Horticultural 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..
15 Mar
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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 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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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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(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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(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..
13 Jan
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(This article was originally posted here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 13th July 2022.
I noticed random jujube trees looking a bit ‘not right’ one day in November 2022. And then almost overnight they looked even more ..
07 Jul
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First published 7th July 2022
Part One covered how I was inspired by three composting concepts to fill a raised bed which would always be self-fertile. The end result was essentially a hybridisation of Esther Deans’ no-dig garden and sheet mu..
06 Jul
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First published 6th July 2022
My go-to method for filling a raised vegetable or garden bed was inspired by three composting concepts that weren’t quite the hot composting method per se, but which came close for the purposes I needed — that of..
06 Jul
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(This article was originally posted here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 6th July 2022.
Composting is an age-old technique of converting waste organic matter into nutrient-rich soil amendments that add fertility to a so..
17 Jul
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First published 17th July 2021
Many plants respond very well to an Air-Pot container, but sometimes a little too well to the point they outgrow it quite quickly — their root balls become so dense that they uptake water faster than can be held..
18 Jun
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First published 18th June 2021
Mints belong to the genus Mentha, and 24 species are recognised. Mints readily hybridise and around 15 different cultivars and varieties are recognised.
Mints can tolerate a range of conditions, but always do be..