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Wayne starts with ... With our weather. How has your weather been this year and how has it effected your crops? At this time of year we are normally sweating in heat, watering like crazy trying to keep things alive and hoping for storms. Everything is usually brown and bush fires are polluting the air but we have non of that. Everything is super green, everybody is sick of the rain and it is still cool. Usually we would be cranking up the air conditioners but we are still pulling the blankets at night = crazy. All up though, it has been a very hard year to try grow vegies in the garden, we have had many problems Your thoughts? | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 5th November 2010 6:23pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Hi Wayne down here in the very far South it's been wetter than usual (usual being the last 10 years). Often in November (or even October lately) the grass is dried out and crunchy under foot just waiting to explode in fire :P. But right now everything is still damp and green. We had a LOT more fungus problems and leaf curl etc then ever before but overall the wet ground and cooler weather is making things grow much better than usual. Night time temps have been pretty warm? we never saw below 0c this year and most nights right now have been 8c or something like that which is pretty comfy for us it never averages better than 12c even in the middle of Summer. Even the fire/arsonist crews have been managing to burn the forests without getting them totally out of control and ending up with a pile of dead trees and ash :) | About the Author Jason Portland 5th November 2010 6:44pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... It's a La Nina year Wayne! It's also the driest year on record for WA. Looks like all the rain staying over that side. The forecast is also for increased cyclonic activity this season. Which is WA's (down to Perth - at a stretch)only hope of getting some water now. So you better buy some gumboots Wayne! :) I only hope we don't have any of the catastrophic fires they are warning us of. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 5th November 2010 7:08pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
BJ says... I think its just about our wettest season on record. Started off great with lots of new growth. Beginning to get a bit of die back from phytophtera. Lost a young mango tree and had big losses in crop on Grumimchama and Lychee, but not so bad as it has translated into lots of good growth that should set up good future returns, root rot permitting. Plus, we have tomato plants coming up everywhere! In cracks in the pavement in town I am seeing flowering bushes! Ditto pumpkins. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 5th November 2010 7:39pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
Wayne says... I to have had fungus problems this year and for the first time, Broad Mites, they destroyed my zucchinis [twice] and then a crop of beans before I found the problem. Jason, the leaf curl I had was diagnosed at our Botanical Gardens as Broad Mites, the leaves were curling like a fist clinching. I tried Eco-oil first and it helped, I then added Eco-neem to the mix and it fixed the problem. Could be worth a try. It does make me wonder when we hear the wettest months on record and the lowest temperatures on record, it is damn cold here this morning. Last night on the news, our Central QLD Mango crop has failed for the first time in history with some growers having no fruit at all. You just need to drive around Mackay to believe that, Common Mangoes grow wild here and even those have no fruit. As BJ says, there are many pluses with this climate change, had the Bowen farmers known this weather pattern was coming they could possibly still be operating. Strange goings on alright, mind you, I could take a lot more of the glorious weather :-] | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 6th November 2010 6:54am #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Happy sigh.. it's 'raining' here :) Any bets on a cyclone b4 Xmas? http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/ | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 7th December 2010 12:55am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... I live 6 km from CBD Sydney and we've had a lot of rain - this morning I found mushrooms growing in all my pot plants (I have a container garden in a car space) and they are in the sun (i.e. when it's shinning). This morning the sun is out so I am looking forward to sweeping up all the corollas from my giant jacaranda. It's hazardous because of the bees - they keep sucking honey from the fallen bloom and it's easy to step on one or be stung by one. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 7th December 2010 6:48am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Maybee the weather has returned to normal after 10 years of drought. Yippee. Everythings growing better than I have ever seen it grow. Even my three year old Black Sapote seedlings are in flower. I thought plants only flowered early when under stress? Maybe they are, but the growth is tremendous. | About the Author John Mc 9th December 2010 7:01pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2018 View All John Mc's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Smoke, blood and oil...a little always looks like a lot!? That fire 5kms from our house - had a close look today and the hill didn't look any dfferent than normal...just a bit burnt. Small wood - but extremely dry. I am not particularly worried for our property to be honest - I have an outer fire break and a double-width inner also (not legally required) I mow all the dead grass before fire season, within the house paddock (and have 14 high pressure taps here too) I try to plant fire retardant trees etc, especially closer to the house. The cool, green "wet" zones are close to the house (herbs, veg etc) Make sure all tap fittings are non-plastic etc - so they don't melt when u need them most. Make sure u have water in your rain water tanks 'always' (even scheme water) - you never know when it may save your life. