Story: Growing Native Edibles
Episode: 17
Presenter: Simon Holloway
Air Date: 6 December 2025

Grow Australian natives at home for delicious harvests, wildlife-friendly gardens, and climate-smart beauty.

• Growing Australian natives supports the environment, attracts wildlife, and provides climate-tolerant ornamental and edible options.
• Macadamia (Bauple Nut) thrives in warm, humid areas; can take a few years to produce nuts, but trees live up to 60 years and yield plentiful harvests with minimal effort, just pick nuts from the ground.
• They require deep, consistent watering, a good mulch layer, and a frost-free location to thrive.
• Finger Lime (Gululang) are Native citrus from northern NSW prized for its bursting “pearls” of citrus zest, perfect for culinary use without the mess of juice; several cultivars offer fruit colors from green to champagne pink.
• They prefer full sun in the morning but need afternoon shade to avoid overheating; a visually striking plant when laden with drooping finger-like fruits.