cambodian

Yeah thanks planthelper I got that, that's why I said at least not in autumn

Just a bit of an update. I re-potted and moved around 100 of my trichs about a month before my original post, payimg no attention to orientation. In this time they have all put on quite a bit of new growth, as well as shot out some new pups. All of them appear to have a very similar amount of growth. So, I know that aint really scientific, but I'm thinking maybe it doesn't really make a lot of difference. At least not in autumn when things are slowing down.

Thanks of the input I usually move my pots to a more sunny winter spot and less sunny summer spot and now I think I'm convinced now to mark them and keep the same orientation. I guess the logical thing to do would be select half a dozen that are the same size and turn half of them around and see what happens over time

Yeah fair enough. It's not that I want to turn them or thought there would be any benefit from doing so, the topic came up as a result of me doing some re-potting and also needing to move them. I was told if I didn't orient them the same way their growth would be set back for some time. cheers

I was told recently that it's important to maintain the same orientation (to the sun) with my potted cactus. Anyone care to agree or disagree? I've been turning them fairly regularly thinking they would enjoy an even amount of sun on all sides cheers

Hey DTB I'm no expert but I believe they will only colonise the logs sapwood and not the heartwood. It'll be interesting to see. Good luck with them.

Thanks for the suggestions I think the deep gravel/pebble idea is probably the way to go. I started with about 5cm worth and it was good for awhile till the groundcovers took over so yeah I'll try again deeper. Bare earth isn't really an option in this kinda climate/environment, unless you like glyphosate... These types of groundcovers can be really tenacious, I pulled some that had sent roots down under the cactus and out the other side. Hard to compete with that Cheers

Cheers spacemonk, I forgot to mention that I was after a non-chemical solution. I've used a lot of glyphosate in the past but for a number of different reasons I don't use it anymore. Thanks anyway

Hi Folks I'm a new poster and a relatively new grower. I'm hoping some you more experienced growers can help me out with some advice? I'm having trouble with native groundcovers in my cactus garden which has 15 trichs ranging from ankle to chesst high. When I planted the cactus about 2 years ago I put a think layer of pebbles on top of the ground. They have been swallowed up now with things like Pratia, Hydrocotyle and Dichondria etc. The cactus which were powering have now slowed right up this summer and I think they're hating the competition. I've been hand weeding but I'm getting nowhere as the groundcovers break off and re-grow real fast. I've tried mulching with grass clippings and sawdust. The groundcovers seem to love the grass mulch, they come back stronger than ever, and I think the sawdust makes the cactus suffer too much from nitrogen draw down. I'm thinking perhaps a thick layer of woodchips might be better as it will hold less moisture but again the nitrogen loss could be an issue as well as acidity. What do other folks do? Any suggestions would be great, thanks. Oh and I'm in a sub-tropical area and have been having an unusually wet summer. Cheers

Don't know if you have them down south but in N.E. NSW we have A. fimbriata which can be confused with floribunda. The phyllodes are shorter and the flowers a brighter, more intense yellow. (amongst other differences) They're both flowering here at the moment. Cheers

Hi mate . I'd say A. melanoxylon judging by your pics and description. If you've got the bucks I'd suggest the series, "Flora of NSW" by Gwen Harden. It has keys for every species of plant that occurs naturally in NSW (and a lot of S.E. QLD). Not cheap though with 4 volumes, each over $100, but it's the "bible" when it comes to native plants in NSW. Don't know of a QLD specific guide. Cheers. (if you p.m. me I can send some falcata seed)

Hi I'm very familiar with falcata, lots of it growing around me. I'd be quite confident that's what you've got there. Cheers