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    I think the psychotria is probably still dormant,  Melbourne spring is probably still like Amazonian winter. Give it a month or two and once it shows signs of growth,  start feeding. 

    Getting a small walk in greenhouse was one of the best things I've done - I was able to keep my cacti growing over winter,  as well as germinate new seeds. Be warned though, even tropical plants might not endure the temperatures inside a small closed in greenhouse on a hot summers day. Use positioning, shade cloth (like you already have) misting and ventilation, to regulate the growing environment. People tend to think, oh Melbourne, cold and rainy, but I know first hand it can get Fucking Hot there too.

    Welcome and good luck with balancing the aphid population. Happy growing

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    @Ngati Wikitoria, I don't want to offend you,  and I'm all for doing your research,  but it sounds like you're over-complicating it. 

    I've had nodules turn up on seedlings sown in supermarket potting mix and then planted in pretty average garden soil, so I think the stuff is fairly common and widespread in the wild. I reckon if a handful of soil from under another acacia will do half the trick, no need to worry about glycerol and sub-zero temperatures. 

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    To the excellent advice already offered above,  I would also recommend growing from seed. You can get a lot of plants relatively cheaply, with a little patience. Seedlings are fairly resilient and you can learn as you go. And as an added bonus you might turn up a crested, monstrous or variegated phenotype.

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    Hey man,  I do this same dance every spring. After growing every kind of weird and whacky vege around,  I decided to go with what my family will actually eat.

    So for me it's corn,  beans, zucchini, cucumber, tomatoes, shallots, garlic and potatoes. And herbs (parsley, rosemary, chives, oregano, thyme) 

    Make good use of your vertical space with trellis/climbers, and Plant closer than recommended on the labels. I fit all that in a 1 x 4m bed plus a planter box on the balcony. Staggered planting (staggered in time,  that is) so there's less of a glut and I've always got something coming along. 

    Oh and I have cucamelons just for something a bit different! 

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    Lazarus, Phoenix, etc.. Lots to choose from. 

     

    I'm noticing the difference between pot and in-ground gardening having just dug up my ethno garden and moved house. Even kept out of the sun,  it's been that dry that a strong breeze will dry some plants out from transpiration. 

    I guess in a pot the drying happens from all angles. 

    Good luck with the resurrection; it may help to remove some of the deadest leaves. 

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    Looks pretty crispy:o but I'd leave it and see if it might recover. While ever there's green,  there's still hope .

     

    Also I think because the plant is in a pot, you'd have to say it was killed by neglect, rather than the drought, since it's relying on you for everything 

    :P:P

     

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    If you were somehow stranded on a desert island (the kind with rich soils and a plentiful water supply) and could only take one plant with you....  What would it be?

    OK make it slightly easier.... One cactus and one other plant. 

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    That lake and channel is an awesome and beautiful part of the world too. 

     

    I was at the local tip today and in a new native garden there are great healthy specimens of suaveolens and longifolia bursting with flowers,  and an obtusifolia which was glowing in the sun,  but yet to flower. Definitely heading back at seed pod time! 

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    Does anyone have any experience (or anecdotes) with regard to A suaveolens? 

    I have been keeping an eye on them in the local reserves/roadsides and now they've flowered and been identified, wondered if anyone has put them to use. 

    They grow fast but sparse and spindly.

     

    I will be collecting seed too in a few months once they've set pods, if anyone's interested in some. 

     

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