Some of those jackfruit have reached a very impressive size! It still surprises me what you can grow there. Hopefully, they will make it to maturity 🤞. I'm having a go at growing a jackfruit. I managed to get a grafted plant, although it's very small. I also have a couple of seedlings growing as well. I'm growing them in my greenhouse, although I'm not sure whether to bring them indoors for winter or leave them in the greenhouse with the citrus trees. I'm wondering what temperatures they can tolerate over winter? I heat the greenhouse when cold temperatures are predicted to keep it a few degrees above freezing so around 3 or 4°C, do you think that would be enough or would it need to be kept warmer than that? Sometimes we get mild spells where it stays between 5 and 12°C in the winter months so I won't need to heat then. The last time I had a seedling jackfruit indoors it didn't last very long, I'm assuming it was the low light and humidity that affected it.
Hi Peter, my tree is in a very sheltered spot where it gets good sun for most of the day. The lowest temperature that we have had is 4 degrees, it doesn't get too hot usually staying around the 27 degrees in Summer but its very humid with the heat. I left the seedlings that I grew from seeds outside and they are not looking good, but notice once Spring comes new leaves and growth will happen. We did an air layer cutting from the tree and I have placed this in the main fruit forest part of the garden, its producing new leaves and seems happy enough. I am hoping it will like that spot so that we will have another Jackfruit tree on the property. We are also in town so don't get any frosts, just lots of rain lol. Personally I would take your trees inside in winter until they have grown a bit.
It's great to see most things are doing well 👍. Wow, those jackfruit are very impressive! What kind of temperatures do you have to deal with there over winter?
Hi Peter, are lowest temperature is about 4 degrees but that Jackfruit is in a very sheltered spot and gets all day sun. I'm quite hopefully that they will fully mature this year as the previous years one didn't as it was too wet.
Nice look around the garden! It's great to see so many fruits starting to ripen up. Looks like it is going to be a bumper year for the citrus and custard apples. The bananas that you said were plantains look like they might be Orinoco bananas. They are usually used in cooking but can be eaten like a regular banana when very ripe. Your other bananas look a bit like Namwah, but not easy to tell without seeing them closer up. I really like Namwah bananas, very sweet and better than the regular Cavendish from the supermarket.
Hi Peter, yes they do look like the Orinoco images it would be nice to know what variety they are. This garden was planted by a nurseryman about 20 years ago but unfortunately no labels or plant plan has been passed on. When we cut the other Banana's Ill try and get a closer shot for you. Happy gardening.
Thank you for sharing. Been windy here where I live as well, early warmth in January ruined the peach blossoms and it looks like no plums either so your not alone. Take care and hopefully the weather will improve.
That's a shame, have you got any later blooming peaches or plums that might save the day. Turns out I had to cut the other bunch of Banana's as the stem had snapped, but going to try ripening that bunch inside. Back to sunshine now. :)
@Muckingaround-NZ pretty much everything blooms at once here, peach blossoms started to swell in January and then it dropped down to -20c, plums started to bloom and then had a -5c one night. It does look like pears, apples and cherries should be good and it's a little early to see how the grapes, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries will do. The paw paw trees are just loaded with flowers too, now all I need is their pollinators to show up. Too bad about the banana, hopefully it will ripen for you. Glad that you're back in the sunshine, it reached 31 here today, way above normal, and badly in need of some rain, sheep pasture isn't growing very good yet and hay supply is starting to get short.
It's great to see all those flowers on your dragonfruit this year. Hopefully, you get a bit of cross-pollination next year 🤞. Wow, that feijoa was huge! I grew my first ones last year, although fairly small, they were very delicious. I'm hoping to get a few more this year 🤞
Hi Peter, yes I was surprised when four more buds appeared and another one opened last night but not the one I thought. Feijoa's grow everywhere up here, they even use them for hedging, I've only got a couple of trees but thats enough to keep me happy.
Wow, that bamboo looks incredible! Do you know what species it is? I want to plant some bamboo in my garden at some point. Bananas are coming along well, hopefully, they won't be too long now 🤞 I'm glad it's finally spring here and everything is starting to wake up again. I also recently managed to get some Wampee fruit trees, which I'm looking forward to growing this year.
