VEGE PATCH. What's growing in yours?

[silver]

Mango trees are flowering profusely, could be a good season I recon.

Not many Oranges this year compared to other recent years

But the mandies are insane

As were the lemons, but they are finishing up now

Plenty of birdseyes on

And there have been a lot of passion fruit, this one will get cut back shortly like the others

Coconut is loaded

And finally, banana's will be continuously ripening over spring, I think there are 5 Bunches going to rippen over that time frame.


Funnily enough I'm on a lion/carnivore (add in some Bacon and eggs some times) diet, so, fruit n veggies are off the menu for me lol.

But , on the bright side, I lost 10kg over the last ninety days by this way of living.

And no food will go to waste hey !

 

[Mackka]

Congratulations Silver and the food looks excellent. Mackka

 

[LONEWOLF]

I have seen Mango trees full of Flowers, only to watch the tree produce 1 mango... Just like Eggs, Don't count your Mangoes till they are ripe..

LW....

 

[silver]

I have seen Mango trees full of Flowers, only to watch the tree produce 1 mango... Just like Eggs, Don't count your Mangoes till they are ripe..

LW....

But..... but,..... the chutney depends on it happening the way I need it to happen.

 

[Goldfreak]

When is it safe to move these cactus to bigger pots ? I sprouted these from seed after sewing them in microwaved potting mix on a heat pad. Just wondering if I have to wait longer ? Know a bit about some other plants but no idea with cactus.
they have some special dna and these few sprouts are out of about 50 seeds so dont want to kill them now.

 

[silver]

When to pot up cactus seedlings

This seems appropriate to watch Goldfreak.
And bunnings has cactus potting mix, for when the time to pot them up arrives.

 

[sand surfer]

But..... but,..... the chutney depends on it happening the way I need it to happen.

yep they all turn to nubbings and fall off the tree

 

[silver]

They seem to be holding..... and still producing flowers, so, should be an extended (very) productive season this year sand surfer.

 

[sand surfer]

can only hope silver

 

[Goldfreak]

When to pot up cactus seedlings

This seems appropriate to watch Goldfreak.
And bunnings has cactus potting mix, for when the time to pot them up arrives.

Thanks for the link silver. Very helpful.

 

[Hawkear]

Spring time and everything is just growing so well. Lemons as high as an elephants eye.
Roses, not actually in the veggie patch but still. The orange one is a Just Joey but don’t know the pink one, but just can’t help stopping to have a sniff.

 

[silver]

My first ever grape vines
Red globe

 

[silver]

Yes,.... I still need to destroy the nut grass

 

[PhaseTech]

We don't have much of a backyard, but we've made the most of it. In the retained garden bed along the fence it's mainly Yuccas and succulents but they are broken up by Orange, Lemon and Lime trees and we have a Japanese pear. Also have a plum tree that is hit and miss, some years it goes nuts, other years it's slim pickings.
In the vege patch it's strawberries, mint, oregano, lettuce, spinach and a giant bay tree in the corner. Also try to grow basil and tomatoes with varied success.

 

[LONEWOLF]

Yes,.... I still need to destroy the nut grass

How did your Mangoes hold up ? Did they set and produce Fruit ?.... Just curious...

LW...

 

[silver]

How did your Mangoes hold up ? Did they set and produce Fruit ?.... Just curious...

LW...

Sure did Lonewolf, this is the common


And this is the bowen(a bit sparce)

Thought I'd take some shots of the moringa cuttings while I was out there.


Huge cuttings, went straight to flower, hopefully they will leaf up and survive ok.

 

[sand surfer]

no pics but the bowen here lost about 60% of the mangos and the bats have eaten about 5% of what was left already, they must be bloody hungry , rock hard green and eating the skin of them only
the banana one has lost about 2% of the mangos and the bats are leaving them alone at the moment

a bit strange this season as it is the bowen (KP) variety that has thrown the mangos
it is usually about the same for both varieties

 

[silver]

Probly a year where bags are needed to save a feed on the mango trees then. The bats here have been into a few, but mainly eating the icecream beans and Alexander palm fruit maybe that's keeping them full enough for the time being. My bats are huge as well, so maybe they chase off all the competition for my trees. You can spray fish emulsion around, I've heard that stops the bats from coming (must make it impossible for them to smell anything ripening).

 

[Mackka]

Many years ago , I cut down all the fruit trees in the yard, peaches, figs, olives, all gone because of the bats getting caught up in the anti bird netting. It was a constant call to the “Batman” to come and untangle them and take them away. They are just pests and should be exterminated.

 

[silver]

Many years ago , I cut down all the fruit trees in the yard, peaches, figs, olives, all gone because of the bats getting caught up in the anti bird netting. It was a constant call to the “Batman” to come and untangle them and take them away. They are just pests and should be exterminated.

No bat nets here Mackks, so thankfully no problems with batman at all