Wow awesome choices. Thats a very nice looking jack, look forward to seeing how it grows over summer. Good job with the banana, I dread the day I have to do that.
I think that super sheltered corner you've chosen for the jackfruit attempt looks perfect, well protected by the walls on both sides and those bananas should offer canopy protection next winter. That fence does seem to be an ideal location for mangoes in terms of warmth and shelter 👍
Although it's the safest spot on the property, I'm not overly optimistic that it'll survive winter, however it'll put any further curiosity left out of my head.
@@RealLifeFruitopia one time I saw another channel taht had sun angle issues - it was treadmill tv. I let them know about it though - you're right sometimes it can really mess with the video shot!
Because I live in Sweden where it can get very cold we have a few strategies for the more cold sensitive plant here, one of them (which might help your Jack Fruit survive) is to wire Christmas lights around it, they increase the temperature with about 2 degrees Celsius (with frost cloth hanging over).
I just rescued some rosemary springs yesterday that were abandoned on teh floor of a grocery store. While others are facing trials for rescuing animals - literally no one cares about plants. I take all that I want!
Great trees George 🎊 Jackfruit is beautiful and will do well there. Jackfruit was more cold Hardy than mango this winter and you had success with mango. Excited to see the progress
Normally just Asian love to plant fruit trees, so far I have 3 varieties of mango: Glenn, valencia pride, and keo lmeat. Enjoy your garden!. Jack fruit in Lakewood/Long Beach, Ca. not good ( too cold?).
It's actually 20 small seedlings I managed to germinate in past summers, 2 survived in ground with no new growth but ended up dead in spring. I also tried a 5 foot jackfruit in a pot 8 years ago, which also failed. The show must go on.
@@RealLifeFruitopia Yes, the show must go on! I also tried similar thing this year -- planted a few seedlings in March (from the seeds of a store bought delicious jackfruit). So far, 4 seedlings have survived in pots (in ground ones died in fall) -- have bought them indoors for winter (SF Bay Area, 37 deg N latitude)
@@RealLifeFruitopia that's unfortunate because some pili nuts I've seen around for sale are from Australia. Turns out they're native to Northern Australia and someone who grows pili recommends it for temperate climates. Only the females produce seeds and they're not true to seed. I know they're really tall plants - probably would use a drone to pick haha.
@@RealLifeFruitopia just the inside of a mango seed that's pulverized until it looks like butter! It's used in skin care, but I heard you can eat it too. Not sure how great that would be - but that's what they say. I mean with the mango family - it's good to be careful, but I doubt anything's going to happen with the mango seed. Then again they say any commercial mango won't have a usable seed - maybe what you grow?
did you know they say you can use aloe as fertilizer? I live where it's polluted and dry - sometimes I add aloe and then shea butter to some of the plants to give an extra cuticle of moisture! I do this for my skin, so I feel it helps them out too!
great garden , i presume you dont have winter frost in your area, i am on the coast side of belgium , since a few years we have hotter winters alto there are a few frosty nights ,past year a few nights we haved -3,5 °C there are a few spices we are able to grow a the pineapple guavas , pomegranate trees also , but does never flowers , alto one is about 20 Years old , strange , i dont knw why it does not flowering , do you have any sugestions , its wellcome , you have very nice garden , i see you made it with lots of passion , congrats , my english have issues , hihihi , i have to much languages i wanned to be able , cos i think we losting a lot of the difference of cultures and there knoledge and how they doing , and i never to old to learn , and it i also my passion as you dear gardener compagnon , greets , carl
We have mild frosts weekly between May & September, but the temperature is always above 0C. I'm not sure why your plants aren't flowering, it's very strange Carl, maybe try a different variety.
@@RealLifeFruitopia I actually live at around the same latitudinal distance as you from the equator but in the other direction! Some even call it subtropical, but it's really a mountainous desert. What grows here are lantana berries and cactus. After that the rest of what you have. No coconuts but we have acorn and walnut trees. I eat acorns without soaking them - they're the least toxic where I live - just buttery (little powdery).
