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Ice Cream Bean - free to good home! - Phil, this is very kind. Thank you....By Gardener 2 hours ago (12 responses)
Loquats n Winter - Hi Dekka n Julie... Dekka - the tap water here is:
Electrical conductivity: 140 microS/cm
(1 dSm = 1000 microS/cm)
and the hardness is 105 - 110 mg/L
(which I think is "hard")
What do the...By amanda 16 hours ago (22 responses)
shahtoot grafting - It may work but best to be dormant, keep it cold to maintain dormancy but allow the rootstock to behave normally...
By Barry 16 hours ago (3 responses)
By Barry 16 hours ago (3 responses)
Tropical pear - Yes Bonza is a low chill variety, what area are you in?...
By Sam 18 hours ago (1 responses)
By Sam 18 hours ago (1 responses)
ceylon hill gooseberry - I tried one years ago but it died in a heatwave we had, it was still in a pot....
By Astrid 18 hours ago (1 responses)
By Astrid 18 hours ago (1 responses)
carambola - It may have been some type of borer or rot in the unseasonal wet weather. You should be ok to plant another in the same spot....
By Carlos 18 hours ago (1 responses)
By Carlos 18 hours ago (1 responses)
Tropical fruit trees successfuly grown in Melbourne - My jujube/Chinese date tree has abundant of fruit like that too in summer. Those fruits are very good for women according to my Chinese Herbal Practitioner. I used to buy dried fruits to make tea or u...By Chin 19 hours ago (127 responses)
Walnut tree - Thanks Amanda I will give them a call,
ps, can you send some nice weather please?...By max 21 hours ago (2 responses)
Citrus trees - My first thoughts would be, how does the foilage look? Are the leaves nice and green during fruiting season?
If the tree is being well looked after I would suggest some Sulphate of Potash to get th...
By Jason 22 hours ago (1 responses)
By Jason 22 hours ago (1 responses)
dogs on the garden - Hi Amanda, I mean finely ground red pepercorn. It gets up their nose and irritates them. It won't last long either but could break the habit after a few tries....
By John I. 1 days ago (3 responses)
By John I. 1 days ago (3 responses)
Avacado Tree - Hi Carolyn, I'd say it's a seedling avo tree to take that long to bear. I'd give it a prune, say remove ~30%, then feed it with a fertilizer high in phosphorus (P) & potassium (K). That will help....
By Brendan 1 days ago (2 responses)
By Brendan 1 days ago (2 responses)
Double Graft Fruit Trees - I have just noticed that Tass1trees in the swan valley (WA) will do double grafts to order according to the website. I am going to head down there this weekend to see what he has or can do.
Thought i...
By russ 2 days ago (2 responses)
By russ 2 days ago (2 responses)
Shipping Syndicate of Plants to Perth/WA - Dsh.. Diggers can right they own certifcates, Daleys can't....By Jimmy 2 days ago (127 responses)
Blueberry - I got a reville last year and they were right, its the best tatsing !...By Jimmy 2 days ago (93 responses)
Does anyone garden with blackwater? - Speedy - aren't fairy ring formations bad for your lawn tho' ?...By amanda 2 days ago (89 responses)
Best Variety For My Area - Rudyanto, yes, navels will drop some fruit, but only in cold, wet weather. They are usually ripe by then (July onwards) so I just pick them up and eat them! I don't lose many.
I find I lose more...
By Julie 3 days ago (4 responses)
By Julie 3 days ago (4 responses)
Angel Peach Tree - Heavenly Sweet - I live in Port Macquarie NSW and my local nuresery has just sold me the temperate variety of Angel Peach. I questioned them whether this variety would set fruit and they said it was fine for our regio...By Steve 3 days ago (40 responses)
Veggie garden - If you can get to a timber yard- that being a place they actually saw the timber you can get cut sleepers 8x2inch by about 2.4 meters for about $12 each. I built my garden from these 2 rows high and 3...By scott 3 days ago (127 responses)
Coffee - I have a Kentucky coffee tree 10 yrs old, it has not grown any coffee beans,was woundeing if I am having some kind of bad luck, or that the tree needs something. The tree is growing good, leafing good...By Ken 3 days ago (98 responses)
Mulberry Trees - Hi Sadie, more info please, what do these worms look like, how long have they been there, how old is your tree etc etc....
