Edibles currently growing in my garden (updated 22 September 2012):
Fruit Trees
- Dwarf black mulberry
- Eureka lemon x 2 (one in pot, other in ground)
- Dwarf Eureka lemon
- Meyer lemon
- Dwarf apple (Tropical Anna)
- Dwarf apple (Golden Dorset)
- Dwarf Apple (Pink Lady / Granny Smith – Multigraft)
- Imperial Mandarin
- Dwarf Japanese Seedless Mandarin
- Dwarf Navelina Orange
- Blood Orange ‘Tarocco’
- Tahitian lime
- Dwarf Tahitian lime
- Cumquat ‘Nagami’
- Dwarf Cavendish banana
- Black Genoa fig
- Avocado – Sheppard
- Avocado – Wurtz
- Sunset Nectarine (dwarf)
- Sunset Peach (dwarf)
- Kalamata Olive
Berries
- Raspberry (Nellie Kelly) x 2
- Raspberry (Williamette) x 4
- Blueberry (Nellie Kelly) x 2
- Blueberry Legacy
- Blueberry Misty
- Blueberry Brightwell
- Blueberry Biloxi
- Thornless Blackberry (Waldo)
- Strawberries (Hokowase)
Other Fruit
- Grafted black passionfruit
- Grafted Panama Gold passionfruit
- Smooth Leaf Pineapple
- Seedless flame grapes
- Rhubarb ‘Victoria’
Vegetables
- Tomatoes (Stupice, cold season variety + seedlings for summer
- Chilli – (Jalapeno, Long Thai Mild, Tobago Seasoning, Scotch Bonnet)
- Beetroot
- Okra
- Snow peas
- Climbing sugar snap peas
- Borlotti Beans
- Tatsoi
- English spinach
- Kohlrabi
- Green oak lettuce
- Silverbeet
- Dwarf bush beans (gourmet’s delight)
- Carrots (baby nantes, topweight improved)
- Parsnip ‘Hollow Crown’
- Garlic
- Celeriac
- Spring onions
- Leeks (King Richard)
- Rocket
- Asparagus (fat bastard, green and purple)
- Brown Onion (Hunter River)
- Potatoes (sebago)
- Daikon
- Celery (Tall Utah)
- Wild Arugula
- Cabbage ‘red acre’
- Capsicum ‘Chinese Giant’
- Capsicum ‘Orange Bell’
- Eggplant ‘Lebanese’
- Mustard (for seed)
- Cucumber ‘National Pickling’
Herbs / Other
- Dill
- Coriander (slowbolt)
- Continental parsley
- Curly parsley
- Common mint
- Garlic Chives
- Oregano
- Marjoram
- Sweet Basil
- Sage
- French tarragon
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Bay Laurel (for bay leaves)
- Curry Leaf tree
- Curry plant
- Marigolds
- Sunflowers
- Zinnea
- Ginger
My Seed Collection
I try to grow everything from seed. It’s not too hard once you get the hang of it, and saves you a bundle on expensive seedlings. It is also really satisfying to harvest something that you know you sowed yourself.
- Arugula ‘Wild’ – Diggers Club
- Asparagus ‘Fat Bastard’ – Diggers Club
- Asparagus ‘Green’ – Diggers Club
- Beetroot ‘Bulls Blood’ – Diggers Club
- Beetroot ‘Detroit Globe’ – Country Value Seeds
- Bio Mustard – Diggers Club
- Broad Beans ‘Big Ben’ – Green Harvest
- Broccoletti – Eden Seeds
- Broccoli ‘Baby/Chinese/Gai Larn’ – Diggers Club
- Broccoli ‘Di Cicco Early’ – Eden Seeds
- Brussells Sprouts ‘Long Island Improved’ – Diggers Club
- Button Squash ‘Yellow Bush Scallop’ – Eden Seeds
- Cabbage ‘Golden Acre’ – Green Harvest
- Cabbage ‘Mini’ – Diggers Club
- Cabbage ‘Mini Wombok’ – Diggers Club
- Capsicum ‘Chinese Giant’ – Diggers Club
- Capsicum ‘Orange Bell’ – Diggers Club
- Carrot ‘All Year Round’ – Mr Fothergill’s
- Carrot ‘Baby Nantes’ – Yates
- Carrot ‘Topweight Improved’ – Mr Fothergill’s
- Cauliflower ‘Mini’ – Diggers Club
