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About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 15th December 2010 10:37pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 1st January 2011 8:11pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 11th February 2011 3:31pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Baz says... I grow capers commercially, have about 260 plants and this year have picked about 150kg and going up every year as plants get larger. Caper seeds are very hard to germinate, (first effort was 1 from 400) however I now get about 90%. Supply plants to all the Eastern states but not WA (Quaranteen). Last October Sydney Morning Herald nominated us as 1 of the top 5 foods in SA. Our brand is Kolophon Capers - Google us. Always happy to answer questions re capers. Cheers, Barry
| About the Author Baz1 Riverland SA 3rd March 2011 3:13pm #UserID: 5007 Posts: 2 View All Baz1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 3rd March 2011 5:51pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 5th March 2011 10:42am #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Baz says... Old seeds, you need to break the dormancy, the most successful I have been is the Turkish uni method of soaking in Conc Sulphuric Acid (be very careful) for a few minutes to start to breakdown the hard lignum coating of the seed. Sometimes hot water (65C) helps but not always. The only method which works consistently is very fresh seeds(straight from the pod still coated with the flesh) into damp seed raising mix. Keep damp for up to 9 months, Some seeds germinate in a month, others up to 9 months, then I throw the trays out and start again. I actually hand polinate the flowers on the bush I want as mother and keep an eye on them , and grab them the day they split. Not as hard as it sounds if you mark the berries with a peg and we are in the patch every morning. If the seed dries out, germination is a lot harder. Typical desert plant, it will germinate when it wants to and that may be in a hundred years or more. Seeds found in old tombs (3000 years old)in the Gobi desert were still viable.
| About the Author Baz1 Riverland SA 9th March 2011 8:52am #UserID: 5007 Posts: 2 View All Baz1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 16th March 2011 2:03pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 18th March 2011 2:11am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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speedy says... Good to hear that Mary, I was just going through my seedstash today and found another batch of last years caper seed. It made me wonder how all the seeds went that I sent out. there seem to be two impediments to the germination of caper seeds. The first is to getting moisture through the seedcoat. any of the following treatments could work. Sulphuric acid carbonises it, hot water cracks it open or softens it and rubbing them across a sheet of sandpaper on the table (what I used) physically removes part of it. The second is the need to stratify the seeds. ie. to go through a winter while moist. You can sow them out as Baz sugested and wait or put them in moist peat for 2-3 months in the fridge should do it then sow them out into their seedraising containers or the use of Giberellic acid (I used it at about 500ppm) to overcome the dormancy and shortcut it to germinate relatively quickly without having to wait too long. Having said all that though, it is nice to see seeds that you've sown down months previously wake up and germinate in the spring. I like the surprise with some long germination seeds when they decide that conditions are right to do their thing. good luck with them ;-) | About the Author Speedy Northern Vic. 21st March 2011 10:42pm #UserID: 2305 Posts: 250 View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 23rd June 2011 11:00pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Baz2 Riverland, SA 28th June 2011 12:04am #UserID: 5479 Posts: 2 View All Baz2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 28th June 2011 12:12pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Baz says... It started as a hobby and now we have reached the national finals of the Delicious magazine produce awards. We are both flying high. www.kolophoncapers.com.au | About the Author Baz2 Riverland, SA 2nd July 2011 1:11am #UserID: 5479 Posts: 2 View All Baz2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author crystal valley SW WA 18th April 2012 3:57pm #UserID: 6865 Posts: 1 View All crystal valley's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author astrochun Hawthorn 7th May 2013 11:19am #UserID: 7977 Posts: 1 View All astrochun's Edible Fruit Trees |
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linnie says... Hello Baz and others. I've just stumbled upon this conversation whilst trying to track down some caper plants for my son-in-law. I Usually do most of my buying from Daleys as I'm nearby, but they don't have any caper plants as far as I can see. I looked at your website, and congratulations to you for all that is going ahead with your business, but I couldn't find any plants or seeds for sale. Is there any way I could adopt a few seeds from you Baz? It would be amazing if I could get my hands on a caper bush whichever way i can... Thank you. :-) | About the Author linnie CAWONGLA,2474,NSW 13th December 2014 10:32pm #UserID: 15 Posts: 13 View All linnie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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