Don's Expert Answers

Due to the high volume of questions, Don is no longer able to answer individual questions until further notice. However, we hope you find some information relevant to your problem here amongst our huge library of past Q&A’s or in one of the thousands of fact sheets available for free here.


Fruit Is Dry Inside

Question From:  Teresa Davies in  Point Vernon,  Hervey Bay QLD   Nature of problem:  Fruit is dry inside   Type of Plant (if known):  Mandarin Tree   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):  Bumper crop but fruit is dry   Soil...

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Cos Lettuce Won’t ‘Heart Up’

Question From:  Eugene HYNDS in  GREYSTANES,  Sydney NSW   Nature of problem:  COS lettuce do NOT `heart up`   Type of Plant (if known):  vegetable   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):  long scrawny stems & lacking good...

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Summer Beauty Gum Not Flowering

Question From:  Rose Kapper in  Mermaid Waters,  Gold Coast QLD   Nature of problem:  My Summer Beauty gum tree has always flowered prolifically except for this season.There seem to be small bore holes or spots where something has got into the flower pods. There are...

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How To Care For Miniture Fruit Trees

Question From:  Wendy Fudge in  Naermbeen,  Narembeen WA   Nature of problem:  how to care for miniture Fruit trees and if to prune and when to firtilize and how often   Type of Plant (if known):  Imperial Mandarin, white Gold Peach ,Santa Rosa Plum and Moorpark...

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Magnolia Little Gem Not Well

Question From:  Trudy in  Bowral,  Bowral NSW   Nature of problem:  Magnolia little gem not well   Type of Plant (if known):  Magnolia little gem   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):  Brown leaves drooping   Soil Type (e.g....

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Cut Dried Gymea Lily Flower?

Question From:  Beverly Petersen in  Raymond Terrace,  Raymond Terrace NSW   Nature of problem:  Do I cut off the stem and flower head of a Gymea Lily after it has finished flowering and dried out?   Type of Plant (if known):  Gymea Lily   Symptoms of Plant Illness...

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browning of foliage

Question From:  Ellen Parker in  Isis Central,  Childers QLD   Nature of problem:  browning of foliage   Type of Plant (if known):  book leaf pine tree   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems...

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Flower name

Question From:  Emma in  Mount Nasura,  Perth WA   Nature of problem:  Flower name   Type of Plant (if known):  Unknown   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):  None   Soil...

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Seeding From Pencil Pine Cone

Question From:  shawn a.c steenwyk in  aldinga beach,  aldinga beach SA   Nature of problem:  seeding from pencil pine cone   Type of Plant (if known):  pencil pine (random from bird dropping in local park)   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your...

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Agave Flower

Question From:  rosi in  queensland,  nerang QLD   Nature of problem:  no problem   Type of Plant (if known):  cactus family???   Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):  no symptoms   Soil Type (e.g. sandy, clay or loam) OR...

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