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Passionfruit

Don’s Tips: How to grow Passionfruit

Ever wondered ‘how to grow passionfruit’ at home The passionfruit is one of the best of all fruits to grow at home, but don’t get caught out. Many people pay out their hard-earned money to buy a named passionfruit vine from a plant shop. But there is...

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Don’s Tips: Tropical Plants Now

February is the last month of summer, so it’s your last month to safely plant tropical plants so that they can establish new roots prior to winter. The tropical plants to plant now are: Avocados Bougainvilleas Frangipanis Angels’ trumpets Mandevillas Gardenias Ixoras...

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Erythrina x sykesii

Don’s Tips: Coral Trees Could Kill You

Summer is the time when some trees fall over or drop branches on hot days. The question is which trees and why? Well the world’s worst tree for dropping huge limbs or falling over is the coral tree – usually called Erythrina indica. This is a weed tree spread by...

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burnt leaves

Don’s Tips: Plants Have Suntan

Sunburnt leaves The rapid change to summer heat in spring this year burnt the leaves of many plants because they weren’t ready for it. For many years I’ve said that plants need to get a suntan just like us, or they burn in the sun. Sounds weird doesn’t it? That plants...

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Sturts Desert Pea

Don’s Tips: Rare Plants

Years ago there used to be specialist rare plant nurseries where you could get stunning little treasures of plants. These nurseries grew rare Japanese maples or dahlias or chrysanthemums or hibiscus or boronias or rare native plants like Sturt’s Desert Peas or Desert...

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Problem Pot Plants

Don’s Tips: Watering Problem Pot Plants

Today we’re looking at some tips on how to grow better plants. If a pot plant dries out and won’t re-wet easily, place a metal Pope Capitol sprinkler on top of the potting mix and drizzle the hose in the pot for 30 minutes. Don’t let the water spray away from the pot,...

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Roundup and Zero

Don’s Tips: Roundup and Zero

There are a couple of newer forms of glyphosate weed killers around.  Both Roundup and Zero have rapid or fast acting forms of these sprays available in ready to use spray bottles. These faster-acting forms of glyphosate work better and faster all year round. Perhaps...

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Trellis structure

Don’s Tips: Trellis

One of the best things that you could do to improve your backyard is to create outdoor rooms. That is sectioned-off areas for different uses. You can create a hidden area for compost bins and rubbish bins or a protected area for your bonsai collection. But how do you...

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Hose End Sprays

Don’s Tips: Hose End Sprays

Whenever you need to spray chemicals, lime, or fertilisers, consider using a hose-end sprayer. These are really easy to use.  You can get clover and bindii sprays in hose-end sprayers (use the ones listed for buffalo lawns as these are safer for your plants). You can...

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Tropical Plants

Don’s Tips: Tropical Plants

It’s time to plant tropical summer fruit trees like avocados, mangos, guavas and citrus. Yes, CITRUS are tropical fruits originating in tropical southern China through to Malaysia. They love to be planted right now! And don’t forget the Australian native FINGER LIME –...

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