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australian grevilleas why did it die????? I have a garden on a slope have grevilleas growing one of the plants have just gone brown and died but the other plants are doing great.. why has this happened the soil is well draining and they get plenty of water when needed all the plants was planted at same time PLEASE HELP....... ... (Asked by fat8oy)
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I was watching better homes and gardens this week and a local tennis club was losing alot of their natives plant. The plants that they were losing were mixed between ones that were fine. He firstly checked the soil to see if the soils ph balance was correct (and it wasn't) so he dug around the plant where he could and put organic mulch/soil around it. He put some fertizlizer in it to replace the nutrients (can't remember which one - talk to a nursury) and then spray the whole area with seasol (hose attached ones). ...(Answered by tracey)

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Are Australian pine trees edible? ... (Asked by Miss me)
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There is a tree in Southern US ( I have seen them commonly in Florida and Arizona but I suppose is elsewhere) that is commonly known as Australian pIne or sometimes beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) it has very heavy wood (sinks in water) but I know of nothing edible about it. I have seen the seedpods "cones" used extensively in decorations...(Answered by freedemm)

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What can I do to help my Australian Tree Fern, It's fronds are curling as if in shock.? The fronds on my Australian Tree fern are curling downward after being planted in a pot. Is it going into shock? or do I need to fertilize? I'm pretty sure there is good drainage, rocks at bottom of pot and I did another Australian tree fern and it's doing fine. ... (Asked by kathryn_d_brown)
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Chances are good that your fern is in transplant shock. You will need to fertilize (maybe half-strength) and continue to keep it well watered. Sounds as though you did everything right, though, and since your other one did fine, just give it some time to recover....(Answered by bec_ker6)

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How can I attract native Australian birds to my garden? ... (Asked by SocratesApprentice)
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my parents leave out special bird seed on trays high in the trees to so that cats will not be a problem for the birds. she gets many different species visit her daily. also they leave water out for them....(Answered by vanessaoz)

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Could someone recommend an Australian website for gardening advice .Thanks? Thank you Robuttox and Tonya, I forgot to mention I am in Australia. Thank you Magpie I will try Annette. ... (Asked by Dee)
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Two sites i found that are really good; One is based in Qsld, one is in NSW The Queensland one is run by Annette McFarlane she is kinda big up here, she also teaches at TAFE and is quite knowledgeable the other is the Veggie lady she has quite good info but most of her links take you to US sites unless you specific say Australia [when I questioned her she said she has no say as to the advertisements as its a host site] anyway Annette's site is the best as far as i know. Are you ...(Answered by Magpie)

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Australian rural gardeners,what is your watering routine.? How many times a week and for how long, do you water your gardens. I am watering 6 areas twice a week 20mins each area.Does that sound about right for a town in its 10th year of drought. ... (Asked by Dee)
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I dont know where you are but in brisbane we have to use a bucket 3 days week between 4 & 8 am & 4 & 8 pm & its hard work & only a few buckets get used because as i said it is hard & so my garden is dying...(Answered by ausblue)

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Australian Butterfly Bush? Does any one know anything about them any info would be great ... (Asked by yah yah sisterhood)
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there are two types of butterfly bush that i am aware of ---the most popular being BUDDLEIA davidii --- which indeed attracts butterflies . they don't need much attention but they can get a bit feral and of course where there are butterflies there are caterpillars --- so you'll need to spray fairly regular . the other species is PSORALEA leguminosae , which is related to the pea family and they can get a bit spindly --- but they have a nice bloom --- but not necessarily attractant for butterflies . hope this helps . good luck...(Answered by bill g)

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Does anyone know what the Australian equivalent of 10:10:10 fertilizer is? On Fresh From the Garden show on Foxtel Joe Lamp'l keeps telling viewers to add 10:10:10 fertilizer but there is nothing like that in Australia. Does anyone know what the equivalent would be here? ... (Asked by Alinci)
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I don't know what it means in Australia, but in America it means 10% available nitrogen, 10% phosphorus, 10% potash (potassium). The chemicals are always listed in the same order. Don't ask me what the other 70% is. People say it's filler, which explains nothing....(Answered by Robert J)

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australian vegetable garden? I am replanting my (small, organic) vegetable garden and would like to know what veges would be good - im in the northern parts - lots of sun, water is not restricted - had problems with pests (?mosaic virus) in the past - am only here for another 9 months - so need a faster growing crop - thanks! ... (Asked by curious)
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in nine months you can plant grow and harvest a whole range of vegies. these ones are particularly fast can begin harvesting in 8 - 10 weeks. spinach (pick the outside leaves and leave the plant growing) silver beet (same as above) chives (snip off with scissors as required) basil (pull off leaves as you need them) parsley (as above) lettuce these vegies go from seed to harvest in less than 15 weeks tomatoes beans peas cucumbers when planting in the north of Aus make sure there is a lot of plant, animal matter in the soil, chop in some straw etc and use straw to place around the plants as they ...(Answered by Trevor M)

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where can i buy Australian lawn seed in India? ... (Asked by ismail s)
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it should be good for you if you can contact the local district forest officer , that is DFO who is a government employee . he would be having such seeds as they always have it for the municipal works , and if he doesnt have it . he would be knowing from where you can get them as these guys are in touch with the nursery department guys ....(Answered by Rahul)

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