Quiz - Summing up growing fruits
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This module was all about delicious fruit. It is interesting to consider what is categorised as a fruit. We looked at what to consider when planting different fruits. We dived a bit deeper into selected fruiting plants and discussed three different groups of fruits – temperate fruits, tropical and subtropical fruits and canes, berries and vines.
Question 1
There are five main categories of soft fruits, in which category does citrus belong?
Question 2
Brrr, when planting fruit trees you need to consider the chill factor. How many hours below 7 degrees is required by each variety? Why does fruit need a certain number of chill hour? Is it to...
Question 3
What does GDD stand for?
Question 4
You can grow citrus anywhere in Australia - how wonderful! Citrus really benefit from regular fertilising using a well-balanced and complete organic fertiliser. Particularly in their first few years. They also like a neutral pH (6-7). What does yellowing around the edges of green leaves mean?
Question 5
Pruning apple trees is a bit of an art. You need to pay attention to how a tree flowers and develops fruit. The main thing you need to do is be able to recognise where the fruit is produced. These are called...
Question 6
Peaches produce fruit on wood known as 'laterals' from a triple bud which is two flowers that surround a leaf or vegetative bud. How old does this wood have to be before it starts producing?
Question 7
Can you grow tropical fruits in southern Australia? What might be some things you need to consider when planting these fruits?
Question 8
Raspberries produce berries on long thorny stems or 'canes'. There are two different types of cultivars.
- Autumn-bearing raspberries produce fruit on one-year-old canes
- Summer-bearing raspberries produce fruit on two-year-old canes
What terminology do we use to describe the different fruiting canes?
Question 9
Strawberries are delicious and a very easy container plant. They produce year after year and are therefore known as...
Further learning
Questions I need to ask myself when growing fruit
- Where is the best position in my garden for established trees?
- What fruit do I love to eat?
- How much do I want to prune?
- How much space to I have?
- Do I really want to net?
- Would a dwarf fruit tree suit me better?
- What is possible to grow in my microclimate (slope, aspect and wind, shadowing and shading)?
- What is possible to grow in my soil?
- What fruit plants would grow well in my climate (rainfall, light, wind and temperature)?
- How many chill hours can I expect in my location?
- How many GDDs (Growing Degree Days) can I expect in my location?