found quite effective is to discard affected branches/leaves ;-) Hope your papayas will ripe soon.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.com