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Share The Seeds Site => Welcome and Introduction Area => Topic started by: doublebenno on November 20, 2015, 01:58:37 AM
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Good morning all, I am new here, only recently came across this great forum and am pleased to be a member :-)
I live in a subtropical environment, enjoy growing from seed, but due limited space cannot grow everything out so I enjoy trading :-)
Hello from Australia. ;D
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Welcome Bro
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Welcome to our awesome forum :) please take a few minutes of your time to study the FAQ and rules, check out your profile pages too when youre already at it, there is a lot to edit and fill in :)
enjoy your stay !
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G'day Mate welcome to STS I am new too. Very fine group here as you will see I am sure. Were about are you in Oz? Don't suppose you are close to Mount Buffalo National Park are you? Best regards mj.
http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/mount-buffalo-national-park
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G'day Mate welcome to STS I am new too. Very fine group here as you will see I am sure. Were about are you in Oz? Don't suppose you are close to Mount Buffalo National Park are you? Best regards mj.
http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/mount-buffalo-national-park
mj, I'm on the east coast, not near mt buffalo but am fortunate enough to be growing the famous buffalo wattle :-).
Thanks for the welcome guys, lotsa great info here, looking forward to immersing myself!
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Welcome to the hive. Buzz
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That in itself makes you a special grower in my books already. How old is you Mount Buffalo Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) I understand they are difficult to grow outside of their Park home with most dying after some time. Can you tell your story and share your methods? Best regards mj.
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mj,
They are more difficult than some of the others i've grown, but seem pretty easy with the right conditions.
I use the same method as all my acacias which is gently roll the seeds in a fine wet and dry sand paper, like 800-1000 grit, then soak in just boiled clean water over night, which will leave the seeds nice and swollen, then i press into a nice blank mix (no ferts etc) and leave them do their thing, keeping the soil moist mostly although allowing it to dry from time to time hasnt hurt the germination, can take up to 6 months to pop :-).
I've had success in temps from say 14deg celcius to mid to late 20's - in the shade of course.
The trick I think to keep them going outside of their habitat on mt buffalo is adding rhizobia, some say that any from a native acacia will do, but i have been lucky enough to have been provided with some soil that contains phlebophylla's natural rhizobia, which i add a small amount after the second set of bipinnate leaves show, then i will mulch the pot.
i have one at a couple years old, and several seedlings following up, I havent attempted a bulk grow yet as I wasnt confident with my technique, but my next step will be to sow 50+ as I have been getting good germination rates, patience is important!
I dunno about being a special grower, there are lots of people having success with phlebophylla nowadays, and lots more info about growing them :-)
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Welcome and thanks for being a pioneer, that goes miles around here man. Im impressed.
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Welcome to STS :)
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Nice to have you...Im a new guy myself and its very nice to meet you...hope to see you around the forum bud...take er easy!! Oheyeateonetoomany
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Howdy!
More Aussies, that's great to see, certainly makes things easier with trades.
Enjoy your stay!
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Howdy,
Great to have ya here!
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Welcome db! Good to have you here.