Botanical Bits
28 Sep
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First published 29th September 2024
Using an Air-Pot® requires a different approach to that of regular pots, and doing this ensures you get the most out of your Air-Pot®. This approach concerns:
the growing medium;
watering, and;
nutrie..
22 May
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This is a quick little post to complement any Dichondra repens and/or gotu kola listings on this site. What is the point in saying (in those listings) how similar the two are at first glance, without actually helping people tell the difference..
15 Mar
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(This article was originally posted here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 15th March 2023.
Have you ever repotted a plant and wondered why the bottom of the potting mix is so incredibly saturated compared to the rest, de..
03 Mar
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Title image above is attributed to Oregon Department of Forestry, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Backstory
I first heard of biochar maybe back in the early 2000s. It sounded really, really interesting, but I was somewhat put off by the $120 (or thereabo..
28 Feb
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Title image above is attributed to Mike Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
(This article was originally posted here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 28th February 2023.
Please note that this post is somewhat technical, and assumes some of the writing done on photosyn..
17 Feb
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Title image above is attributed to Jynto, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
(This article was originally posted here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 17th February 2023.
The Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Molecule
CO2 is a simple molecule of two oxygen atoms each double-bonded to one carbon a..
02 Feb
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First reproduced here 2nd February 2023
When the tap root reaches the base, increased air in the growing medium dehydrates the tip, pruning it and stimulating lateral root b..
04 Nov
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First published 4th November 2022
Introduction
People new to the growing of tomatoes may see one variety described as determinate and another as indeterminate, but are none the wiser, as these terms are not always defined at the time. Going f..
07 Aug
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First published 7th August 2021
My background is microbiology and biochemistry, but I developed an intense interest in botany much later, and wow, that discipline just does your head in, as investigating what exactly a fruit is reveals!
(Just..
24 Jul
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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
(This article was originally posted here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.
First published here 24th July 2021.
Edited to include the public domain image below, of a flower’s anatomy, not available at time of original post.)
Fruits
Bananas, pe..
20 May
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First published 20th May 2021
This earlier post covered the rules that apply when naming a plant scientifically.
This post follows on from that, by listing the words which are quite common to these names — and this can be both fun and really ..
18 Feb
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First published 18th February 2021
Updated on 18th June 2021
Air-Pot containers are the original and the best air-pruning containers around, and here you’ll learn how to get the most out of them!
There are two very important steps that e..