9 Fruits That Grow Like Weeds in Subtropical Australia (Zero Maintenance Garden Tour)

9 Fruits That Grow Like Weeds in Subtropical Australia (Zero Maintenance Garden Tour)

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Rupert from Grounded Permaculture Action Party walks around the Regen Living Hub, Numinbah Valley on Australia’s subtropical east coast to highlight nine low-maintenance foods that grow like weeds.

00:00 Welcome to Numinbah Valley: 9 fruits that grow like weeds
00:27 Passionfruit vine that plants itself (zero maintenance)
01:14 Ice Cream Bean: sweet pods + using it for biomass
02:58 Pumpkins in the compost pile: fast, rampant growth
03:52 Late-summer grapes: no care, still heavy fruiting
04:28 Cherry guava hedge: prolific self-seeding (watch for fruit fly)
05:32 Choko takeover: white vs green + self-sprouting vines
06:55 Cherry tomatoes: volunteers from compost & disturbed soil
07:39 Perennial bell pepper/capsicum: tough, prolific, spicy seeds
08:58 Guavas: roadside “weed” fruit + pruning for hedges & biomass
09:48 Recap: the full list + call for comments