General Interest

25 Jun

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Title image above is copyright © Helen Flynn First published 25th June 2025 Following the Lone Pine article, two pals have since shared their own sightings in Victoria of this magnificent tree. How could I not do a followup and help spread the word?! Local pal Sandra was first, seeing a tree here,..

23 Jun

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The Importance of Soil pH to Plant Health

Title image above is attributed to CoolKoon [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)] (This article was originally published 16th April 2019 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.) First published here 23rd June 2025. [This post] examined the chemistry behind pH, where we saw how pH..

23 Jun

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The Chemistry Behind pH

Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd (This article was originally published 9th April 2019 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.) First published here 23rd June 2025. Most people have a vague concept of pH in that it has something to do with acidity and alkalinity, but what exac..

12 Jun

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Society Garlic: When Garlic and Garlic Chives Had a Love Child

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 12th June 2025 If you love alliums (of genus Allium) — onions, garlics, leeks, shallots, chives, and garlic chives — but are unfamiliar with society garlic, you may well need to become acquainted! The name ‘society’ garlic comes..

11 Jun

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One Way to Process Your Own Homegrown Sugarcane

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 11th June 2025 Some strong winds recently snapped at the base a bunch of canes growing at an angle out of a tall concrete pot. Decision made: it’s processing time! Sugarcane is typically processed anywhere between twelve and eig..

04 Jun

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How AI Corrupts Science Even More: AI is Flooding Science with Fake Research

Title image above is a still taken from a video by Sabine Hossenfelder entitled “AI Slop Is Spreading In Science, Too” First published 4th June 2025 Science has been corrupt(ed) for ages. I can’t point to a specific decade or even century, but I know I’ve been jaded since the 90s, and I came to th..

07 May

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Lockhart: "George the Friesian Bull" Farm Art Sculpture

Art piece above is copyright © Andrew McGill. Title photo above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 7th May 2025. Last December 2024 hubby and I had a wonderful time exploring the NSW Riverina area. The town of Lockhart abounds with sculptures, and we spent a good few hours explori..

25 Apr

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Lest We Forget: Anzac Day and The Lone Pine

Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos First published 25th April 2025 Today, 25th April, is the 110th anniversary of the first military action seen by Australian and New Zealand troops on this day 1915. The ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) suffered heavy casualties wh..

14 Mar