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South Australia - January 2003 |
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6th |
Most
grape vines plus their fruit and even the tougher ornamental Glory Vines
are covered in powdery mildew at present, due to the humidity we have been
having. Even a few hot days won’t make it disappear. |
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13th
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Dean at Hawthorn reports that he’s pruned his
‘Ladyfinger’ grapevine as directed to short spurs and they vines have a
good fruit set this year, but he’s troubled with grey fan shaped bracket
fungus on the trunk of a valuable Walnut tree.
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20th |
I had an enquiry from a Wendy in Blackwood about
why her Philadelphus mexicanus is not flowering. She has used potash
supplements and seaweed extracts in an attempt to foster flowering.
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27th
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A reader in Linden Park wants to know how to
revive her Fiddlewood that’s been in a pot of the past 20 years. I think
consign it to the Burnside City Council’s green organics collection next
week.
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