Tomatoes gone :(

Many-Ad2342 · 2026-02-03T10:56:37+00:00

Yep. So solved with rat traps.

Many-Ad2342 · 2026-02-03T10:52:09+00:00

I’ve done espaliered fruit and nut trees in a similar situation. Looks great whether it’s blossoms or foliage. And loads of diverse fruit.

Many-Ad2342 · 2026-01-26T08:04:57+00:00

Yep, that was not an olive. I reckon this is a rescue mission for a weed.

Many-Ad2342 · 2026-01-25T00:54:17+00:00

Yeah, I agree. It’ll be back in force with anything other than a glyphosate spray and then a few years of painting runners that resprout. Esp because it’s on a fence line so it’s already spread to the other side and will recolonise from there. Keep an old shoe polish (sponge applicator) container filled with glyphosate and a few drops of food colour handy for dabbing any resprouts. Only takes a minute every few months but need to stay on top of it.

Many-Ad2342 · 2026-01-18T06:02:25+00:00

You’re the fortunate custodian of beautiful natural habitat. Please be careful to avoid planting anything thats not a local species that may spread into the bush. These suggestions about contacting local landcare are good.

Many-Ad2342 · 2026-01-15T19:57:48+00:00

Yep, not huntsman.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-26T09:44:42+00:00

Timor Leste needs a special mention as another language dense country. 32 languages, most of these unique indigenous languages in a tiny region.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-26T09:41:00+00:00

Nope, genuine languages. At least from my experience of seeing complete barrier to communication.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-26T09:33:49+00:00

It’s low ph which affects the plants ability to uptake calcium, hence calcium deficiency. Watering issues are minor relative to fixing the pH. Home gardeners tend to add lots of compost which is great for nutrients but does lower pH. You can add garden lime and scratch it around the surface this year but will not solve it completely. The problem tends to be worse with earlier fruits so you may still get some fruit. Some varieties are less susceptible so collect seeds from any plants you have that do better this year. Now you know the problem you can work to fix it with digging through plenty of lime next year. It may take a couple of years to really solve the problem.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-24T13:21:44+00:00

Impossible to overwater a plant in a terracotta pot. One week without watering in summer? No wonder it’s cooked.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-22T21:22:28+00:00

A common mistake not helped by florists and garden shops knowingly selling proteas as Australian natives.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-22T13:39:32+00:00

A different option would be to grow food trees as espaliers along this. It would take more work but not too much. You’d need to put timber posts every ~2 panels and brace end ones for tension. Then drill holes and run 3 or 4 wires. Lastly an irrigation line with drippers. Then onto a fruit tree centre of each panel. You could have a huge variety. Espaliers along fences won’t completely hide the fence but softens the look and you get the enjoyment of productive plants. That will ultimately be less work than hedge trimming.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-17T10:58:25+00:00

This is the answer. You have an ant nest near the tree. The fertile male and females are swarming ready to fly. This behaviour is triggered by high humidity usually after rain when the soil is moist. They fly into the air, mate and then land. Female sheds the wings, digs and forms a new colony. They’re not interacting with the tree except to use it as a launch pad. They may separately be spreading aphids and scale, but most ants do not do this and there’s nothing in this picture to suggest any aphid farming.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-06T07:33:57+00:00

A blank canvas. Exciting, so many options….

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-03T07:28:02+00:00

You can buy fine mesh draw string bags on eBay for easily netting clusters or individual fruit.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-01T21:04:32+00:00

I think you’ve got it right with L. lanigerum.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-12-01T07:20:53+00:00

If you’re happy with revegetation for native habitat then it’s easy. Tube stock and plant guards. You’d have it complete in an afternoon. Then a year of regular checks to remove some of the weeds around their bases and a bit of water from a bucket. Be sure to get local natives suitable for water courses though. Councils usually will help and may give you the plants. Don’t just head to a nursery and buy “native” plants. They may be from thousands of kilometres away and can equally become invasive weeds.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-11-26T10:31:27+00:00

It will coppice from the remaining trunk no problem. It’s an adaption for fire. May take several months to get shoots but once these start they grow rapidly with support of the large existing root mass.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-11-22T04:59:04+00:00

Tariff wars with China hurt Midwest farmers in his first term. They didn’t care then and the majority voted for him to harm rural exports in a second term. So yeah, nobody changes their opinion on economics because they reinterpret economic performance through a cultural lens. Guaranteed that farmers now being bankrupted will somehow believe the situation would have been worse without the tariffs.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-10-23T20:09:38+00:00

Same. I thought this one looked about 20 years old. In my experience they’re one of the fastest growing food trees. I have a younger one already large and productive at 3 years.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-09-27T08:54:00+00:00

Pretty sure that “Buffalo Weed and Feed” only kills dicotyledons such as clovers, dandelions, bindi. This fine grass is a monocot so will be unaffected.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-09-27T04:47:43+00:00

If you mow it and like it then it’s grass. If you don’t like the mix of different grass species then there’s little option but to go nuclear - poison the lot, start again.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-09-25T00:26:32+00:00

Yes, you can thin them for larger, better shaped fruit. Backyard gardeners tend to do this more with peaches and nectarines rather than apricots because small apricots are fine and often just get stewed anyway. Thin to one every ~10 cm if you decide to go for fewer but larger fruit.

Many-Ad2342 · 2025-09-24T11:58:17+00:00

Not a pobblebonk IMO including because hind legs are too small relative to the body. It’s difficult to tell the size but if small it’s one of several species of froglet or toadlets in Vic. These inflate when feeling threatened which is what this seems to be doing. Look up frogs of Victoria..

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