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Henry | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I am very jealous of all the stuff you can grow in the Vegemite territories. Are you planting a bunya pine, whenever I hear ice cream bean I always remember Geoff Lawton talking about bunyas for an overstory and I love planting Araucarias as they are a great crop for people in the future.
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Brisket | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 No bunyas. I planted a jackfruit because of Geoff & I don't really like it 
Maybe I'll learn to like it this year - it's only started fruiting in the last 2 years.
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Henry | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah I have tried it too didn't get too excited about it either.I think its more of a food to pad stuff out with and hit with spices.  I have seen it in Caribbean shops here, so looking up some Jamaican recipes might be the best way forward with that. Cherimoya on the other hand is so delicious I constantly convince myself I will work out how to grow it here 😂
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Brisket | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I don't have a cherimoya but I have a sour sop & used to have a custard apple until it died (too dry a location). I also have an American pawpaw in a pot. They're all from the same anonna family.

It should be just a case of planting some of the big seeds in the fruit.
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Henry | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yeah I had one before I grew from seed but it stayed in an unheated conservatory and I couldn't take it with me when I moved house. I was concerned about the frost but I think they grow them in Spain do you know what pollinates this family or if they can be self fertile? 

I had an american pawpaw growing in a pot but it died when I planted it in the ground as it didn't like the root disturbance. Perhaps I need to look into that again as they are hardy.