Vegetative propagation of Trichocereus cacti
Trichocereus cacti are beautiful, drought and cold tolerant, highly ornamental (flowers and form), medicinal and excellent grafting stocks for the propagation of other slower growing/rare/mutant…
Preparation of Kanna from Sceletium tortuosum and other species.
Author: Darren Williams (B. App. Sci. Adv Dip. Hort.) Step 1: Gather your plant material from a Sceletium plant (Sceletium emarcidum or Sceletium tortuosum). Don't just add the…
An edible Australian tuber (Ipomoea polpha ssp. weirana)
Recently I had the chance to visit South Western QLD, from Miles and Roma to St George. Occurring in the Roma, St George, Moonie area…
New Brugmansia cultivar
We have just registered a new Brugmansia cultivar with the Brugmansia Society, 'Fluffy Wuffy Ruffles'. FWR is a seedling of Tantra x Culebra that displays…
Acacia phlebophylla – cultivation from seed
Acacia phlebophylla, a type of acacia also known by the names Buffalo Sallow Wattle and Mountain Buffalo Wattle, is a straggling shrub to small, twisted…
Building compost bins
My design of a large size (~2 cubic metres) composting bin for the cold composting of garden waste. It can also be used for hot…
Aussie native tuber food
This is a native Ipomoea species collected as seed by a friend in the Northern Territory Australia. The hairy seed were difficult to germinate but…
Osmotic seed priming for increased seed germination
I'm conducting some germination experiments using the technique called osmotic seed priming (AKA halopriming). This involves soaking seeds in a solution of NaCl (table salt),…
Vanuatu – plants and kava n stuff
My partner and I visited Vanuatu in June this year for a holiday and some exploring. We visited 3 islands, Espiritu Santo, Efate and Tanna.We…
Ross River Fever
I contracted Ross River Fever (RRF,) also called Ross River Virus, in early March (the virus takes 3-11 days to show) this year and thought…
Cane Toads in Compost
After the first decent rain of the warmer seasons here on the Sunshine Coast, there is an inevitable deluge of tiny toadlets of the Cane…
Heath walk Sunshine Coast
I like to get out and explore plant communities when I move to a new area. The Sunshine Coast has some amazing heathland reserves, though…