Gardening Thread

[MP_]

Going to put Powerfeed on the plants today. Was just going to use a watering can, is tipping a bit on each plant enough?

Tipping straight power feed, I probably wouldn’t as it might burn the plants/roots.

 

[Cruyff14]

Tipping straight power feed, I probably wouldn’t as it might burn the plants/roots.

Oh, no mixing it with water in the watering can - sorry should have clarified.

Just a bit on each should be enough?

 

[MP_]

Oh, no mixing it with water in the watering can - sorry should have clarified.

Just a bit on each should be enough?

As long as the foliage/roots are getting some, it doesn’t need to be a drenching

 

[Cruyff14]

As long as the foliage/roots are getting some, it doesn’t need to be a drenching

Yep, will just be doing roots. How long until you think I see results?

Thanks for your help!

 

[MP_]

Yep, will just be doing roots. How long until you think I see results?

Thanks for your help!

What are you using it on

 

[Cruyff14]

What are you using it on

Just plants. I put it on some magnolias, English box, roses and murrayas.

Did two cycles as one wasn't enough for front and back.

 

[rocker_oz33]

First time I had this guy flower.

 

[Cruyff14]

UGHHHHHH. Kikiyu is trying to destroy my back lawn. I keep picking these out whenever I see them

 

[dogs105]

Gralin

 

[MP_]

Gralin

If you need help Gralin i got 99% on my horticultural project at tafe based on how to grow the best marijuana buds. The tutors comments were great assignment just don’t put it into practice.

 

[Quivorir]

Are we allowed to talk about this now? Can I finally post pics?

If you need help Gralin i got 99% on my horticultural project at tafe based on how to grow the best marijuana buds. The tutors comments were great assignment just don’t put it into practice.

I would sign up to your course. I am terrible at growing.

 

[MP_]

Are we allowed to talk about this now? Can I finally post pics?

I would sign up to your course. I am terrible at growing.

It’s all about applying the right nutrients at the right time. You need growth first which is a certain nutrient, then fruit production then budding. Each stage requires different nutrients and trace elements.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

It’s all about applying the right nutrients at the right time. You need growth first which is a certain nutrient, then fruit production then budding. Each stage requires different nutrients and trace elements.

Back about 20 years ago had a friend who had a flourishing indoor garden in a flat . Then he died in an accident and his friends had to hurriedly clean the place out before the landlord repossessed it.

 

[MP_]

Back about 20 years ago had a friend who had a flourishing indoor garden in a flat . Then he died in an accident and his friends had to hurriedly clean the place out before the landlord repossessed it.

That stuff has an awfully strong smell, very hard to get rid of

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

That stuff has an awfully strong smell, very hard to get rid of

Most people wouldn't readily identify it. The helpful friends* knew how to eliminate any signs. The flat wasn't that clean and tidy anyway.

*not me

 

[Frank Bunn]

I'm still experimenting with chillies. Some don't seem to mind the cooler weather.

Habanero. A big bush of reds and a big bush of yellow. 9/10 heat. Half of one chilli in a stir fry is pretty hot.

Jalapeno. A lot of fruit so that the plant was bending over. Staked it up and will wait they turn red. 5/10 heat.

Bird's Eye. The berries grow upwards. They are much bigger than the first crop or the ones Coles sells. 7/10 heat.

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

We have a few chilli plants in pots. Seem to be quite hardy. Wouldn't be able to grow them in the ground though. The soil is too alkaline where I live. We planted a Pomegranate tree 10 years ago knowing it could handle the alkaline soil and it's gives us plenty of fruit each year. Also native cherries (Lilly Pilly). Our loquat tree does well too since they can handle some alkalinity but would do better in a more neutral soil.

 

[MP_]

I’ve been able to overwinter Carolina reapers and Trinidad scorpions in a protected patch in my yard. I was just given a perennial tree chilli (rocoto) these can live for up to 15 years, will be interested to see how they taste

 

[Frank Bunn]

We have a few chilli plants in pots. Seem to be quite hardy. Wouldn't be able to grow them in the ground though. The soil is too alkaline where I live. We planted a Pomegranate tree 10 years ago knowing it could handle the alkaline soil and it's gives us plenty of fruit each year. Also native cherries (Lilly Pilly). Our loquat tree does well too since they can handle some alkalinity but would do better in a more neutral soil.

I've ordered a soil tester device so I'll get back to you on my ph levels. It seems like young chilli plants are sensitive to temperature and soil conditions but once established they are pretty hardy.

I've got a couple of loquat trees that go crazy with regrowth and fruit every year. I'll check that soil too.

 

[MP_]

I've ordered a soil tester device so I'll get back to you on my ph levels. It seems like young chilli plants are sensitive to temperature and soil conditions but once established they are pretty hardy.

I've got a couple of loquat trees that go crazy with regrowth and fruit every year. I'll check that soil too.

Are you getting a soil ph test kit or one of those probe ph meters?

 

[Frank Bunn]

Are you getting a soil ph test kit or one of those probe ph meters?

I bought a cheap probe. It's a bit all over the shop. Sometimes it seems about right. 6.7 for my soil, 7.0 for water, 4.5 for vinegar, 8.5 for bleach disinfectant. Other times the numbers are random. You get what you pay for I suppose.

 

[MP_]

I bought a cheap probe. It's a bit all over the shop. Sometimes it seems about right. 6.7 for my soil, 7.0 for water, 4.5 for vinegar, 8.5 for bleach disinfectant. Other times the numbers are random. You get what you pay for I suppose.

Yeah I reckon you’d be right about getting what you pay for. Soil ph can vary greatly in a yard though as can its profile.

 

[aussierulesrules]

For anyone looking to add winter colour in particular (although ours flower essentially all year, just with the main flush in winter) I couldn’t recommend Mexican Marigolds any higher.

They’re part of the marigold family, but grow into a sizeable shrub (about 2m x 2m) and flower prolifically and are extremely easy to grow and need minimal water (originating from desert type areas).

As an added bonus, if you brush past them, or they’re blowing in the wind, they release a very strong passionfruit type fragrance.

And like regular marigolds, they drop seeds and you can grow basically as many as you like, from the seeds. From one of these bushes, you could grow thousands more, if you wanted to.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Haven't been out in the garden for a few weeks .
I'll have to cut the roses back in the next couple weeks.

 

[Gough]

Haven't been out in the garden for a few weeks .
I'll have to cut the roses back in the next couple weeks.

My birthday is end of July and I always do mine before then.