By Jantina 3 days ago (1 responses)
By Jantina 3 days ago (1 responses)
asimina tribola/American pawpaw/ temperate custard apple - Hi Phil
Being a close-ish neighbour, I'd love to know how your PawPaws grow/fruit, and whether you'd have any seeds available? Are your trees named varieties?...By Michael 3 days ago (66 responses)
FRUIT TREES - Hi Amanda, don't really know the type of Brazilian Cherry I have. It grows to ~ 4 to 5 metres tall, and usually has multiple trunks. The fruit is not real exciting. I don't really worry about the sp...
By Brendan 3 days ago (5 responses)
By Brendan 3 days ago (5 responses)
Did you know? - Thanks Grant. I have actually seen Peter Cundall do the old galvanised nail/tack trick on TV... I'm sure he wouldn't have shown it if it didn't work? I wanted to know if anyone had tried it for the...By amanda 4 days ago (36 responses)
Make Loamy soil into good condition for Fruit Plants - Loam implies good drainage- if you are worried about drainage then I'm assuming you have a lot of clay. Compost will help- but gypsum will also help to bind the clay up....
By Itdepends 4 days ago (2 responses)
By Itdepends 4 days ago (2 responses)
jujubes - Hi Amanda,
The JUJUBE (RED CHINESE DATE) GRAFTED AND BARE ROOTED TREES FOR SALE in Melbourne is Ziziphus jujuba of Chinese variety. They are very sweet and rare species. their fruits are prized.
...
By JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 4 days ago (27 responses)
By JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE 4 days ago (27 responses)
Dragon Fruit Flowers Drop Off - After recently tasting Yellow Dragon Fruit and liking it, I tried germinating some of the seeds on some wet cotton wool and was surprised how readily they germinated. This made me wonder about their w...By Dekka 4 days ago (15 responses)
Passionfruit - Thanks Amanda. I will give them a go.
By the way, in my previous E-Mail comments I mentioned that I feed my plants with
"Sodium of Potash" this is not correct, I feed Phosphate of Potash, (Delute...By Ant'S 4 days ago (101 responses)
Fig Tree Roots - Hey Dekka/Julie - I am nothing if not controversial on this subject...you can complain to authorities if your neighbours noisy, druggies etc etc..but they can grow a huge 'weed' (possibly) that impa...
By amanda 4 days ago (30 responses)
By amanda 4 days ago (30 responses)
Babaco - Hi castle,
You can also get babaco from daley's fruit for the same price...I guess postage can be quite expensive for oversea clients?
[Link]
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Pleach tree - Roots are almost immediate below the surface. Looks like a single graft onto some root stock but no double grafts.
My guess, a hybrid which is not that common. Ill be interested to see how the frui...By Jason 4 days ago (24 responses)
passiflora varieties - Alas Peter - it's the first crop - plant not even 1yr old yet :( I hope it's just a transient bug. A friend of Mums pointed out the tiny brown 'scabs' and mentioned something about a sucking insec...By amanda 5 days ago (51 responses)
Poor Man's Orange - What is it and is it the best citrus for making Marmalade? - Hi, just read notes , i have engalls nursery not far from me , will go and ask a few questions , i have just read
receipe to be used , thus my interest , my book is an old 1917 cook book from s.a.
...By warwick 5 days ago (45 responses)
Paw Paw - I tried the serum and now when I pass an ATM i have this uncontrollable urge to bite it . Can you help?...By wuzza 5 days ago (29 responses)
Relocating Illawarra Flame Tree - Other Brachychitons like Kurrajong and Bottle trees have deep tap-roots so Flame tree probably does too. That doesn't mean, however, that if you sever the tap-root you will definitely kill it. Most o...By Dekka 5 days ago (1 responses)
Reed avocado - Hi Amanda, I'd say about 4 to 5 metres high maximum. Yes, you can prune them to a more managable height. Buy a grafted tree, as these seem to not grow as high as a seedling....
By Brendan 5 days ago (1 responses)
By Brendan 5 days ago (1 responses)
Calamondin fruits falling off - ah - au0rey - if your plant only 1yr old then it's too young! - u shld remove all of the fruit for the first 2-3 yrs so your plants can develop a good strong framework and roots first.
