Gardening Australia

john starts with ...
Gardening Australia disappoints. Gone is the hard information and in its place is a soft ,fuzzy lifestyle type show. Lots of gorgeous kiddy -winkies and anthropomorphized chookies. Can puppies with bows be far behind?

Mike says...
I think dumbing shows down does not really stimulate the intellect or interest of many viewers including children or the inexperienced.When you scythe through the fluff GA doesn't seem to have much solid at the core with few messages to take away,educational value or scientific merit.Kids and those not familiar with wildlife could watch and enjoy Life On Earth with David Attenborough and take something meaninful away from it.Sound messages about nutrients,species,ecology and horticulture could be dished up in a palatable way.

Jason says...
I found the original Gardening Australia airing of Glowinski's garden from 1999 on a VHS tape the other day, I'm going to upload it to youtube, probably tonight

Xiem says...
It was 25 September 2010 to be exact VF. Gardening Australia still has a fact sheet on the net.


http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s3019307.htm

Glennis says...
I would be happy with a gardening show that just showed how to live sustainably in cities .

Glennis says...
If they had a segment on how Jerry Coleby Williams maintains his Bellis garden every week then i would be happy .

Mike says...
That could have been Mike Fabian formerly of Limberlost.I understand that he was an advocate of the nursery graft which is situated at ground level or as low as possible.I have approach grafted two rootsock seedlings togethers together on durians and plan to put a single top on.Epicotyl and hypocotyl grafting can result in scion roots.

amanda says...
Deep planting does work with many Aust natives. I have had good results here. I also planted my fruit trees deeper than their original soil level - based on advice for my climate, at the time.

All the trees have survived - but I can't quite see the point? You have a rootstock for a reason, more often than not?

Anyway - I did lose my loquat that had it's graft just below soil level - due to stem canker....
Maybe more work needs to be done on this as yet..?

Didn't Mike Fabian have an interest in native frogs too Mike...?

amanda says...
Deep planting is a new-ish concept...in any neck of the woods as yet...? Why not in your area? Acacias are very amenable to this method of planting - clay or not..?

Don't know if I would be rushing out to plant treasured/rare trees this way as yet, though :)

Mike says...
Amanda,root rot is a real problem in the wet half of the year even in well drained areas as the soil can stay wet for so long.Unless you're on nearly pure sand on drier sites Acacias struggle here.There are quite a few in the dry areas but only 1 or 2 very big species in the wet zones.
I have seen many fruit trees die from being planted too deeply or where a well in clay soil has formed.

amanda says...
So you plant deeply, but on mounds? That sounds a bit Irish ;-) Like I would plant on a hill within in a bowl depression for my zone...hmnnn? ;-)

My point, I guess, is that the Jury is still out on deep planting...fads/theories come and go (eg: like crocking in the bottom of pots?) and I am sure the older timers here can remember plenty more...

Wait n see maybe :)

amanda says...
Good point Mike...would living ground covers assist with stabilisation and mopping up extra water..?

You almost need a "skirt" to put around your trees in the wet season hey..? :)

TMary says...
GA just shot a segment here to be shown 23 August for anyone who's interested.

TMary says...
Nothing profound I'm afraid:). I guess it's about growing fruit trees in pots with all the challenges of a tiny plot.

sternus1 says...
Let us all know when it's going to air Mary, I'll definitely be tuning in.

JohnMc1 says...
That's great MaryT. I have GA on series link so I can go back and watch previous episodes. My fav presenter was Paul Recher, he had some good ideas, esp the episode on truncheons. I have dreams of walking around my plot one day with my phone camera and uploading it to UTube just for fun. I uploaded one short vid of my multi-grafted pear tree. I definitely need to do a few to get the hang of it first, for me, it's not that easy.

symiot says...
There is something refreshing about someone not knowing how to record a TV program in today's world. I'm actually somewhat envious Mary..well done. I sometimes wish we had less technology, particularly with kids and social media.

JohnMc1 says...
Thank you for the compliments MaryT but I wouldn't get too excited, there's a lot of room for improvement. GA keeps all their episodes online so you can go back and watch previous shows. I can't guarantee anything, but I'll see if I can record the ep and copy it onto a usb stick, so all you have to do is plug it into your new digital tv and watch.

sternus1 says...
What brand of TV do you havd Mary? Not all USB drives/ external hard drives will work with all TV's, and might require reformatting or firmware updates/registration.

Jason says...
Paul was the best presenter on TV ever!. Imagine if he was the host. Maybe on SBS it would have been possible.

symiot says...
Mary did you give Costa a pear, ginger & pecan nut cake at your place? ;)

https://twitter.com/gardeningaus/status/488943136014483456

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sternus1 says...
Mary has your episode aired yet? I can download it on the ABC site.

Costa sure does have a mighty beard.

sternus1 says...
Good to see you back on the boards symiot ;)

Costa's beard is Zeus-like in its impressiveness.

sternus1 says...
You're super cute Mary, I forgot to add that :D

sternus1 says...
There's never been a better time to post this: Compulsory viewing everybody:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnarFSj_U

Diego says...
Very amusing.