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Don’s Expert Answers: my 2 yr old chickens are not laying since we moved 4 weeks ago, they have gone from 24 eggs a day to 2 eggs a day?
Question From: in Vasse, busselton Western Australia Nature of problem: my 2 yr old chickens are not laying since we... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: What is this plant please
Question From: in Tighes Hill, Newcastle New South Wales Nature of problem: What is this plant please Type of Plant... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: I want to save a Very leggy Chinese lantern
Question From: in St. Kilda east, Melbourne Victoria Nature of problem: I want to save a Very leggy Chinese lantern... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Can I grow hydrangeas in a brick planter box, it’s 3 bricks high
Question From: in Albion Park Rail , Shellharbour New South Wales Nature of problem: Can I grow hydrangeas in a... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Can my Chinese privet hedges be grown into tress?
Question From: in Belivah, QLD Queensland Nature of problem: Can my Chinese privet hedges be grown into tress? Type of... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: When and how do you prune a native hibiscus
Question From: in Alstonville, Ballina New South Wales Nature of problem: When and how do you prune a native hibiscus... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: My silver lady fern has a yellow /white waxy substance at the base and the leaves are fading to yellow or just dying
Question From: in Forster, Forster New South Wales Nature of problem: My silver lady fern has a yellow /white waxy... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Branch lesion with white dust
Question From: in Marian, Marian Queensland Nature of problem: Branch lesion with white dust Type of Plant (if known): Avocado,... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Bruised Olives
Question From: in Point Cook, Melbourne Victoria Nature of problem: Bruised Olives Type of Plant (if known): Olive trees Symptoms... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Leaves on upper area of liquid amber are being eaten and branches stripped (not by a possum)
Question From: in Merricks Beach, Mornington Peninsular Victoria Nature of problem: Leaves on upper area of liquid amber are being... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Hoping that you maybe able to help> We have an extensive hedge of Photinia Robusta, which is doing well with a lot of vigorous growth. However the hedge is protruding over a footpath and needs to be extensively cut back. To do so we would have to cut 6-9 inches from face of the plant, exposing perhaps branches and no foliage. Question is would the foliage regrow over a period? Would appreciate your advise. Kind regards, Peter Price
Question From: in Brighton East, Brighton East Victoria Nature of problem: Hoping that you maybe able to help> We have... read more -
Don’s Expert Answers: Dracaena marginata (?) plants. I put them in years ago and have cut them back many times. They are now getting rather large and I would like to get rid of them. I have tried cutting them back to the stump and spraying new growth with Glyphosate. But regardless of my efforts, very robust shoots keep appearing. Their roots below ground level are very large and impossible to dig out. Any suggestions?
Question From: in Warwick, Perth Western Australia Nature of problem: Dracaena marginata (?) plants. I put them in years ago... read more