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 14th December 2010 1:35am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... LOL! I had to put my thermals on this morning SG! sooky huh? Only got 5ml boo hoo! But the charts looking excellent for some serious rain. No spring last yr - and no autumn this yr. My passionfruit is loaded with flowers these last 2 weeks...it's literally humming with bees...silly thing ;-) | About the Author amanda19 Gerladton. Mid West WA 16th May 2011 12:00am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... LOL! I had to put my thermals on this morning SG! sooky huh? Only got 5ml boo hoo! But the charts looking excellent for some serious rain. No spring last yr - and no autumn this yr. My passionfruit is loaded with flowers these last 2 weeks...it's literally humming with bees...silly thing ;-) | About the Author amanda19 Gerladton. Mid West WA 16th May 2011 12:00am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Fantastic SG! What a land of contrasts we live in hey. We literally claw our way up to 200mm in winter here - and yet that is just business as usual up north and over the side... Personally I feel good about our cognizance in saving water and planning for our water-future here in WA. Out of adeversity comes inspiration..? :) I can remember quite naturally leaving the tap running when I brushed my teeth, as a child. Now my 7yr old is the water-cop around here!? It's amazing how much we have actually changed - without even realising it... I was also in Cairns not so many years ago when water meters were installed for the first time...I wonder how many towns still live the luxury of life without water bills now..? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton, Mid West WA 20th May 2011 9:47pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
snottiegobble says... Yes exactly Amanda, There are still many people who think water is a right & not a gift! They still chill out under the shower for up to 30 minutes oblivious of the water wasted for their personal satisfaction. The little shower timer in our house is never used due to it being TOO SLOW! | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 21st May 2011 12:36am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1454 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... I got 40mls yesterday, following Friday's rain - 40+mls. Despite my usual watering regime (twice a week, all I'm allowed) my citrus are practically bare of fruit. All summer they looked droopy and sad, even after watering. Only about 1/3 the usual quantity of mandarins. Boo hoo! I'm beginning to wonder if it's worth it. I have too many Navel orange trees and two yellow grapefruit no-one seems to eat any more, which were here when I moved in. I end up usually giving heaps away. The thought of cutting down perfectly good trees apalls me, but I'm beginning to think that way. | About the Author Julie 31st May 2011 5:24pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1745 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Julie you once mentioned the neighbour`s tree roots encroaching your property! (I have the same prob) but only one side TG. Maybe the roots are affecting the mandarins badly. I have to say the other neighbours mandarin was so laden this year I had to remove bags full of fruit just to stop the branches from splitting. ( Oh yes! my side if the fence!) | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 31st May 2011 8:58pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1454 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
Julie says... sg, I was just thinking about that this morning! The oranges are not far from a huge Camphor laurel, and I suspect that during our very hot, dry summer, it sucked all the water from the orange trees. Somewhere on this site was mentioned a way to kill a tree by putting Roundup on the roots. I'm tempted! | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 1st June 2011 6:21pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1745 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... I'd just like to say that this is the best winter, in the Mid West, that I have seen in 6yrs! It's such a great feeling to know that we will be heading into summer with adequate sub-soil moisture for the first time in ages! I am really excited to see what growth this spring brings - as I have not seen these parts looking so emerald green and lush for a long time :) I am on my mower every 2 or 3 days now! I hope it keeps coming for us here in WA - so desperately needed. I had carnage in my garden last summer... Champagne weather at last! Yay! :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 2nd August 2011 9:45am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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