Great photos there Steve :D Personally I like the one on the left if I had to choose one over the other. How tough / hardy do you reckon these are?C...

18-6-12 for the main growing season and 30-10-10 in the early spring. I have used 46-0-0 on some of the ones that have yellowed from nutrients leachin...

what's your opinion on how many more degrees of cold a Nainital can take versus regular Trachy? Barb, to be honest, I couldn't hesitate a guess. Growe...

Apon even closer inspection I see 4 of each! :thumbup: Anyway ... Yes Tofino is a 9a but with very little summer heating. Many parts of Victoria are 9...

OK Barb ... here goes. Nainital is on the right (tallest one of three). Originally smaller than the other two it's out preformed regular fortunei. I m...

There are 3 Phoenix canariensis and 3 Butia capitata in that photo. I have both types in my garden, Butia being the hardier of the 2 genus.Cheers, B...

Lot's of work Barb but rewarding just the same :D . As a side note, I planted a T. fortunei 'Nainital' five or six years ago that size, and it's now ...

Barrie that is one huge greenhouse.Everthing looks great. What Trachy varieties are you growing. What is your repot schedule for them.John John ... I...

Guard dog on duty! Your citrus is safe Barb :D How's your Calamondin doin' now?Cheers, Barrie.

The bottom fell out of the thermometer today ... only 21c forecast here and that may not happen if the sun doesn't burn through the high overcast cond...

USDA zones are over rated. Biogeoclimactic sub-zones are a bit closer to reality although microregions within a certain subzone can be somewhat differ...

(49.243603762131194, -124.0854263305664)Cheers, Barrie.