It can reall...By amanda 6 days ago (8 responses)
Banana - Thanks Sally. If it does fruit I'd love to get a pup from you. Good luck. Keep us posted....By John I. 6 days ago (85 responses)
Loquat plant - Hi Dv - when u try to order a restricted plant for WA - you will be prevented (an alert message comes up) other suppliers will also say "Not for WA" etc......
By amanda 6 days ago (23 responses)
By amanda 6 days ago (23 responses)
Wolf Berries - yea julie - good idea. adelaide peter said his were suckering too (above). They seem so flimsy - i will be giving mine a prune to shrubby it up too....By amanda 6 days ago (76 responses)
Water chestnuts - Hi Doug - Forrestdale garden centre in Armadale reckon they get them in about sept/oct...
By amanda 6 days ago (4 responses)
By amanda 6 days ago (4 responses)
Yellowing plants - Hi Au0rey - I think Jimmy posted a link somewhere - to wa ag dept site that discusses this? R u there Jimmy?
In cold wet weather citrus can develop Zinc chlorosis. (Plants may also need more potassiu...
By amanda 6 days ago (5 responses)
By amanda 6 days ago (5 responses)
Banana - Hi Elizabeth, don't forget to cut the 'bell' off the bottom of the bunch, when the fruit stops forming. This gives you bigger bananas. I have to cover mine, to stop the wallabies eating them :-)...
By Brendan 6 days ago (2 responses)
By Brendan 6 days ago (2 responses)
carambola - Hi Kim,
Thanks for the information. After reading on the internet I decided to go with the Fwang Tung given that it's sweeter than the Wheeler . I bought it this morning and it now stands pro...By Michael 7 days ago (73 responses)
Dwarf Fruit Tree Competiton - Thanks Jason. Your plants look terrific! Keep up the good work!...By au0rey 7 days ago (111 responses)
Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Thanks Rich .I will sure to do that. Can't wait to see your garden and all....By Michael 7 days ago (74 responses)
I have a cherry tree - i have a question, have a cherry tree in my backyard thats older than 35 years old, as a kid, always produced tart cherries, i pruned it 3 years ago, grew back great and flowers, no fruit. any idea's...By older tree 7 days ago (69 responses)
Hickson Mardarin - Have you been fertilising the plant?
All citrus are heavy feeders & enjoy fertiliser three or fours times a year.
The yellow leaves are a sign showing a lack of something in the soil/pot, ie iron, z...
By Steve 8 days ago (5 responses)
By Steve 8 days ago (5 responses)
Ballerina Apple Tree - Hi Shirley - give Wandilla nursery a call..I saw loads there a cupla weeks ago....
By amanda 8 days ago (1 responses)
By amanda 8 days ago (1 responses)
Identify this bug - I have a feeling they are gnats as they do not look like wasps....By au0rey 8 days ago (4 responses)
Mango trees are flowering - Hi Michael - check out the website above for dpi qld..it's got lots of answers....
By amanda 9 days ago (11 responses)
By amanda 9 days ago (11 responses)
cranberries in WA - Hi Kath,
I ordered some cranberries from diggers last year... and they are still alive close to a year on... I put them in hanging baskets and have kept them damp... they have grown heaps... not su...
By Manda 9 days ago (7 responses)
By Manda 9 days ago (7 responses)
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Veggie garden - If you can get to a timber yard- that being a place they actually saw the timber you can get cut sleepers 8x2inch by about 2.4 meters for about $12 each. I built my garden from these 2 rows high and 3...By scott 3 days ago (127 responses)
Fruit fly control - Well, our organic powder do attract both female, male and youngs one. Guarantee effective. Being used in our organic farm widely. Our web site is: [Link]...By Jack 17 days ago (127 responses)
Tropical fruit trees successfuly grown in Melbourne - My jujube/Chinese date tree has abundant of fruit like that too in summer. Those fruits are very good for women according to my Chinese Herbal Practitioner. I used to buy dried fruits to make tea or u...By Chin 19 hours ago (127 responses)
Pandanus amaryllifolius - Dear Lucy,
Would you have anymore of the pandan pups available? Please let me know by email.
yannlim@hotmail.com
Cheers....By Yann 23 days ago (127 responses)
Shipping Syndicate of Plants to Perth/WA - Dsh.. Diggers can right they own certifcates, Daleys can't....By Jimmy 2 days ago (127 responses)
dragon fruit - to anyone who is interested try this website. www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop or google dragon fruit in the negev desert ( as in israel) definitely worth a look....By randey 18 days ago (116 responses)
Dwarf Fruit Tree Competiton - Thanks Jason. Your plants look terrific! Keep up the good work!...By au0rey 7 days ago (111 responses)
Passionfruit - Thanks Amanda. I will give them a go.
