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About the Author BJ11 6th October 2011 5:58pm #UserID: 3414 Posts: 215 View All BJ11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author wazzamcg Brisbane 6th October 2011 7:21pm #UserID: 4149 Posts: 101 View All wazzamcg's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 6th October 2011 8:24pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 7th October 2011 2:29pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Hi Brad and Julie, where did you get your hokowase? The Juliette sold by perry runners sounds promising - but it is under PBR so not for the home novice like me! I've had surprising success with strawberries - not in production but survival and I now use all the runners as living mulch in pots etc so I'd like to focus on a few good producers. | About the Author BJ11 7th October 2011 3:49pm #UserID: 3414 Posts: 215 View All BJ11's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 7th October 2011 8:08pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 8th October 2011 12:03pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brad says... worm castings and/or seaweed tonic seem to be the go. keep the foliage off the soil with a straw or mulch, avoid too much sun or drying winds (perth) and they seem ok. Hokowase produces large numbers of runners, so if anyone in your area has it, its easy to get freebies, I've given away heaps from one original plant. no idea about QLD stockists | About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 9th October 2011 2:22am #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
Pauline says... Brad, I have seen loads of the Cambridge Rival here in sa (I am from Cambridge so get all excited when I see them lol) so there is hope they are coming to you. Bunnings has them, so it might be worth asking there. I grow mine planted straight into bags of compost. They are in full sun and doing amazingly. Bj, why would strawberries being sold under pbr not be for a novice? It doesn't mean they are any harder to deal with, just that you can't sell any runners. | About the Author Pauline Adelaide 9th October 2011 8:20am #UserID: 1532 Posts: 293 View All Pauline's Edible Fruit Trees |
Cain says... I bought one Alinta plant from Diggers about 9 months ago and it is in a pot. It has been extremely hardy in a very hot Perth summer and we have been getting about 2-3 strawberries a week (if we can get to them before the dog!) for the last 4 months, so I am extremely happy with the yield. They should produce from November to May. About 8 weeks ago I just planted another 30 plants (10 of which died and Diggers replaced them free of charge, with a bonus 2 plants), so hopefully towards to the start of next summer I will be yielding 2 punnets a week for 6 months of the year. They are not huge compared to the shop varieties, but they are very nice tasting. | About the Author Cain Perth 25th March 2012 1:29am #UserID: 6462 Posts: 13 View All Cain's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 25th March 2012 12:13pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Cain Perth 29th March 2012 11:05pm #UserID: 6462 Posts: 13 View All Cain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... I am not sure Cain..? Best to ask your nearest/local Bunnings store? Ours is getting some strawbs in now...but depends on which supplier it is...? They use Benara Nurseries for most of their plants in WA - but a different supplier for those herbs in the larger yellow pots, for eg. Depends on the supplier's growing timetable more often than not. Sometimes you can order them though..? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth 29th March 2012 11:55pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Dean071 Epping,VIC 2nd February 2015 7:45pm #UserID: 11217 Posts: 1 View All Dean071's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Wozza perth 20th September 2018 7:43pm #UserID: 19017 Posts: 6 View All Wozza's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 21st September 2018 7:40pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Wozza perth 7th June 2019 7:22pm #UserID: 19017 Posts: 6 View All Wozza's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Wozza GOSNELLS,6110,WA 1st October 2019 4:51pm #UserID: 19017 Posts: 6 View All Wozza's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Belinda H ELIZABETH VALE,5112,SA 11th August 2020 7:26pm #UserID: 23645 Posts: 2 View All Belinda H's Edible Fruit Trees |
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