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Leelee starts with ... I'm a newcomer to the subtropics (and this forum) and tasted wampee (wampi?) fruit for the first time from a tree on our property and love it. Having read that it grows readily from seed, I collected the biggest, healthiest seeds and potted them in good quality potting mix a couple of weeks ago and have kept them slightly moist, but not wet. None have germinated. I used fresh seed straight from very ripe fruit. Should I have dried them out first? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks | About the Author Leelee Maleny 22nd February 2014 7:11pm #UserID: 9537 Posts: 7 View All Leelee's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Leelee says... Thanks for the replies. I scraped some potting mix away to check a few of the seeds and it looks like they are sprouting. They are in full shade so I'll move them to a spot with morning sun. Also, I found advice online on making sow depth equal to the size of the seed but I think it may be too deep so I'll scrape soil off all of them and keep my fingers crossed. | About the Author Leelee Maleny 23rd February 2014 3:19pm #UserID: 9537 Posts: 7 View All Leelee's Edible Fruit Trees |
Linton says... Something ate all the wampees! I have 2 trees which have had clusters of fruit on them for the past couple of months. I have been watching them everyday and waiting for them to ripen so I could pick them. However, the other day I looked out the window and all the fruit were gone - disappeared!!! Do birds eat wampees? I never heard of birds eating citrus. Or maybe it was the possums. There were no fruit on the ground so they haven't fallen off the tree. Please tell me what sort of bird or animals might have taken them. Thanks. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 24th February 2014 8:19pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author yrt sydney 25th February 2014 9:58am #UserID: 8343 Posts: 86 View All yrt's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 26th February 2014 11:07am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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phil@tyalgum says... Rats can be invisible raiders of fruit trees... they go almost unnoticed until you realize your much anticipated crop is disappearing overnight - even the seeds are consumed leaving little evidence of who the culprit might be. Black rats are great climbers and are a silent plague - most people don't realize they are about as they skulk amongst the branches after dark. They can also devastate the vegetable patch - a couple of strategically placed traps can really make a difference to your harvest if you spot the damage early enough. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 26th February 2014 11:14am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 25th December 2014 3:31pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TMary Neutral Bay NSW 26th December 2014 7:43am #UserID: 9334 Posts: 159 View All TMary's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 29th December 2014 10:33pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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