kindness Posted March 12, 2013 That is just a fantastic looking plant there ferret. So healthy and happy looking. Awesome work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted March 13, 2013 Well done ferret, nice to see how healthy it is, and interesting to hear you have repotted it. Nice to see you online Gerbil. I missed you both when i was in melbourne recently, would have been nice to catch up, but i should have made the effort to contact you. though you might be at the meet :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etherealdrifter Posted March 13, 2013 These three are all the same age ~ 10 months - i will check their actual age from the thread where i posted the original photos.. The smallest had no love, planted in crud/no name brand potting mix - it's growth stalled after about 1 month. The phleb the second had half sand washed and 50:50 Yates/Searles propagation mix. The thirdthe phleb has had an all premium searles propagating mix to live in and was sprouted in paper towel a good 2-3 weeks after the other two slow coaches. i might sing some love songs to the first two the phlebs and re-pot them in a better mix while we still have some warm days. apologies for spelling and my photography. Atleast , there's 3 still going. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LokStok Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) ethy it looks like the soil mix for the first two probably has no root-nodule forming nitrogen bacteria present (just guessing). When you repot em it would be worth adding some fresh soil from around the roots of a big healthy acacia thats in the ground. A Ph test may also give some answers to why they stalled. *edit- number 3 looks awesome! Edited March 13, 2013 by LokStok 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shroomeup Posted June 14, 2013 These were grown from the seed from folias. Seedlings are just on three months old. I got 8 out of 10 to germinate by giving them a filing and putting in 75° water to soak overnight. Then I planted in some granity soil I scavanged from a recently turned over logging area which had tons of healthy little acacias popping up. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 15, 2013 ^ Lookin good! I have some seed to sow, but I get nervous everytime I think about sowing them! The plan was to wait until spring, as my climate is a bit harsh during winter (zone 8 - Illustro has informed me) Would it be stupid to try and start them now indoors and move them into the greenhouse in spring? Or should I wait my patience? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted June 15, 2013 I would wait for spring. but you could do it now. Strange as it seems, i have always had bad luck growing acacis in greenhouses. they seem to die quickly. Grow them outside, they are very hardy, and its good way to let natural survival of the fittest happen. I know people dont want their plants to die, but i would think you would get more die trying to harden them off to the natural environment after being protected in a greenhouse. Cheer. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 15, 2013 Sweet as, cheers for the reply. Perhaps the cold might even be helpful to my cause, as I remember reading they could handle down to -10! Thanks again 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted August 11, 2013 My phleb has just begun flowering 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted August 11, 2013 Awesome Interbeing, nice! I should go check mine see how they are doing. I dont think mine are old enough to start flowering though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted August 15, 2013 Went and checked my Phlebs this morning. no evidence of flowering yet, still too young, but lots of new growth. looks like they are going to power this year. hopefully i'll start getting flowers next year :D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 9, 2013 Wow so many Phleb grow logs of late .. not sure where to post this. Anyway, Given i had a little free time lately (rare i know) thought id better get on to growing some seedlings, and try an experiment. Anyway, got onto growing some Phleb seeds. It's been about four weeks since germination, this time around i got 100% germination, and so far none have died off: Will see how they go. These are four of the better plants so far. Will post updates as i go. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monk Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) I received 10 phleb seeds a couple years ago, but didn't have the balls to sow them. At this point, I've been playing with TC for a couple of years so put a few in agar. Clearly, they don't like synthetic fert salts so I'm working on some processes to mitigate their sensitivity, but haven't worked things out well enough to post them. One out of 6 is off and running with signs of life from a couple others. Hot water treatment got them swollen, but they would not pop so I cut their coats off with a scalpel. Here's the best one a couple days ago: Edited March 13, 2014 by Monk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted March 22, 2014 Beautiful plant spun, the leaf is quite different to wild ones though isn't it..growing conditions..? fkn RAWRZ !!! what an amazing plant , but also what an amazing photograph! and has anybody tried grafting with Acacias? maybe it could be grafted to a more all rounder root stock a la malus species (apples) or am I chasing shadows? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Ey up. Time for an update. Here are the two plants that i uploaded pictures for earlier this year: first: IMGP1613.JPG compared to earlier this year: second: IMGP1611.JPG again compared to earlier this year: Looking healthy lots of new growth. They have had had to deal with an unusual spring here with lots of moisture, wind, and the occassional blistering hot day - i.e normal tassie weather. tolerating the sandy soil fine. Cheers, Ob. updates on my two best plants one: and two: So happy with how these are going. fingers crossed for flowers this year or next. :D looking like they might even do the bolt this year interesting to see how much they grow in six months, they are sure happy Edited October 4, 2014 by obtuse 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 4, 2014 and some seedlings: 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted October 5, 2014 hey obtuse , the ones in the ground get full sun yeah? also were bouts do u live ?? i have a couple in pots but they struggle with the heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 6, 2014 Yeah the ones in the ground get full fun, mostly mid morning to early afternoon sun due to the surrounding bush. Im in southern tasmania, get good extremes where they are, but minimum is no colder than -4 although they will take much colder than that. having said that we get pretty hot here in Tas, as i would expect in Vic too. but perhaps they can tolerate the extremes better can consistency. and prefer dry air over humidity. depends where you are Bullit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted October 6, 2014 cheers mate , thats why yours look sooo good i dont get the cold like they want lol i live on the southeast qld fucken hot now and dry. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted October 10, 2014 Damn fine looking plants everyone! yeh bullit mine doesn't thrive in hottest part of summer, I try to get mine behind some other plants when it gets scorching to provide some dappled shade.. Busted out one short inflorescence first week of spring. somewhere around 5 years old, 40cm pot with native potting mix. Repotted 4 times. For the last year or so I have been keeping it pretty wet, not so much during winter when it wasn't growing much at all. Kinda been treating it like a Trichocereus i suppose, wetter recently. At first sign of winter warming I potted on into a marginally larger pot with just a couple cm's fresh mix under the rootball, and a bit on top to cover exposed roots. a sprinkle of slow release native granules mixed in. Since then I have been watering the hell out of it, t pot drains very well because it is so 'rootbound'.. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 11, 2014 Fantastic. nice to see ferret. goes to show they dont need a huge amount of root space, and given their habitat adapted to small soil profile, and getting everything they can out of the soil. Im sure nodulation is an essential aspect of their survival too. do you look to see how nodulated are the root then you repot? Also interesting to see you have no issues with repotting, as i recall reading that that was a no-no way back. trying to find where maybe i am mistaken. found this: http://www.lycaeum.org/~mulga/acacia/cult2.html great to see its still online Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted October 20, 2014 i have seen nodules at other repottings but didn't really notice any the last time.. next time I see some I can send a few out to people if anyone wanna try inoculating half of their seedlings 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 21, 2014 i usually make a slurry from soil from around the roots of other Acacia species, let it settle and pour off the water onto my seeds and seedlings. the bacteria should be present within the soil, and likewise be in suspension within the water. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted February 20, 2015 Went to visit my phleb which I stuck in the ground on old farm land in central Victoria early October 2014. Planted between a couple of big embedded rocks. Very exposed, full sun all day Watered only twice since then, last watering was mid November. Was kinda surprised to find her looking reasonably happy. Rainfall since planting 80-100mm, mean max. temps 26-29°C with a couple days max temps >40°C 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites