Soil: Ancient, leached dune systems, comprising of virtually no available nutrients or minerals and the "soil" is hydrophobic.
Climate: Cool and wet during the winter (use to be at least, less rain these days and warmer), Warm to hot to very hot during the Summer and perfect for the rest of the year.
My goals: To supplement my diet with home grown fruit and vegetables and shade my house with trees to keep cool in Summer: Currently achieving about 70% of my vegetable needs including herbs, chillies, garlic etc. Fruit prduction equals 0% as I have only been in my current home/property about 3-years. Waiting for Bannanas and plum to mature (not long now) Mango tree is a lost cause
(bad stock I believe) Also in to making jams and marmalades and pickling excess stock from wild picked fruits and/or from friends or family that grow their own too. It's all about swapping and trading and saving money and eating real fruit and veg. Oh and I forgot to mention I have a range of citrus trees that are difficult to grow due to the challenges listed below. (getting there though) Challenges: the climate, poor soils, pests and diseases (such as Phytophthoras)
Jonnybo
