Annette Jones

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Permaculturist and Seedsaver from NSW south coast Australia
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Schofields, NSW. Australia. Zone 9-11 Temperate to Sub Tropical
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Hi Joshua,  Welcome to permies.

My grandfather used to turn pear, crabapple and quince into bowls and other smaller useful items for gran.

Great question, especially checking out sites that sell taller apple trees. I hadn't though of using these for lumber though.

Hopefully someone else can add more here as this is an interesting thread.
5 days ago
Wow, so many different types in different zones. I think I have (SEE ABOVE) Dennis Bangham's disease I don't know when to stop :-)

My area grows sub-tropical to temperate very easily, (also a few tropical if I place them in the right areas with canopy ; a few cool temperate if I place them facing north against brick or stone walls and protect them when under 3 years). I've put their latin names for anyone who is curious as I realise some may be unfamiliar.

When I scroll through these lists I see we permies are a very eclectic lot. I do a lot of preserving, jams, sauces and also sell at local farmers markets.

1 Abiu (Pouteria caimito)
1 Amla (Phyllanthus emblica)
2 Apricots 1 early, 1 late to extend season
8 apples & 1 Crab Apple, I use scions from this to graft other apples as it’s such a strong stock
4 Avocado different varieties to extend season
Bananas 6 varieties, Green Java, Red Dacca, Goldfinger, Lady Finger, Ducasse, Cavendish
4 Pear
1 Dragon Fruit, red (Selenicereus monacanthus)
1 Plumcot
6 Plums 3 santa rosa & pollinator 3 satsuma
6 Peach
6 Cherry & Cherry-Lapins (Prunus avium)
4 Feijoa
3 Figs
4 Strawberry Guava
2 Lemon
2 Cumquat-Nagami
1 Grapefruit
4 Mandarins
2 Oranges
1 Blood Orange
2 Finger Limes Red & Green
1 Tahitian Lime
1 Yuzu - (Citrus junos)
2 Mango 1 Kensington Pride, 1 Honey Gold
1 Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum)
2 Nectarines
1 Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia glandulifera)
2 Persimmon
1 Quince
3 Tamarillo 1 red 1 orange 1 yellow
3 Mulberry 1 White, 1 Red Shatoot, 1 Black
2 Red Papaya

Berries, not strictly trees but fruit anyway - youngberry, strawberries, loganberries, gooseberries, thornless blackberries, white, red and black currents, Goji berries
Nuts almond, hazelnut, macadamia (pink & white flowering)
Vines – muscadines, kiwifruit, chermoya, red and white grapes, passionfruit

That makes 97 fruit trees, not counting berries, nuts or vines.
6 days ago
Kathryn, thank you for the information. I just found I can get them here in Australia :-)
2 weeks ago
Thanks for sharing Andrés, the path looks amazing; bet your ducks are happy with their new bed.
2 weeks ago
I haven't met a salad green yet that I don't like and really enjoy creating different combinations.

Where I live our climate means I have a great variety on hand in any season, and always eat seasonally so my salads vary a lot.

I see that many of you are limited by where you live and it is interesting to see how well you all manage to find what grows best for you, permies are definitely a creative lot with their food and aware of the health benefits.
1 month ago
Hi Laura,
I only just came across your post and see it was quite a while ago.
Can you give us an update on how your mature bamboo has worked out for you?
Do you have any ongoing pics from first setting it up until now; would love to see them.
I've used mine for vegetable supports and also for a privacy screen, but am also looking for more ideas.
2 months ago
Just a heads up about sweet potato greens. I was taught by a Chinese friend many years ago how to use them and have done so ever since, the Chinese make use of the whole plant not just the tubers so the leaves are highly valued as a good source of plant protein.

Leaves - if using part of the vine stem use only the end part as the thicker parts are a bit tough to chew or just strip off  large amount of leaves as they steam down like spinach. Great steamed, serve with vegan soy sauce or butter and black pepper.

Lovely thrown into soups and stews as they have a slight thickening effect making them taste richer.

If you like you can also quickly pan fry on medium to high heat stirring constantly until the leaves are really crispy. Serve over rice or other meals of choice for a bit of crunchy texture.

Hope you enjoy your first cook-up.

2 months ago
Hi Lisa,

Loving your first week experiences, don't know how I'd go with the cold being from a warm temperate/sub tropical area.

The window covers look a great idea so I'm going to try using mine for blocking out light as I like complete dark for sleeping; I love things that have more than one application.

You've covered quite a few interesting and varied jobs for your first week and learning from Boot Stephen and having Paul on hand must be fantastic, lucky woman. Looking forward to following more of your adventures.
2 months ago
Thank you for a second crack at this magazine, I found it very helpful re: the tools.
2 months ago