Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 01, 2010 8:22 am Hi All, Well as the weather here in melbourne is going to be around 20C this weekend, I would like to get into the garden and start some planting. Yay for spring weather finally!!! Im looking to plant a lemon, lime and orange tree, passionfruit vine, pepino fruit, tamarillo plant and feijoa tree. Can any one advise on what I should expect to pay for thse plants and from where. Im located in Pakenham and would like a near by nursery if possible. One nursery has quoted $45 for the citrus plants that are about a 1m tall and about $12 for the passion fruit vine. I have found the tamarillo and pepino plants for about $12 but from NSW - will cost more for the postage. They are unable to send the feijoa from NSW to VIC due to VIC quarantine laws. Also is it too early to plant the following veggies: zuccini, cucumber, pumpkin and beans? I have them in pots in a green house. They are grwoing really well and need to be planted out soon. Thanks Built The Huntley 290 with HomeXcellance / Cheviot Homes Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 2Oct 01, 2010 4:06 pm Go to Diacos Nursery. Not sure where yo u live, but I got a few lime and lemon trees (bout 6foot tall) for 19 dollars. Very good quality. Planted them before winter and they are doing fine... Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 3Oct 04, 2010 12:17 pm Well who could have asked for better gardening weather in Melb over the weekend. I ended up purchasing a Lime and Lemon tree from Bunnings for $28 each. Could justify spending $45 each from the local nurseries. Especially when i can get all the lemons and lime from the inlaws tree. The Bunnings trees look healthy. I found a better price for the citrus trees at Flower Power at Fountain Gate. Also will get my advacado and nectarine plants from them next week. Also purchased 2 ferns to add to the study window - now looks a treat! Photos below: butter nut pumpkin Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ broccoli and zuccini Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Herb Garden Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Herb Garden Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ vegie beds Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ garden shed Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ view from study Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ citrus trees and future bed for rest of fruit trees Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built The Huntley 290 with HomeXcellance / Cheviot Homes Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 4Oct 04, 2010 6:34 pm Loving this Just great seeing someone new getting into back yard farming This will become a place of great inspiration, of healing the soul when you are stressed, a place to get kids enjoying healthy food There will be a few failures but they will lead to lesson learnt and some excellent successes If ever you want to know what is going on we have an excellent brains trust here at Homeone Not to mention a heap of rock solid info links in the stickies Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 5Oct 05, 2010 4:03 pm Fedstar, U sound like you live out my way (fountian gate!) Head down to Diacos nursery on the corner of hallam rd and south gippy hwy. They have citrus trees for 15 dollars and are great great great. Lots of fruit trees at amaazing prices and great quality. I have bought all my plants/trees from there and saved a packet. good work btw. looks unreal Updated photos from the weekend 7Oct 11, 2010 7:28 am More work completed on the weekend: clothes line in, garden beds complete, moved 5m3 of pebbles. tomatoes planted - 8*roma, 8* burnley and 8* mighty red, dwarf beans, spring onion, cucumber and a strawberry also all planted yesterday afternoon. Some photos below: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ These trees were only little single stem plants when we planted them in August last year Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ the green house Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Built The Huntley 290 with HomeXcellance / Cheviot Homes Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 8Oct 11, 2010 8:10 pm I know you will want to poke me in the eye with a burnt stick but look to clipping those pittos back all over by a 1/3, and focus on getting the width right in. You watch what happens, if you want, just do half for your own peace of mind as a comparison, then post in 3 months and show us how they are looking Then go over then and snip off any long stems that protrude out from the nearest node, this will speed recovery immensely! They don't send growth hormone to a dead end, instead punching out 4 times the foliage as what you have now Every one branch will have around 3 to 4 new shoots in a matter of weeks and in a few months will have surpassed an unclipped section with heaps more foliage Mulch them up with heaps of straw or also what ever you clip off them. No finer slow release fert that what comes off the very plant getting returned to the soil for the plant to use once again Get some Seamungus and molasses on them Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 9Oct 11, 2010 8:12 pm It would be good of you set up something to capture run off from that gravel area, just noticed the black plastic under it Re: Fruit Trees and vegie garden planting this weekend!! 10Oct 12, 2010 9:47 am Fu Manchu It would be good of you set up something to capture run off from that gravel area, just noticed the black plastic under it its not plastic - its weaved weed mat. water goes straight through it. I have it all around the garden beds. I was adding more plants to a section that has had weed mat down for over a year. The soil was very moist. Built The Huntley 290 with HomeXcellance / Cheviot Homes A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223632 Fig Landscapes has produced an e-book and native plant index, available for purchase from their website. It's a great resource, full of inspiration and tips. Another… 1 12261 |