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Annex_Alpha

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New to the site
« on: February 01, 2021, 04:54:29 AM »
Hi.  I am new to this site as a member, but its not the first time I have been through here, if that makes any sense.

A friend (that I assume has been a member here for a while), suggested I come over on my hunt for information on Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) and Kanuka (Leptospermum / Kunzea ericoides) plants and seeds.  He reckons the best chance of finding information might be on here.  I will have a look around the site first and then maybe start a thread.

I have an interest in Horticulture and am currently training as an Arborist.

My interests are essentially computers and gardening related topics.  I have worked in both areas.

Anyway, thanks for the opportunity. :)
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2021, 03:04:31 PM »
Hey, good to have you, fill out your profile and make a few quality posts and we'll upgrade you.
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2021, 06:10:13 PM »
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I do know that honey produced from Manuka plants in New Zealand is some of the most expensive in the world...
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2021, 03:38:21 AM »
Its also notiously hard to grow in colder climates, favours acidic soils but can be hardened to colder weather by exposing it a little over a number of years.  Also only 3 places sell Manuka plants in the UK, only one sells Kanuka.  I am looking to get hold of some 2 year old plants and then get a small grow going which in turn should give me seeds and cutting which will allow me to increase my own stocks, etc.

I would love to grow it at a large level, maybe a sq acre of it, then place beehives in the middle of the field and see what I get out of them.  I would ideally surrond that grow with a field of levender, a field of kanuka, acacia and maybe eucalyptus.  I would be looking to create a honey with broad antimicrobial abilities then analyse it, possibly test it against a range of bacteria and fungi, maybe make some mead. :)

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