Anyone else grown their own fruit and veg?

 Like most people here i love my wild caught fish and love to cook them up with fresh herbs etc form my veggie patch. Does anyone else grow there own veggies etc or i am i part of a dying breed? If you do what do you grow that thrives in perths sunny climate?

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vegie patch

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:02

Yep I got a few vegies growing most the year round  Chilli's, Snow peas, beans, tomatoes, corn, beetroot, zucchini's, spud's silverbeet/spinach, carrots, cucumbers etc

do a search on goggle and find a grows guide to what to grow and when

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Na no chance, too busy

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:05

Na no chance, too busy fishing!

I grow some herbs for the kitchen, a cherry tom or two, cape gooseberry, rocket and have a few citrus, some in pots. Mostly my partner's handiwork really.

Actually, here is a great book on the subject!

And another site for people that like to know where the local fruit trees that hang over the fence are:

Urban Tucker: wild food growing in Perth

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Thanks for the Urban Tucker link Jamie

Tue, 2012-03-06 18:12

I have been thinking about something like that for a while.  I have a map for my area with the fruit trees, now I have all of Perth!

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all of the above and

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:06

Broccolini, cauliflower, rock melon,peas, parsley,mint.

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If ya got the room keep

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:08

If ya got the room keep planting

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Yep I do but slightly

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:07

Yep I do but slightly different climate down here, about to start the process of building new beds for the new pad to become as fully self sufficient as possible

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Got some bits n pieces

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:21

 Chillis, lemon, lime, orange, mandarin, tomatoes, blueberry, basil, rosemary and a handful of different herbs 

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 Yeah I love growing edible

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:24

 Yeah I love growing edible things! Our block is only 370m2 but I have 10mx1m of raised garden bed along one side of the house which allows me to atleast grow a few things... hard to pick what I want to grow most though!

Garlic takes over atleast half of my garden during the winter season as it thrives and requires basically no attention ever... and I loveeee garlic! Almost time to start planting actually...

Currently still have a few varietys of Tomatoes and Capsicums growing... couple different types of mint, basil, thyme, sage, parsley.... Some potatoes (The kids wanted to plant some that we found growing in the bottom of the pantry), rocket, a few strawberry plants (a white alpine variety), and lots of Aloe Vera plants... I'm going through a Aloe Vera juice fetish at the moment!

Also have 2 lemon trees, 2 blue berry bushes and 2 Blackberry plants.... 

So many more things I would love to grow but just dont have the room and the missus doesn't want more pots taking over our small yard!

If anyone hasn't heard of them before check out the Diggers Club! Got heaps of seeds and plants from them in the past.. so many interested varities of the common veggie!

 

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basil is going ape at the moment

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:41

 , roma tomatoes, mint, thyme, lemon grass, corn, capsicum and rosemary.  Also grow mulberries, almonds, mango, lemon, limes, kaffir lime leaves, oregano, passionfruit, black sapota (no fruit as yet), bay, chives, parsley, sage, mandarines and rhubarb.  Oh and grapes, pumpkin and eggplant.  The pumpkins hang from the grapevine trellis.  All in a small garden.  It seems as though every time the missus uses a herb I end up buying a plant instead and then she never seems to use it again 

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It's great being able to use

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:44

It's great being able to use your own fresh produce and be safe in the knowledge that you know exactly what has been put on them. Im currently growing capcicums and tomatoes plus all the herbs that i can.Over the cooler months lettuce,spinach,leeks,snow peas and also lemon,lime,plum trees and passionfruit. The main herb that really cant stand the heat for mine is coriander and mint.so far ive had no dramas with basil,thyme,marjoram,rosemary,Parsely and of course chilli.

Aloe vera juice Goodz? I can remember that from my childhood.Although id rather not! :)

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 Yeah mate it's not that bad!

Mon, 2012-03-05 21:57

 Yeah mate it's not that bad! Haha.. It's done me a few wonders though and it's soooo good for ya! Just throw it in a fruit shake for breakfast and a shot last thing before bed (no bad morning breath!)

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Just pulled out the last of the summer crop

Mon, 2012-03-05 22:19

Nothing beats the taste and freshness of home grown produce. Just finished and pulled out the growing of 40x Roma tomato Plants. Also had about 10x basil plants as well.

All was planted at the aim of growing and then producing my own Italian style pasta sauce. I have made sauce plenty of times before and ended up with about 35 bottles of home grown and produced sauce. Knock up a fresh bash of Pasta and stir the sauce through and it is damn to beat!!

I pretty well have some form of veggies growing all year round and am now getting a nice collection of fruit trees in the back yard. For something old school I put in a loquat tree and made my own jam with the fruit. Got a mango and lemon and lime trees ect.

For those that have I Phones, check out the app or website of gardenate. It has planting conditions, times, recommendations, a callender to log when you Planted the seedlings ect. Awesome for the home veggie grower.

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Cherry toms, chilli till they

Mon, 2012-03-05 22:46

Cherry toms, chilli till they are coming out of my ears, basil, mint, oregano, thyme, parsley (English and Oriental), navel oranges (still small though). Just cleared out the zucchini, cucumber and pumpkin, they were getting abit unruly.

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Apples, pears, nashi's,

Tue, 2012-03-06 06:50

Apples, pears, nashi's, oranges, mandarines, lemon, limes, kaffir lime, 3 different peachs, nectarines peacherine, figs, cherrys, plums, gauvas olives, pestacio, rosemary, chillis and a few other herbs.

Had more until the dogs decided they also like to eat vegies and anylow hanging fruit.

The only meat we buy is beef because thats to big for my bandsaw.

Anything i cant get from my garden i can get from the old ladys.

