illuminaut Posted July 13, 2004 I stumbled across the following article whilst googling today: http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=faq&id=...eet=divisionFaq It details a bacterial seed inoculant which helps acacia seedlings establish nitrogen fixing root nodules, giving substantial growth and viability improvements. It has been developed into a product called "Wattle Grow" which is available from rural outlets like CRT and Elders. The manufacturer provided the following list of tested compatible species: A. acinacea (Gold dust wattle) A. aneura (Mulga) A. baileyana (Cootamundra wattle) A. buxifolia (Box-leaf wattle) A. cardiophylla (Grey myrtle wattle) A. dealbata (Silver wattle) A. deanei (Deane’s wattle) A. decora (Western silver wattle) A. decurrens (Green wattle) A. floribunda (Gossamer wattle) A. implexa (Lightwood) A. iteaphylla (Flinders Range wattle) A. mearnsii (Black wattle) A. melanoxylon (Black wood) A. paradoxa (Hedge wattle) A. pravissima (Ovens wattle) A. pycnantha (Golden wattle) A. retinodes (Wiralda, Swamp wattle) A. salicina (Cooba, Native wattle) A. saligna (Golden wreath wattle) A. stenophylla (Eumong, River cooba) A. vestita (Hairy wattle) I questioned if the product could be used on other species and they indicated they were testing some, and that the inoculant would not work on all acacias. I don't know enough about the species to know if there are sufficient similarities between these and other types that ethnophiles here may be interested in. Perhaps someone can venture an opinion here? It is available at my local CRT in a 15kg pail for $121.55. 15kg is enough to do 5kms of seed furrow. A 3kg pail is also available but I was told I would have to buy 4 of them for about the same price as a 15kg. This is probably because it has a shelf life, being a live inoculant. I have some docs from the manufacturer which I can email, pm me with your addy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plantsoma Posted July 15, 2004 Thanks! Great info. Keep us posted about other species this may work on. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted July 15, 2004 good,i think a aneura is in need of help with positive growth! sorry couldnt resist!please delete if concidered offensive! t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Dunkel Posted July 22, 2004 Maybe you could sell on and re-coop your costs. That is if enough people are interested? I'd by a small bag, anyone else? ...But if you decide it isn't worth the hassle, one can always dig up some soil from around a health acacia and use that soil in the seed raising mix. [ 21. July 2004, 19:42: Message edited by: Ed Dunkel ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