By the way, in my previous E-Mail comments I mentioned that I feed my plants with
"Sodium of Potash" this is not correct, I feed Phosphate of Potash, (Delute...By Ant'S 4 days ago (101 responses)
Coffee - I have a Kentucky coffee tree 10 yrs old, it has not grown any coffee beans,was woundeing if I am having some kind of bad luck, or that the tree needs something. The tree is growing good, leafing good...By Ken 3 days ago (98 responses)
Mango tree not fruiting - hi amanda, you were asking about different varieties before. i said i only had the white but on reflection i do have a "black" sapote though in truth it is really a member of the persimmon family, gro...By randey 19 days ago (97 responses)
Blueberry - I got a reville last year and they were right, its the best tatsing !...By Jimmy 2 days ago (93 responses)
ackee tree - Thanks Kirsty, I will give you guys a call. Are these available on the gold coast ? I know i can get from Brisbane, but would avoid the drive if i could.Thx...By adam 66 days ago (90 responses)
Does anyone garden with blackwater? - Speedy - aren't fairy ring formations bad for your lawn tho' ?...By amanda 2 days ago (89 responses)
mandarin tree - Hi Barry,
The eventual size of your satsuma orange is also determined by the rootstock onto which it is budded.
If you have Flying Dragon rootstock, then it will be dwarfed .... approx 1.0 - 1.5 m ....By Shaun 20 days ago (88 responses)
Banana - Thanks Sally. If it does fruit I'd love to get a pup from you. Good luck. Keep us posted....By John I. 6 days ago (85 responses)
Wolf Berries - yea julie - good idea. adelaide peter said his were suckering too (above). They seem so flimsy - i will be giving mine a prune to shrubby it up too....By amanda 6 days ago (76 responses)
Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Thanks Rich .I will sure to do that. Can't wait to see your garden and all....By Michael 7 days ago (74 responses)
carambola - Hi Kim,
Thanks for the information. After reading on the internet I decided to go with the Fwang Tung given that it's sweeter than the Wheeler . I bought it this morning and it now stands pro...By Michael 7 days ago (73 responses)
Rare Fruit Swap/Sale in Melbourne South/East? - Sorry VJ, I am keeping the curryleaf plants for exchange. I am looking to exchange with Indian Jujube and Phylanthus Acidus. Thanks for your interest though......By Ajay 34 days ago (71 responses)
Betel Leaf - You can get Betel leaf from Paddy's Market Asian staff (corner) at entrance near seafood section. I bought some yesterday to make Miang Moomg (sp?) parcels....By Katie 69 days ago (70 responses)
I have a cherry tree - i have a question, have a cherry tree in my backyard thats older than 35 years old, as a kid, always produced tart cherries, i pruned it 3 years ago, grew back great and flowers, no fruit. any idea's...By older tree 7 days ago (69 responses)
Black Sapote not growing - i agree with justin. mix it with ice cream and instantly you have a dessert to die for. the same goes for red dragon fruit or for that matter any fruit...By randey 28 days ago (67 responses)
asimina tribola/American pawpaw/ temperate custard apple - Hi Phil
Being a close-ish neighbour, I'd love to know how your PawPaws grow/fruit, and whether you'd have any seeds available? Are your trees named varieties?...By Michael 3 days ago (66 responses)
Babaco - Hi castle,
You can also get babaco from daley's fruit for the same price...I guess postage can be quite expensive for oversea clients?
[Link]
...By juanita 4 days ago (62 responses)
Can't find 'WHITE' Pomegranate tree/seeds in Australia !!! ? You are my last hope‏ - Hi all, wanting to buy two pomegranates and am a bit confused about the best tasting pomegranates to buy. We've heard the russian varieties are the best, yet this white pomegranate that is so sweet...By Gardener 15 days ago (59 responses)
Chiku / Sapodilla - In Asia, it could get up to 5-6 m ....
You could control the growth by yearly pruning.
I have friends who grow sapodilla in large tubs, and the height is approx 2 m.