I know right, its pretty amazing. Unfortunately I don't know the species, its actually come through from the neighbor's property onto the side of the driveway. I would have thought the Bananas would have been ready but I guess I'm just being impatient. lol.
Quite nice. I'd certainly take a bit of your weather, -2°c this morning and extremely dry here in my part of North America. I wish that I could grow bamboo like that, our native species only gets maybe 30 cm tall. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week.
Thanks, its just turned Autumn here so was also a bit cooler here too, but it doesn't get that cold here. That bamboo is quite amazing its enormous. :)
Ok I have crushed the leaf and smelt it, it doesn't really smell like anything (it did make me sneeze), I also smelt the orange tree beside it and it wasn't the same as that.
Good luck with the dragon fruit pollination. That does look like it might be a Wampee tree, very exciting if it is. Hopefully, it flowers and fruits for you so you can confirm 🤞
Thanks Peter, I just realised I had put the wrong title on the video lol. This did make me learn a new trick and now I know how to edit it. No sign of any fruits from the Wampee tree and its been really hot here, I was hopeful but maybe next year.
Greetings from the northern hemisphere. Those bananas look wonderful, I've only been able to get 4 tiny ones off of my plant but they are so much better than what's available in the shops here. I do hope that you get a pineapple too, I've managed to get one small one a couple of years ago. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week.
Thanks, these are our first bunch and we are quite excited to taste them. We did have a pineapple about 2 years ago and it was delicious . I have just been out in the garden and it looks like one of the dragon fruit flowers is going to be opening tonight. Fingers crossed.
Yes bit of a shame, this time I think I'll collect the pollen as I have read that you can freeze it. The white Sapotes are quite sweet in taste, and the trees seem to be full of them again. :)
Looking good Fay bummer about the dragonfruit and those white sapote look yummy I remember when we done the taste test on them the kids loved them mayb if you have any extra you can throw some our way lol also wouldn’t mind tying to plant some more seeds last years ones mostly died sadly oh and it’s Luke by the way this is my undercover account 😂
Hi Luke, I'll keep an eye on them for you. Biggest issue is getting them before the birds do, but don't worry as even if the birds to get them first they always leave the seeds.
Congratulations on the first flower on your dragon fruit! Hopefully, it sets a fruit for you. Also really nice to see some fruit set on your mango too, hopefully they hold on 🤞
Thanks Peter, unfortunately I have been reading that the Red Dragon fruit is not self fertile, but I am still wrapped that I have a flower, and it looks like a have another bud on that plant so maybe I'll get another flower. As for the Mango's Im also hoping they hang on :)
I enjoyed having a look at everything you are growing. Your bananas are doing really well, I imagine you will see some blooms on some of them very soon 🤞
I didn't realise that there were so many varieties of Banana's before we moved here. Yes I think that the Cavendish Banana might produce next. The one with the Banana's I think is a Lady Finger it was the only Bananas on the property all the others we have added - went a bit Banana's lol
@@Muckingaround-NZ I love banana plants, I try to grow them here, but the edible ones grow so slowly in our cool summers. I have an ornamental variety called Musa basjoo which does very well, I'm hoping that one will flower either this year or next year 🤞
I love your garden, your dragonfruit is doing really well. Did you grow it from seed or was it a cutting? I am very impressed with your large jackfruit tree too! And your starfruit tree looks very happy. It's a real struggle to grow those tropicals here in the UK.
Thanks Peter, bought the dragon fruit as a cutting, there are two varieties there (Red and White) I do have a yellow one but its only quite small in comparison. The Jackfruit was on the property when we bought it and think its over 20 years old. The Starfruit was tiny when we bought it (less than 10cm) , I was really happy it survived the winter outside. Whangarei (North Island) is sub-tropical so we can grow these plants here its so great, previously lived in the South Island of NZ and you cant grow these down there.
@@Muckingaround-NZ Oh nice! I haven't been able to get named varieties of dragonfruit here so I grew some from seed. One I've had since 2012, but it really needs repotting. Yeah, I remember seeing a map that showed where New Zealand would be if it was in the northern hemisphere. The North Island would be roughly where Spain is, so that helped me get a better idea of the climate, although I know Spain gets dryer weather than NZ.