In my opinion, it's not a good idea to grow Jackfruit in Melbourne. Jackfruit hates the temperatures under 10°C. It will be sad. The same thing is with starfruit. I think it is much better to grow starfruit in pot, which you can move inside or to a greenhouse. Otherwise I don't think it will fruit. But maybe you will be lucky.
All my inground starfruit trees survive Melbourne winters perefctly fine without any protection, but none have fruited yet. Jackfruit is in another class, more cold sensitive and rot sensitive. I love experimenting, happy if it survives.
Wow awesome choices. Thats a very nice looking jack, look forward to seeing how it grows over summer. Good job with the banana, I dread the day I have to do that.
You're young and strong, should be just a workout! Jackfruit is a long shot but it'll be fun watching it cope in July :)
12:49 I would've never guessed!
LOL
I think that super sheltered corner you've chosen for the jackfruit attempt looks perfect, well protected by the walls on both sides and those bananas should offer canopy protection next winter. That fence does seem to be an ideal location for mangoes in terms of warmth and shelter 👍
Although it's the safest spot on the property, I'm not overly optimistic that it'll survive winter, however it'll put any further curiosity left out of my head.
7:50 looks like a new one's sprouting next to it
Old banana corm, destined for green waste.
13:13 I like the sun in teh video - it came out to say hi :)
I love the sun too except I was facing the other way through this video.
@@RealLifeFruitopia one time I saw another channel taht had sun angle issues - it was treadmill tv. I let them know about it though - you're right sometimes it can really mess with the video shot!
Because I live in Sweden where it can get very cold we have a few strategies for the more cold sensitive plant here, one of them (which might help your Jack Fruit survive) is to wire Christmas lights around it, they increase the temperature with about 2 degrees Celsius (with frost cloth hanging over).
That's a great tip, I'll be using frost cloth for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I just rescued some rosemary springs yesterday that were abandoned on teh floor of a grocery store. While others are facing trials for rescuing animals - literally no one cares about plants. I take all that I want!
I like the comparison of generic to exotic mangoes!
could've posted on nextdoor's app for some to pick up haha. I would take a banana tree if I had my own place!
Seeing all your mangoes trees makes me want to buy some. Hopefully after winter i will oder some trees. You got some nice looking mango trees.
Mango is one of my favourite fruits, so I don't give up trying. Eventually with some luck, there's a breakthrough. Thanks for watching.
Great trees George 🎊
Jackfruit is beautiful and will do well there.
Jackfruit was more cold Hardy than mango this winter and you had success with mango.
Excited to see the progress
Fingers crossed!
Ataulfo and alfonso's aren't bad - they're smaller and more like custard. Really glad you're going for larger mangoes! I also like julie's
Alfonso likes loads of heat, it didn't survive when I had one.
@@RealLifeFruitopia I remember you having that one! Too bad - thanks for the update.
Normally just Asian love to plant fruit trees, so far I have 3 varieties of mango: Glenn, valencia pride, and keo lmeat. Enjoy your garden!. Jack fruit in Lakewood/Long Beach, Ca. not good ( too cold?).
Sounds great!
I hope 12th time is lucky for the jackfruit. The old mango looks really healthy and hope produces lots of fruits this summer
It's actually 20 small seedlings I managed to germinate in past summers, 2 survived in ground with no new growth but ended up dead in spring. I also tried a 5 foot jackfruit in a pot 8 years ago, which also failed. The show must go on.
@@RealLifeFruitopia Yes, the show must go on! I also tried similar thing this year -- planted a few seedlings in March (from the seeds of a store bought delicious jackfruit). So far, 4 seedlings have survived in pots (in ground ones died in fall) -- have bought them indoors for winter (SF Bay Area, 37 deg N latitude)
I heard your comments at the end.. wgat do you feed your trees with to get production?
Depends on the tree, compost and nitrogen based slow release for most, added trace elements for tropicals.
whats the spacing of your trees along the fence?
4 feet
Awesome
I know the kensington pride - it's a common, run-of-the-mill mango.
Australia's favourite mango, juicy and sweet!