- Cauliflower ‘Phenomenal Early’ – Yates
- Celery ‘Tall Utah’ – Eden Seeds
- Chilli Pepper ‘Hot Thai Culinary’ – Johnsons Seeds
- Chilli ‘Tobago Seasoning’ – Diggers Club
- Coriander ‘Slow Bolting’ – Eden Seeds
- Coriander ‘Mexican Culantro’ – Eden Seeds
- Cucumber ‘Crystal Apple’ – Diggers Club
- Cucumber ‘Double Yield’ – Diggers Club
- Cucumber ‘Gherkin Pickling’ – Yates
- Cucumber ‘Parisian Pickling’
- Daikon Radish – Eden Seeds
- Dill – Mr Fothergill’s
- Dwarf Beans ‘Gourmet’s Delight’ – Yates
- Eggplant ‘Long Purple’ – Diggers Club
- Lazy Wife Climbing Bean – Eden Seeds
- Leek ‘Giant Carentan’ – Green Harvest
- Leek ‘King Richard’ – Diggers Club
- Lettuce ‘Little Gem’ – Green Harvest
- Lucerne – Diggers Club
- Nasturtium ‘Gleam Hybrids’ – Country Value Seeds
- Okra ‘Clemsons Spineless’ – Eden Seeds
- Onion ‘Hunter River Brown’ – Yates
- Onion ‘Sweet Red’ – Yates
- Pak Choi ‘Green’ – Eden Seeds and Diggers Club
- Parsley ‘Italian Plain Leaved’ – Mr Fothergill’s
- Parsnip ‘Hollow Crown’ – Diggers Club
- Pea ‘Greenfeast’ – Mr Fothergill’s
- Pea ‘Sugar Snap Climbing’ – Diggers Club
- Pumpkin ‘Jap’ – Eden Seeds
- Pumpkin ‘Wee B Little’ – Diggers Club
- Radish ‘Heirloom Mix’ – Diggers Club
- Radish ‘Sparkler’ – Mr Fothergill’s
- Rocket ‘Astro’ – Green Harvest
- Rockmelon ‘Hales Best’ – Eden Seeds
- Rockmelon ‘Hearts of Gold’ – Eden Seeds
- Romanesco Broccoli – Diggers Club
- Shallots ‘Evergreen Bunching’ – Eden Seeds
- Shallots ‘Longwhite Bunching’ – Mr Fothergills
- Silverbeet ‘Fordhook Giant’ – Green Harvest
- Snowpea ‘Oregon Sugar’ – Green Harvest
- Soybean ‘Edamame’ – Green Harvest
- Spinach ‘Lazio F1’ – Patio by Jamie Durie
- Spinach ‘Winter Giant’ – Green Harvest
- Sunflower ‘Sunshine’ – Diggers Club
- Swede ‘Invitation’ – Johnsons Seeds
- Sweet Corn ‘Breakthrough F1 Hybrid’ – Diggers Club
- Sweet Pea ‘Bijou’ – Country Value Seeds
- Tomato ‘5 Colour Heirloom Mix’ – Diggers Club
- Tomato ‘Black Cherry’ – Diggers Club
- Tomato ‘Brandywine’ – Eden Seeds
- Tomato ‘Grosse Lisse’ – Diggers Club and Eden Seeds
- Tomato ‘San Marzano’ – Green Harvest
- Tomato ‘Stupice’ – Select Organics (Eden Seeds)
- Tomato ‘Tigerella’ – Diggers Club
- Tomato ‘Tim Tim’ – Yates
- Tomato ‘Tommy Toe’ – Eden Seeds
- Turnip ‘De Nancy’ – Diggers Club
- Zinnia ‘Green and White’ – Diggers Club
- Zucchini ‘Black’ – Eden Seeds
Isn’t blackberry a noxious weed? In just a couple of months I have pulled out dozens of small ones trying to establish in my garden.
I’m inspired by your list- have been watching with interest.
I think some types are, but I’m only growing cane berries in containers for that reason. They are so spiky that I don’t want to let them get out of control!
do you have a diagram / layout of your beds and what you have put where? i bet it would be fascinating to see! you guys rock! urban creation care at it’s best!
Hi Maggie, I have a diagram of the layout of the block at https://500m2.wordpress.com/our-block/ but I haven’t specifically outlined what is in each bed because it changes so frequently. I’ll think about how I can communicate it better.
A impressive list for a small block. Keep up the good work.