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Hi @Flux - they're all still with me at the moment, I'm waiting for a member to come down from the Hunter region to collect what they can before assessing what's left! I'll update the list by the end of this week... Also have a nice 1m tall Acacia Simplex if you're interested.
And what a coincidence, I'm moving to a suburb next to Summer Hill!
Got a nice spot in the ground for the 2 large courtiis (that I got from you from seed)! They're very strong and healthy, I'm so happy with them. -
Indeed they are gorgeous plants - and I've enjoyed watching them grow! Our confusa did well with no extra care this winter down to 1 degC in Sydney area, it can take quite a beating despite being common to the tropics
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Hi everyone,
I'm planning on moving and unfortunately need to part with my lovely plants... I've got a few acacia varieties (about 1.5m+ tall) to give away:
1. 1x Acacia Floribunda
2. 1x Acacia Obtusifolia3. 1x Acacia Acuminata (Narrow phyllode variety)4. 1x Acacia Confusa5. 1x Acacia Acuminata (Broad phyllode variety)6. 1x Acacia Victoriae (bramble wattle) - this one is smaller, like 0.5m tallSee below attached pics for what they look like - I can also PM more pics if you'd like.
Pick up south-west Sydney region. You'll need a large car, similar in size to a ute or a van for pickup.
Cheers!
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Hi everyone,
Eden seeds no longer stocks H & I inoculant - has anyone found an alternative source to purchase them?
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Thank you @saguaro and @Glaukus!
Following your advice I’ve just popped them in a more shaded area and sprinkled some gypsum + seasol. Hopefully they will recover under kinder conditions!
The huizache variety has been particularly difficult - I bought a batch of seeds last summer and most of them died before the summer was over. Three powered through winter but kept reddening/shrivelling until they finally weakened to the sorry state that you see in the photo. I kept them in a dry shaded area throughout winter which did well for the other lophs. Any thoughts as to whether the huizache is a particularly sensitive variety?
Thinking of buying another batch of seeds and testing out different environments year round (very humid, slightly, no humidity and so forth)!
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Hi everyone,
I'd love some help with my LW var Huizache (see attached photo) - it's all red, stressed and shriveled up and I'm not sure what the right growing conditions for it are.
I've got a few other varieties (standard LW, LW var Texana and a few other types) and these all grow perfectly well outdoors in the Sydney area with the same soil type (perlite, sand, cactus soil in 1:1:1 ratio).
What am I doing wrong? Does var Huizache need a different environment? Higher humidity? Any advice is appreciated!
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Hello nature lovers,
After raging fires, drought, COVID-19, our Blue Mountains are under threat again, with the proposed duplication of the Great Western Highway. Unlike QLD and VIC who prioritise their rail strategies, NSW is investing heavily in roads to carry freight in B-double & B-triple trucks. Some of the benefits of rail over road include:
• Rail helps make businesses more competitive. To move one tonne of freight one kilometre by an articulated truck costs 2.79 cents, and 0.24 cents by rail. In other words, you’ll pay more for the same product if its delivered to you by road instead of rail.
• Rail is better for the environment. Rail uses one third of the diesel that trucks use in haul freight. Moving all truck freight to rail would save 450 million litres of diesel each year. Carbon dioxide emissions would reduce by more than one million tonnes.
• Rail helps save lives. There were over 1100 road fatalities in 2019 compared to 20 rail fatalities (not involving cases with suspected suicide).
Queensland and Victoria recognise the benefits of rail and are prioritising their rail freight strategies. Only NSW seeks to accommodate more freight by increasing dangerous B-double and B-triple truck activity. We stand to lose with this decision. The main beneficiaries of road freight are not the truck drivers who work hard in a dangerous occupation, but trucking companies with lobbying power like TNT and Lindsay Fox.We need another 5000 signatures to have this matter debated in parliament & to find a rail solution for all of NSW - please consider signing here: http://chng.it/4rt5YYFp8Z
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Taken! Thank you all
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Hello lovely people!
I have for giveaway one Acacia Courtii plant grown from seed. It is about 4 months old, over 30cm tall & very healthy.
I scored the seeds from Flux during his giveaway last year.
Free pick up from Western Sydney region or I kindly ask for $12 for express post (Aus only).
First in first served! Happy growing
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Bump! Still a few more packs available
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Hi everyone! I have a few seedlings for sale - all grown from Misplant seeds and all between 4-8cm in height:
1. (T. SS01 x T. SS02) x T. Peru. Blue
2. T. Pach. Torres & Torres x T. Pach. Jessica
3. T. Juul's Giant x T. Huanucoensis
4. T. Macrogonus x T. Peru. Clyde
5. T. Scopulicola x T. Zelly12
Each $6 or buy the lot for $25 (one of each).
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I also have a 25cm T. Bridgesii unrooted cutting for sale - $25. Have also attached pics of the motherplant.
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Buyer pays shipping - $9 for parcel post or $12 for express.
Please check your state's quarantine and customs regulations before making a purchase.
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Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Pic below of my acuminata and a few burkittiis
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I reckon you're right @sagiXsagi, I took them out of their tubes and found that, even tho they only grew one centimetre above ground, the tap root had already reached the bottom of the tube. Have re-potted, gonna see how they fare this spring & summer...
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Very sorry this happened to you @ph7! I had a similar experience but it got resolved and I received fresh & heavy prints in the end (took about 3 weeks).
Really hope this gets resolved quickly and you get your prints.
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Hi Flux - I'd love some please! Thanks heaps
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Straightforward and with classy pictures too! I love it!
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Very nice! I'm doing bulk acacia too, namely: simplex, acuminata, neurophylla & victoriae, and other fabacaeae-type plants: d leptolobus & illinoensis (still haven't got the growing requirements quite right for them yet).
Have been interested in trying dwarf fruiting varieties for a while now like mulberry & raspberry. Might give them a go this time round.
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Whats everyone planting this spring? I'm curious & open to ideas
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This is going to be my second season trying to keep d. leptolobus & d. illinoensis alive. From my experience, they germinate readily and grow to a lush 3-inch seedling but then start to die off. I only have 6 seeds left of d. leptolobus so really want to get this right this time!
Will follow the advice provided above this time round, but does anyone have additional "tricks & secrets" to keeping them alive?
For instance:
1. Acacias get stronger when exposed to extremely bright sunlight and I'm wondering whether the desmanthus family is like this also? I.e. during their first growing season they must be exposed to intense light to "carry them through" the winter?
2. Is native (Australian) potting mix suitable for this species (with low phosphorus)? Or do they grow best in regular potting mix?
3. Have heard rhizobium inoculant CB 3126 can be used specifically for desmanthus and wondering whether I need to use this too.
Is anyone else attempting to grow desmanthus this Australian spring/summer?
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Yes please! Thanks heaps
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Large Acacia Giveaway! (Moving House)
in Seed & Plant Swaps
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Hey! Yeah it's still available
Pick up this weekend if possible as I'm moving next week 