Happy new year which mango are easy to survive in Melbourne and nice flavor I can choose?
Kensington Pride
From where did you buy mango trees?
Marketplace on Facebook
any plans for pili nuts - i.e. the greatest? Like are there plants you're not allowed to grow?
I haven't seen pili nut for sale, maybe its too tropical, not sure. Some plants are forbidden from entering Australia, others require quarantine.
@@RealLifeFruitopia that's unfortunate because some pili nuts I've seen around for sale are from Australia. Turns out they're native to Northern Australia and someone who grows pili recommends it for temperate climates. Only the females produce seeds and they're not true to seed. I know they're really tall plants - probably would use a drone to pick haha.
@@extropiantranshuman I'll keep pili nuts in mind.
are you going to use the mango seed butter?
What's that?
@@RealLifeFruitopia just the inside of a mango seed that's pulverized until it looks like butter! It's used in skin care, but I heard you can eat it too. Not sure how great that would be - but that's what they say. I mean with the mango family - it's good to be careful, but I doubt anything's going to happen with the mango seed. Then again they say any commercial mango won't have a usable seed - maybe what you grow?
@@extropiantranshuman Ok thanks for the heads up. You are a living knowledge base!
@@RealLifeFruitopia anytime! No joke around here I'm called a walking encyclopedia :)
@@extropiantranshuman Awesome!
did you know they say you can use aloe as fertilizer? I live where it's polluted and dry - sometimes I add aloe and then shea butter to some of the plants to give an extra cuticle of moisture! I do this for my skin, so I feel it helps them out too!
Cool!
I really love asian breadfruit - any plans on obtaining a breadfruit tree?
Breadfruit, durian, rambutan, mangosteen, abiu, soursop, star apple and a few others won't grow where I am.
@@RealLifeFruitopia those're some of the best too!!! Too bad, but maybe someone else will one day.
Any prospects on bonsai fruit - like limeberries?
@@extropiantranshuman Not at this point, but who knows what the future holds!
great garden , i presume you dont have winter frost in your area, i am on the coast side of belgium , since a few years we have hotter winters alto there are a few frosty nights ,past year a few nights we haved -3,5 °C there are a few spices we are able to grow a the pineapple guavas , pomegranate trees also , but does never flowers , alto one is about 20 Years old , strange , i dont knw why it does not flowering , do you have any sugestions , its wellcome , you have very nice garden , i see you made it with lots of passion , congrats , my english have issues , hihihi , i have to much languages i wanned to be able , cos i think we losting a lot of the difference of cultures and there knoledge and how they doing , and i never to old to learn , and it i also my passion as you dear gardener compagnon , greets , carl
We have mild frosts weekly between May & September, but the temperature is always above 0C. I'm not sure why your plants aren't flowering, it's very strange Carl, maybe try a different variety.
the internet shows purple mangoes. That would be so awesome to get one's hands on that!
I can get my hands on almost all tropical plants, the challenge is the cooler climate I'm in.
@@RealLifeFruitopia I actually live at around the same latitudinal distance as you from the equator but in the other direction! Some even call it subtropical, but it's really a mountainous desert. What grows here are lantana berries and cactus. After that the rest of what you have. No coconuts but we have acorn and walnut trees. I eat acorns without soaking them - they're the least toxic where I live - just buttery (little powdery).
@@extropiantranshuman Cool!
whoever lives next to you could create their own fruitopia from all the waste generated at your place!
Absolutely
In my opinion, it's not a good idea to grow Jackfruit in Melbourne. Jackfruit hates the temperatures under 10°C. It will be sad. The same thing is with starfruit. I think it is much better to grow starfruit in pot, which you can move inside or to a greenhouse. Otherwise I don't think it will fruit. But maybe you will be lucky.
All my inground starfruit trees survive Melbourne winters perefctly fine without any protection, but none have fruited yet. Jackfruit is in another class, more cold sensitive and rot sensitive. I love experimenting, happy if it survives.
@@RealLifeFruitopia Yeah, I know you have starfruit inground, but I don't think it will fruit. I think if it was in pot, it would produce fruit.