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Diana starts with ... The tree-sized net over the plums completely saved them but has a few holes needing repair after last weekend's hailstorm in western Brisbane ('golfball' to 'softball' size reports- I was in transit and didn't see exactly what happened at home until later). The green harvest mesh bags pretty much saved the apples (the odd bruise appeared later). There are chunks out of everything else, no tomatoes unscathed, only grapes under shelter still OK. The worst damage was the shredded taro. Fruit fly nets work surprisingly well against hail.
| About the Author Diana Brisbane 23rd November 2012 7:23pm #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF Wongawallan 24th November 2012 10:00am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Thanks VF. I heard Anette McFarlane on the radio today saying how electrical storms cause nitrogen to combine with rain and make nitrates, which fertilise plants. It's true everything is very green now. They are Gulf ruby plums. Some in the picture are not quite ripe- they go shiny and dark red. They are delicious. Usually the gold coast has more rain than us. You'll get some soon. | About the Author Diana Brisbane 24th November 2012 5:00pm #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Pauline Adelaide 24th November 2012 6:54pm #UserID: 1532 Posts: 293 View All Pauline's Edible Fruit Trees |
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