... Phytopthera is a bugger of a soil borne fungl disease.Imported of coarse, it lives in very moist conditions. Its spore can stay dormant for a while in the...
... Dear Mark Unfortunately its already rampant in the west and destroying huge swathes of land especially in the more accessible National Parks. They are...
David and Margret I do realize that it is getting that way, unfortunate but was bound to happen as the authorities don't seem to act till it's too late. I...
Geoff, as far as planting seeds geos - I find in Sydney they don't germinate for me in winter or summer, but only autumn or spring. It seems to be related to a...
Great to hear from you Steve, I lived in Hobart, in Anglesea Barracks(1983-85), for a few years and grew a few indoor plants from my native Lake MacQuarrie...
Thanks for that Cas, From now through to August I should have the temperature differential to suit. As we're entering the Dry Season here 'damping' off isn't...
Geoff Heres a method I use rather successfully throughout the year with good success. grab a chineese food container that hasn't been used ( the chineese food...
Hi Geoff I presume the other red is B. coccinea perhaps!!! I tried many exotic banksias in the western suburbs of Sydney, where I lived
for some 16 years. On a...
Thanks for that Mark! I have added this to my notes and will try some this way. Thanks Geoff ... good success. ... chineese food shop will ... fill container...
That's the one Steve! I would dearly love a true natural RED banksia for my gardens. Does anyone know of a true 'RED' that may grow up here? Cheers Geoff ... ...
Geoff - the reddest eastern species would be B ericifolia. I have a strong suspicion that eastern species don't travel north as well as they do south. If you...
G'day all, Here's a website called Friends of the Koala: http://www.nor.com.au/community/koala/ From the home page proceed to the Tree Nursery Link. For...
G'day Banksia Lovers, Can anyone show me a comnprehensive source of information on B. plagiocarpa ? In addition can anyone tell me a reliable and legal source...
hi geoff yes plagiocarpa can be an amazing color, just be aware that it can be any color from blueish, through greyish silver to yellow and seed dosent always...
Geoff, here are 2 sites that i've used with photos and info, www.australianplants.com/plants3.html and www.mountain-nursery.com.au/hinchinbrook_nursery.htm...
Geoff, I just saw a bunch of them at a fete a couple of weeks ago in 6 inch pots for $6 each. They are starting to appear about the place. The good thing is ...
Dear all, I was amazed at the colour variation in Banksia spinulosa spinulosa in the Georges River NP in Picnic Point - they are 1-3m plants with open habit...
Cas, You and this group really ARE worthwhile! I grew up at the base of the Wattagan Range on the inland side of Lake MacQuarrie just to the North of the...
... All I can think is they must have been either ericifolia (which can be pretty red all over), or spinulosa, but the 'body' of spinulosa inflorescence is...
To add to D nobilis and D praemorsa, Warren Sheather grew D formosa for some years in Glenbrook, and Ross Doig had D polycephala alive for 6 years, during...
Hi I have noticed also with some other yahoogroups that Yahoo is being attacked
by outside spammers. Unfortunatly I think at the moment we are powerless to...
Thanks Steve, I just deleted the rubbish and removed the member. I was going to forward the spamming email address to yahoo but couldn't find an email contact...
Cas, I dutifully report each one of these gits using the 'this is spam' button, but I really don't think Yahoo care. One of the previous spammers had a hotmail...
Hi Enclosed is a close up photo of one of my beloved Banksia Praemorsa
seedlings, now about 4 weeks old. This was grown from outdated seed and is looking quite...
Great pic. looks real healthy Steve. Interesting looking propagating mix you are using, do you make your own up yourself ? Where abouts in Tassie do you live,...
Thanks Jim I live at New Norfolk, 35 kms, north west of Hobart. To-day has been blowing a icy gale, with plenty of rain. Now Sandford??, where is that located?...
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