11 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 11th June 2025
Introduction to the Structure of Sugarcane
Sugarcane is super easy to propagate — possibly the hardest part is deciding which of the three different ways suits you best!
(There is a fourth way not covered here, an..
04 Jun
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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..
01 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st June 2025
Botanical Bits
Botanical name: Smallanthus sonchifolius
Family: Asteraceae (the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family: includes daisies, sunflowers, Curio sp. succulents)
Growth: Herbaceous (no woody stems)
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01 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st June 2025
Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius)
Family: Asteraceae (the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family: includes daisies, sunflowers, Curio sp. succulents)
Genus: Smallanthus (includes Yellow Leafcup)
Botanical/Bi..
07 May
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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..
07 May
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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
(This article was originally published 3rd November 2020 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 7th May 2025.
This post is for people with small (or no) yards, or who otherwise can’t or don’t wish to set up an outdoor com..
07 May
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 7th May 2025
Iwas inspired by this local tree:
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to dig up a self-seeded bottlebrush (Melaleuca sp.) sapling by our water meter (!) and bonsai it, so into a 4.1 L Air-Pot small seed tray it went! ..
06 May
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 6th May 2025
On Bulbs
“Bulb” in the botany world has a very precise meaning — it is the underground stem (yes, stem) of a plant, made of fleshy leaves and used for food storage during dormancy.
A bulb is an organ. Other plant or..
01 May
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st May 2025
Saffron (Crocus sativus)
Family: Iridaceae (includes freesias, gladioli, and crocuses)
Genus: Crocus (includes crocuses)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Crocus sativus
Meaning of Name:
Crocus, from Latin crocus, from Anc..
25 Apr
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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..
08 Apr
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 8th April 2025
Hello everyone, I think I am settling into these newsletters being bimonthly, and shall keep to the format of the previous one as much as possible.
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Item 1: Things of Beauty
The Wollongong Botanic Garden ..
07 Apr
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Title image above is copyright © The Caledonian Tree Co. Ltd
First published 7th April 2025
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, visually!
Everything below is also on The Air-Pot System: Diagrams and ..