andros88
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Glad to hear you've found the seeds Northerner. For anyone looking for seeds I found this ebay seller from New Caledonia:
I just ordered a pack but haven't received it yet so can't vouch for their service, but their ebay ratings look pretty good.
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Thanks for your input waterboy - should I be using a tall plastic container instead?
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Thanks Gimli, I've washed the existing mix off the roots & transplanted them into native mix. When I took them out they had a strong(ish) root system - so hopefully they'll recover. Definitely won't fertilize. Hope my babies live!!!
There has to be a disclaimer with acuminatas like "extremely sensitive to phosphorus" in large bold letters somewhere online for us gardening noobs (wasn't aware of this until Glaukus pointed it out). I also have a maidenii, floribunda & obtusifolia that are doing fine in the normal mix.
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Are my plants dead? Attached pics of acuminata (narrow phyllode) and burkittii spp. There is shockingly little info about acacias online.. will they recover??
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And last one has been traded! Thanks folks
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Hi Glaukus - thanks for your advice.
I'm guessing the "Osmocote Professional Native Potting Mix" available from Bunnings would be suitable?
From the description of the mix on the Bunnings website:
- Formulated as an open, well drained mix that creates ideal conditions for drought tolerant and phosphorus sensitive plants.
- Low phosphorus to prevent yellowing leaves and phosphorus toxicity
Phosphorus toxicity may very well be the issue. I had no idea!!
Will pick up some tomorrow & hold off on fertilizing. Thanks a bunch for your help
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Hi everyone,
Hope your new year is going well so far and all your plants are thriving in this warm & humid(ish) summer!
My Acacia acuminata (var small seed) seems to be struggling a lot - most of its leaves are drying out, turning orange/yellow and falling off. Just as the last few leaves fall out, it miraculously manages to produce one or two new green ones, before those end up drying out and falling off too. It doesn't seem to be able to retain any of its old leaves while simultaneously producing new ones. Any advice on what could be causing this & what I should do differently?
A bit of info on its growing condition:
1. Grown outdoors in full morning & a bit of arvo sun in Sydney, Aus.
2. Its in a laundry basket with lots of holes cut out (air pruning).
3. Soil medium is cactus/succulent mix with perlite. Compost on top.
4. Soil dries out pretty quickly but I replenish it with moisture every one or two days.
5. Using a range of fertilizers, normally Seasol & Powerfeed, and sometimes Maxigrow - every week(ish) during spring/summer.
6. Plant was purchased in mid-Nov (looked healthy when it arrived).
Any advice on how to grow this wonderful plant is much appreciated! Thank you
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Caapi in the orange pot has been taken, only the one in the blue pot left!
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Hi @applesnail - can you please PM me with availability and prices? Interested in purchasing a few but limited to only one PM a day... cheers.
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2 rooted B Caapi Ourinhos cuttings available to trade (can trade one or both), both about 20cm in length. They come from the gorgeous mother plant growing in my courtyard.
I can throw in some P. Harmala seeds (and some carnivorous plant seeds - drosera burmanii, capensis alba) too.
Interested in L. williamsii seeds - but open to any offerings!
Happy trading!
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Loph multi heads up for trade (CLOSED)
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