 

Nothing beats fresh produce.

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Rosemary, basil, oregano,

Tue, 2012-03-06 07:22

Rosemary, basil, oregano, brocolini, roma tomatoes, grosse lisse tomatoes (big juicy ones that grow well in poor soil), orange cherry tomatoes, mint (cut right back in spring so there's heaps of it for summer mojitos), lettuce, spinach, rocket, limes and sugar snap beans.

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yep had some great toms.

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:00

this year, sberrys.w/melon parsley,cucnmbers etc,hard year with this heat

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YES I'm not alone I've just

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:09

YES I'm not alone 

I've just bought a place and have planted and grow the following:

Garlic, kale, parsely, mint, thyme, oregano, sage, celery.lettuce, thai basil, vietnamese coriander, lemon grass, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cucmbers, sweet basil, pumpkins, water melons, rock melons, chillies, rocket, rosemary, pineapple, lime, mandarin, oranges, peach, blueberries, mangoes "neigbours tree over hangs", curry leaves, bush cherries and I think thats about it?

On the to do list are: Grape fruit, olives and maybe a banana plant and passion fruit?

For those of you growing tomatoes what type do well with the 40 degree weather we have over here? I tried several different types and most cooked on the vine? I had fruit for about 2 months only, i've grown tomatoes elsewhere in Aus and manged to get 4 + months of fruit? Anyone got any tips to share, i'm considering putting up some shad cloth next season? If anyone has some spare tomatoe seed that would be greatly appreciated?

Ive plant a few more tomato plants recently that seem to be doing well, hopefully i get some winter tomatoes?

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Grosse Lisse produced really

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:12

Grosse Lisse produced really well this year and roma's, but the skin on the roma's was a bit tough for the missus' salads but went well in spag bol.

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 Cheers Mullie i'll give them

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:19

 Cheers Mullie i'll give them a shot next season, just out of interest how many months did they fruit for?

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All of the above!

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:23

Yeah I don't mind havin a green thumb!

I've got over 30 chilli plants crankin (jalepenos, habaneros, cayenne, bell peppers, etc), and they all get a workout! Pickled chillis are a hit on any trip away, and stuffed fried jalepenos are farkin awes! And I've got enough dried chilli flakes to just about go commercial!

I've got a huge v patch, and it has capsicums, celery, pumpkins, garlic, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, plus heaps of random herbs - basil, parsley, etc, and whatever is right for the season.

It's cool makin shit like pesto's, pickling chillis, and infusing oils (garlic, chilli, basil) to use when their not in season.

Then there's the "special" trees in the shed......

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 haha special trees

Tue, 2012-03-06 10:01

 haha special trees

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How do you go with cross pollination

Tue, 2012-03-06 18:18

With so many chillis? I read that they are prone to losing their potency within few generations as the cross pollination levels the hot ones down and the cool ones up to somewhere in the middle?

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Correct!

Tue, 2012-03-06 20:28

That's dead right, they do cross polenate, but it's never been a problem for me. I think it's something that only the diehard superhot chilli lovers get finicky over.

They are mostly in different areas throughout the garden though, which does help. I have heard of hot capsicums though, from being grown too close to chilli plants.

I do have a naga jolokia right next to a habanero patch, and it hasn't bothered either potency wise for over 3 years. The jolokia is just stupid hot though. You can't really do anything with the chillies, except prank your mates by rubbing one around the rim of his stubbie!!

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About three months.

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:29

About three months.

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My lemon tree can't keep

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:30

up with all the fish I eat. Basil, cherry tom ( had the best batch this summer), tasty valencia oranges - OJ evryday when they are ripe. My passionfruit tree is booming and had the tastiest ones to date. Snowpeas were great (1st time ever). rhubarb just keeps growing.

Not sure if anyone has noticed, but at some round-a-bouts in Noranda looks like they have been planting spinach instead of flowers.

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Cracking

Tue, 2012-03-06 08:33

Had a cracking garden up here last winter, everything dies through summer though. :(  Got a photo here somewhere, have to find it.  Corn, tommies, chillies, ginger, spring onion, capsicum, brocoli (+mini brocoli), cauli's, mini eggplant, rockmelon, bok and pak choi and then all the herbs.  Almost time to start again, just need it to drop a few degrees.

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I used to have a great patch

Tue, 2012-03-06 12:26

I used to have a great patch untill we got the dog, he ate it all, just a sand patch now where he pisses n shits.....

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I have got three raised

Tue, 2012-03-06 13:09

I have got three raised garden beds ranging from 7m * 1.8m wide. have grown things that we like snowpeas, cucumbers, capsicums, leeks, butter beans, broccoli, sweet corn, strawberries, parsley, thyme, coriander, rosemary, lime, lemon and mangos tree.

The kids love to be able to go out and pull things straight from the garden and eat them.

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have one little grandson

Tue, 2012-03-06 16:07

who just loves to pull them out!!!!!

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 sounds like there is a few

Tue, 2012-03-06 18:30

 sounds like there is a few green thumbs amongst us. 

I tried a few things and had them going well but the dogs liked them more so they got chomped and destroyed by a 45kg rotti . havnt tried since, cant see the point

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 just out of interest do any

Thu, 2012-03-08 07:43

 just out of interest do any of you water thr patch with bore water or freshwater only? From what i have read the bore water isnt recommended due to high level of sulphur, iron and low levels of arsenic? It seems all other plants in my garden like it as they are doing well? Im interest to know if its safe for some veggies?

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Pretty much every market

Thu, 2012-03-08 07:50

Pretty much every market garden within 100km of Perth, Gero or Carnarvon would be watered with bore water. Not sure who is dishing out those wobblies about bore water!

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