Fruit

Taste the varieties of limes available by getting to know their different climates, tastes, and garden styles, including several unique Australian natives. Knowing your options helps you choose the perfect lime tree for your garden. Persian Lime: Also known as Tahiti lime, this is the most widely grown lime in Australia. Small to medium fruit size with a smooth thin …

Pawpaw (papaya) (Carica papaya) is a fast-growing tropical fruit tree perfect for warm Australian gardens. Flourishing in full sun and well-drained soil, it can produce sweet, juicy fruit within a year. With regular care, pawpaw is a rewarding and productive addition to any backyard.   Which sex to buy? Pawpaw trees can be male, female or bisexual (meaning they produce …

Everyone loves strawberries, and anyone with a reliable patch of sunlight can grow them in baskets for a productive display. Strawberries grow beautifully in hanging baskets, pots, strawberry planters or wine barrels and look gorgeous on a sunny deck or verandah. This also benefits the fruit, as the fruit spills over the edges making them easy to reach and protects …

  Olives Plant olive trees in autumn in a sunny position in large pots or placed as a feature in the garden. Olives flourish in cool winters with hot dry summers with low humidity. They are tolerant of winds, coastal salt spray, medium frosts and dry conditions. They need some cooling time to be more productive.Olive trees can take up …

What will grow in your garden this Autumn? Have no idea? Then refer to our temperate zone planting guide! It’s so easy,  just locate your  zone on the map and discover all the delicious produce you can be enjoying.  Happy Gardening! Subtropical (includes: South-east Qld & Northern NSW) HERBS – plant chervil, chicory, coriander, fennel, garlic bulbs, lavender, marjoram, oregano, parsley, …

  After fruiting has finished and before flowering occurs, reduce fruit tree by a fifth by pruning back over-reaching or unwanted branches, gall wasp affected branches, dead, diseased, crossed over or low branches touching the soil. This will create better airflow underneath the canopy and concentrate growth into younger more productive branches. Once the fruit tree is harvested for its …

  When the topic of melons arises, a diverse array of options comes to mind. In Australia, watermelon, rockmelon, and honeydew melons reign as the major crops. However, the melon landscape is far more expansive, with varieties like Canary melon, winter melon, and horned melon also making their mark. While we could delve deeper, let’s focus on these main varieties …

  Growing dragonfruit (also known as pitaya) in Australia can be a rewarding endeavour in the trouble-free home garden. They are a fruit of a cascading-branched cactus plant and the large white flowers which bloom at night emit a delicious fragrance. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you get the most out of your dragonfruit cultivation. Choose from the commonly …

In spring there are many gorgeous deciduous fruit and ornamental trees in full display of flowers and fresh foliage.  These spring blossoms are essential to keep track of on your fruit trees as pollination of these flowers must take place for fruit to form. If you have ever thought about starting a garden diary, now is the time to do …

A gift from the Gods, growing olives is so satisfying if not to enjoy their fruit but to use their silver grey-green foliage to complement many different garden situations. Olive trees can be easily pruned to create topiary, hedge, espalier and potted features.  Planting & fertilising olive trees Olive trees can be grown for their fruit but many gardeners are …