The wood of sapodilla trees is...By Shaun 20 days ago (58 responses)
What are your 3 Favourite Fruit Trees in Order? - Great to see u discovering your 'inner child' Grown up...!!...By amanda 39 days ago (57 responses)
duriun trees: have you seen any - Could someone tell me me where I could order seeds of fruits of South East Asian regions...like pedalai,marang, dragon fruit etc.?...By maria 14 days ago (57 responses)
custard apples - My almost leaveless Sweetsop will be experiencing its 2nd winter ....
hope it survi....
any tips on how to keep it alive?...By Shaun 20 days ago (55 responses)
cherry substitute for Perth - Not just the environmental costs Mark. I watched the video of the Eden project, and it cost millions!
Could you get a 'feral' prunus from growing a cherry pip? Just a thought....By Julie 10 days ago (55 responses)
pouteria lucuma - Thanks Jantina - that's a kind offer and I am really pleased to hear about your rollinia!! You must have a very well organised/thought out garden?
I think I may have to stop planting things for a b...By amanda 17 days ago (52 responses)
drumstick tree - Mark,
bonnyriggardencentre , one of their supplier is Daleys & allrareherbs, they don't have it available all the time . Plus the quality of the plant is not as healthy as if one would just get i...By Ellen 34 days ago (51 responses)
passiflora varieties - Alas Peter - it's the first crop - plant not even 1yr old yet :( I hope it's just a transient bug. A friend of Mums pointed out the tiny brown 'scabs' and mentioned something about a sucking insec...By amanda 5 days ago (51 responses)
Ants Nests in Pot Plants - Wetta soil kills ants in pots - just make sure u soak overnite - good 4 your pot plants too....By amanda 52 days ago (46 responses)
My Great Idea - Could you make it clear that this is not a way to contact Daleys themselves. A suprising amount of people ask questions thinking they are talking direct to Daleys....By Jimmy 10 days ago (46 responses)
Poor Man's Orange - What is it and is it the best citrus for making Marmalade? - Hi, just read notes , i have engalls nursery not far from me , will go and ask a few questions , i have just read
receipe to be used , thus my interest , my book is an old 1917 cook book from s.a.
...By warwick 5 days ago (45 responses)
Guava tees in melbourne - Hi Brinal, I don't know if this helps but I have an Indian and a Hawiian guava - both 3yrs. This yr they both carried a huge crop - the hawiian dropped almost all it's fruit when they where golf bal...By amanda 10 days ago (41 responses)
Angel Peach Tree - Heavenly Sweet - I live in Port Macquarie NSW and my local nuresery has just sold me the temperate variety of Angel Peach. I questioned them whether this variety would set fruit and they said it was fine for our regio...By Steve 3 days ago (40 responses)
mirabelle tree - Well done Adam! - hopefully Paul is still out there...it's a bit confusing as to who is sandy n who is paul in the beginning there...is there something wrong with this web-site??
Do you have a conta...By amanda 44 days ago (39 responses)
Did you know? - Thanks Grant. I have actually seen Peter Cundall do the old galvanised nail/tack trick on TV... I'm sure he wouldn't have shown it if it didn't work? I wanted to know if anyone had tried it for the...By amanda 4 days ago (36 responses)
Tropical Fruit Tree - there's a huge yellow mangosteen in the Cairns Botanic garden . Its incumbent on visitors to eat the fruit as it represents a hazard to anyone walking under the tree (as I explained to the gardner)Th...By virginny 12 days ago (35 responses)
When to Feed and Prune a Mango Tree - Ross , mangos out live peaple
1- prune any dry twigs or minor dry branches in October-November.
2-could sound like to much water -This would rot the roots and accordingly paralise and dry the branch...By MO 33 days ago (33 responses)
Lots a lemons - are any of you people out there aware that the actual variety you are talking about is CPN1 .There is no variety called Lots A Lemons...By hermit 17 days ago (32 responses)
2 trees in one hole? - Flemings website has a 'help' guide on 'duo plantings' - it seems quite good.
Of course the trees have to be apples with apples or the like.
I am going to give this a go myself and save some spa...By Tiggerbow 74 days ago (32 responses)
Japanese citrus yuzu - Thats great Tim, please keep me posted if you have any news. I would so love to have one of these trees....By Karen 78 days ago (32 responses)
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