Our edible plants

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Below is a list of edible plants we are growing on our 815 square metre suburban block. We have included the year that the perennial plants were planted into our garden. 

Fruit trees
  • Feijoa - already well established when we arrived
  • Apricot (Moorpark) - ?2006, planted by previous owner
  • Lemon (Meyer) - ?2006, planted by previous owner
  • Apple (Pink Lady) - 2009
  • Plum (Satsuma) - 2009
  • Nectarine (Goldmine) - 2010
  • Peach (China Flat) - 2010
  • Almond (Self Pollinating) - 2010 -died in our wet spring
  • Apple (Cox's Orange Pippin) - 2010
  • Apple (Granny Smith) - 2010
  • Apple (Jonathon) - 2010
  • Pear (Doyenne du Comice) - 2010
  • Pear Red Williams (2010)
  • Loquat - 2010
  • Mandarin (Imperial) - 2009
  • Mandarin (Honey Murcott) - 2010
  • Lime (Tahitian) - in pot in the glasshouse - 2009
  • Limequat - in a pot (2008)
Fruiting shrubs, vines and brambles
  • Raspberry (Willamette) - 2009
  • Loganberry - 2009
  • Boysenberry (Thornless) - 2009
  • Youngberry - 2010
  • Strawberries - when we arrived
  • Strawberries (Cambridge Rival) - 2010
  • Dutch Red Currant - 2008, 2010
  • Black Currant - 2008, 2010
  • Blueberry (Nelly Kellie) - 2009, 2010
  • Chilean Guava - 2010
  • Gooseberry (Thornless) - 2010
  • Gooseberry (from Liz) - 2010
  • Kiwi fruit (Hayward) - male and female - 2010
Perennial vegetables
  • Asparagus (Mary Washington) - 2010
  • Globe artichokes - 2010
  • Jerusalum artichokes -2010
  • Yacon -2010
  • Rhubarb -2008, 2009, 2010
  • Comfrey - 2010

Herbs
  • Yarrow
  • Wormwood
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Common mint

Wishlist
  • Mountain Ungi
  • Gooseberry (Farmer's Glory)
  • Kiwi fruit (Mt Tomah Red)
  • Strawberry Guava
  • Chinese Quince
  • Hazelnut
  • Kumquat
  • Raspberry (Heritage)
  • Passionfruit
  • Fig