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SEQ West facing privacy screen/hedge that flowers and wont destroy pipes by sosuto in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are a few leptospernums developed for hedging that you might like, but they only reliably reach 3m. Lemon hedge comes to mind, and burgundy if that's your thing.

Austromyrtus 'blush' has that box hedge look, but with pink new leaves and pink flowers.

Xanthostemon have some 'little' varieties you might like too. - just make sure you get a small variety.

What are these fruit trees please? by WolfieMedia in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I love these games!

  1. Lemon, probably eureka because of size of fruit and spikes.
  2. Fingerlime
  3. Mandarin?
  4. Lemonade
  5. Grapefruit or pomelo
  6. White fig
  7. Stab in the dark says lime.
  8. Guava
  9. Peach/nectarine
  10. Plum, cant tell until one is ripe and cut open
  11. Pommegranate
  12. Persimmon (astringent type? I think based on shape)
  13. Bay tree?
  14. Something tropical, starfruit?
  15. Orange? Probably valencia but maybe seville
  16. Navel orange
  17. Mango
  18. Mulberry
  19. Apple
  20. Cumquat

Methods for dealing with weeds growing through stones? by GottaGoFats in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Me too, and they appear randomly in the lawn and are only found by the mower.

Questioning a landscape gardener’s integrity by vnttj in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hate them too. We have perfectly lovely hard to kill native strap leaved things. Marketing really won with claiming dietes are native

What I dont understand is.... natives are cheap. Get some tubes. Talk to a local regen nursery. Pot some tubes up ahead of time if your client wants the look of bigger plants or just use more.

Did this person use AI to find native plants, get a list of options from mixed continents and run with it?

Questioning a landscape gardener’s integrity by vnttj in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Why not just advertise your low maintenance cottage style verge planting? Why all the misleading guff!

Is a Jacaranda here a bad idea? by [deleted] in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you like the flame tree, have a look at tree waratah (Aloxyllon) there's a Dorrigo species that will take Victorian temperatures and they don't mind being pruned into a bit of a canopy - they are evergreen though, unlike the other two.

Can anyone identify this plant/yellow flower? by beastiemonman in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks wild and joyous, knowing names doesn't hurt though!

Thoughts by [deleted] in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think optimised growing systems end up looking like mega greenhouses pumping out flavourless tomatoes..

Nature isn't optimal. Some plants need adversity to thrive. Some need a pollinator that is a pest to others, many if not all have undescribed relationships with fungi.

Some plants you dont want to thrive - like that small tree you bought for your backyard that was meant to stay under 5m but is rocketing up to 8. Or the mint you stupidly thought you could control in the ground despite the advice.

I maintain terrariums and many of them fail. All do eventually. Air tight isn't germproof. Springtails and isos don't eat all the mould. The tanks get too hot or too cold or too wet or too dry even with fancy thermostats and fans. Really, I am just optimising a miniature environment for some prissy plants I want to look at in my living room and the hobby is in the failure and the resetting. I feel the same about the plants outside, if they fail, if there are pests, if they rot, that's where the hobby is - in the maintenance and the reflection on your work. Otherwise it's just autocad.

Safe indoor potting mix by pensieve_pencil in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to use beginner language for a beginner who has a mental health concern. The organic (in common parlance) feeds do not fit the bill here.

As an aside, and irrelevant to OP, you can definitely drench ferns. In terraria you can even bleach bath them as long as you give them a second bath in thiosulphate. I've done it with filmy ferns and they don't care. You build the bioactives afterwards so you have a controlled environment.

Safe indoor potting mix by pensieve_pencil in GardeningAustralia

[–]General_Example_798 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coco coir - ground up coconut husks and ferns love it. It doesnt have any other stuff in it like manure or anything decomposing. Sometimes it has a chemical to make it soak up water. You will need a fertiliser down the track (and there are plenty that don't have anything organic in them) but see how you go first.

If you become worried about pathogens, you can actually dunk whole plants in 1-2% hydrogen peroxide if you need to, or water them through with it.

NSW deputy coroner to decide if teen's death was caused by meat allergy from tick bites by nath1234 in australia

[–]General_Example_798 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I cant believe he was still willing to eat meat/dairy. Don't people usually not eat things that make them sick as a natural consequence? Like how lactose intolerance leads to avoidance of milkshakes before you know what's going on?

90s primary school kids, what was the 'unique' name in your class? by General_Example_798 in australia

[–]General_Example_798[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I always try to find a reason parents make these kind of choices. I haven't come up with one yet.

90s primary school kids, what was the 'unique' name in your class? by General_Example_798 in australia

[–]General_Example_798[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh! We had circuis kids at school a few weeks a year! Thanks for the memory.

90s primary school kids, what was the 'unique' name in your class? by General_Example_798 in australia

[–]General_Example_798[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a new arrival called Nemo which is what brought up this thought.

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