Idon'tstudydinosaurs Posted April 9, 2013 Good old AeroGarden. Not just for growing herbs. Also good for emerging datura, brugs and khat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) well i have moved all my potted plants undercover coz it will not stop rainin and the ants haved moved in AND i potted up my pandanus seedlings . i planted out 10 seeds which i collected from currimundi wetlands 8 months ago !!!!!! dont know what pandanus they r???? STOKED TO GET 2 UP Edited April 14, 2013 by bullit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted April 17, 2013 highlights from my behind the scenes trip around the Dunedin Botanical Gardens hot houses if i ever own a bromeilad, i want it to be this type tislandia species cycad cones (don't they look like ariocarpus fissuratus!?) (i got a few seeds if any cycad lovers are keen, pm me) now for my garden, its sure getting nippy down here stapelia setting seed set up my new heatpad box of grafts and my two darlings, iboga and caapi i have developed a new found love for these little guys... unsure of the name but check out those leaves withiana somnifera, what humble little flowers sally looking fine despite the chilly nights outdoors turbinacarpus in flower 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted April 17, 2013 nice pictures, maybe you even motivated me to, re plant all my cacti seedling in such a nice fashion as you did. sally looks good, they don't mind cold nights at all, they can survive -4deg C, as long as the days are still warm. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endorfinder Posted April 17, 2013 Just beautiful boggy. Inspired me to go take some pics myself. While things might be getting nippy over your side of the tasman, it's still beautiful weather here. Occasional bits of rain enough for when I forget to water, still a fair bit of humidity, everything's growing smashingly! One thing on the to do list is trying to find spots for all the things that have been raining in from the oxfam auctions. Got a couple of plants in the ground that really needed to be there, will do some more over the next few days; spacey has entrusted me with one of his bachette's which should do better in my climate. And the pictures for vanity: Red x NL from PH, heimia in the foreground, yopos from spacey in the bg. My new kava plant, ph f2 seedling, salvia splendens "blaze of fire" flowering in the background. Close up of the kava lots of nice healthy budding! PH f2 just gone into the ground. Iboga looks happy even in almost full sun, as do dragonfruit, passionfruit, various others. Little cebils with caapi along the back fence. One of Spacey's Tab undulata's new home. Alicia was scorched a little adjusting to moving out of a hothouse, but she's doing well now. Ephedra nevadensis in the foreground is going good, seedling behind not so well, but they're fighting on ! ...and finally my first ever successful graft! aww getting all mushy about my plants now... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endorfinder Posted April 17, 2013 Err ok photo tags got messed up there but I'm sure you get the picture (teeeheehe ;) ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted April 17, 2013 that plant inside of the pot with the label saying nevadensis, is no ephedra, but a (weed) grass. there is though something like an ephedra in the same picture, I mean the round green thing coming in from the right. ephedras leaves are a perfect round, and not like grass blades. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted April 17, 2013 Thanks guys! PH i have noticed that sallys handle the cold very well, last winter my mother plant even got snowed on for a couple days. It died back to just a few dead looking sticks but then resprouted in spring and came back healthier than ever before. Endor, what a mighty collection!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endorfinder Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Cheers boggy, ph. PH this seedling grew oddly from the beginning, and has sort of bolted, so i'm not convinced it's a weed. if nothing else it just doesn't grow fast enough! Edit: I'll obviously keep an eye on it though since you're almost certainly right Nicely spot though, healthy sinica leaves in the foreground Edited April 17, 2013 by endorfinder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Today I ran over my garden with a torch an noticed ; * Black cappi has started growing side branches * P alba is throwing suckers left, right and centre * khat is growing daily * Yerba mate has pushed 3 sets of leaves in 1.5 weeks * heimia has more ripened seed I don't wanna waste * my phleb seeding is going well, so stoked! * bechette is going strong despite the cold weather (she'll come in on the heat pad soon) * bundleweed is hating this weather and I dunno what to do, possibly give her an indoor heat pad too * everything else is lookin bangin and the best it has all season, regardless the cold weather So much new growth and so little input from me. I put this growth down to the Agnihotra ash I've been applying after re energising it in a singing bowl in the sunshine. Cool stuff hey Edit: EF it's crazy how much more compact my bechette is! Ill get a pic up this week sometime. My girls in 3hrs direct sun, ambient light for the rest and only gets weekly waterings. I consider her my strongest, most adaptive plant to date (comparing the growing conditions of which it came from) D00d Edited April 17, 2013 by thed00dabides Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shonman Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Spine collector...what is your spider mite and scale remedy? Edited April 17, 2013 by shonman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted April 18, 2013 took a photo of whats left of my PHF2s I will confirm that they are susceptible to over watering... The germination was fantastic but I have lost about 70%. I now will only "bottom water" and hopefully I can get this last 6 up to a respectable size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted April 18, 2013 stillman, no don't change to bottom watering, as it either will not reach the roots, or if you let it soak more it will be too wet again. I am not happy with the potting mix, but re planting is too dangerous now. use something with more gravel, and super drainage. just don't water for quite a while, and than just water using the mister, so you get just a little bit of water onto the surface, as well the misting can help the plants to overcome, the period of little water, because they can absorb some of the water over the leaves. buy searls seed raising mix, and re plant them once it's save to do so. I still got more of those seeds, so there can be another time for you as well. btw, I can see one seedling with fused embryonic leaves, and this trait is quite peculiar, but I have seen it often, I think to remember this trait, comes from the narrow leaved side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted April 18, 2013 thanks for the feedback PH yeah I really didn't think it out properly when I planted these, I had assumed I was going to get lower germination and then they all came up and then I killed them, I won't water them until they have a few true leaves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted April 18, 2013 water them a tiny bit, once they struggle for water, because they hate under watering as well. they like it gentle, best way to kill a qat, is to water heaps and have soggy soil, and than not water at all, and than repeat.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) I have my phf2s in a seed raising mix and sand (70/30) and have had zero troubles... I've also got 2 seedlings with those fuse leaves! I water mine till it runs through whenever I notice the top has dried out. Edited April 18, 2013 by thed00dabides 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted April 18, 2013 hey bogfrog the new found love must be either Faucaria or Titanopsis, or Aloinopsis check out these genera And yep they rule. Take it easy with them and try to read. Some require special winter/summer handlings and they grow medium slow to slow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shonman Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) A good starting mix is: 50% coco coir, 25% sand, 25% perlite...... Today I am replanting some Mitragyna Speciosa in this very mix. I have kept them rootbound on purpose for quite some time. They are almost like little bonsai trees now! Sometimes, I like to plant them shallow into the potting mix, So they get roots that eventually grow bark and hang down almost like a banyan tree, But not from the branches. These trees are getting triple branching on every top now! Maybe because of increased light, in the HPS red spectrum, Or maybe just because of better nutrient, ph, and being replanted...... What is a phf2? I am not in the loop on this abbreviation! Edited April 21, 2013 by shonman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endorfinder Posted April 20, 2013 A plant helper hybrid strain very popular here, his own I unique cross f2 seeds. Catha edulis. Broad leaves like a green, bushy like a NL perfect strain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) Scutellaria speciosa has these amazing Dagga-like flowers. It also has thick, fleshy tap-roots and big soft, furry leaves EDIT: Sorry, not the best pic but I was so excited to see those flowers when I woke up I had to post. Edited April 20, 2013 by whitewind 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endorfinder Posted April 20, 2013 Still gently misting B. muricata seeds from spacey with baited breathe! Sowed out ten eph sinicas on wet peat in a supermarket plastic humididome in a warm spot outside as a germ test. Admired the wonder that is T. undulata for a while Any idea what I should do with ten odd L. nepetifolia that need to go in the ground?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roopey Posted April 21, 2013 Scutellaria speciosa has these amazing Dagga-like flowers. It also has thick, fleshy tap-roots and big soft, furry leaveshttp://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=36543'>IMG_1861.JPG EDIT: Sorry, not the best pic but I was so excited to see those flowers when I woke up I had to post. This is interesting, do you have any seeds or a source for this plant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) I have been closely watching two trays of seeds which have been germinating on my heatpad. In the 1st tray i have 3 varieties of khat, first leaves came out yesterday. And in the 2nd tray, big surprise, I have heaps of psychotria alba seeds germinating (thanks spacey!!) With the psy seeds I left they tray of seeds outside, exposed to the elements for about 3 months. The weather has been pretty good but the regular exposure to rain (washing off the germination suppressant) is surely what has caused the germination. My hopes weren't high as I have heard psy seeds loose viability very quickly and are very slow to germinate. I decided to pop them on the heatpad in a moisture chamber, give them a good water and waited to see if anything happened. Within two weeks I have 15-20 seeds sprouting and looking great! Edited April 21, 2013 by bogfrog 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted April 22, 2013 The rains have hit this last week, and the garden seems to be responding favourably. Sally has grown a couple of sets of leaves (after the damn cabbage caterpillars managed to find me again!!!! I thought I gave them the slip at my old house). With Nemisty, managed to get some purslane the other day. The sheep have attacked two trees I bought as well, so I've put them in the nursery corner to heal them up (hopefully both make it, although it'll be a tough recovery for the pineapple feijoa). My Caths are sprouting extra growing stems on every which node possible. Unbelievably, it seems they actually prefer to grow in torrential rain than the modest amount of water and hot days I've been giving them before. I leave them outside, and they've been loving it.That's about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted April 22, 2013 Repaired a hole in the greenhouse - got to keep shipibo warm! planted an Iochroma cyanaeum checked the progress of my home-made seaweed fertilizer; surprisingly viscous and non-smelly. Found a storm-water pipe under the ground where I wanted to put a new garden bed. When I say 'found' I mean 'hit with a pick', so I'm lucky I didn't break it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
