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Post by templeton on Feb 21, 2013 23:28:50 GMT -5
I've just returned from the Coorong in coastal South Australia, and collected a little seed from two of the indigenous food shrubs, Billardiera cymosa, and Leucopogon parviflorus. If anyone is interested let me know. T
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Post by bearsmom on Feb 22, 2013 10:02:37 GMT -5
pm sent
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Post by 12540dumont on Feb 22, 2013 12:53:16 GMT -5
BILLARDIERA CYMOSA Sweet Appleberry Plant Classification: Half hardy climber Sowing advice: Sow seeds at any time onto a good soil-based compost covering seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. We recommend germinating at 15 to 20 degrees C. Germination may be very slow, perhaps 2-3 months, or sometimes much longer, and these seeds may sometimes wait for spring before emerging. Grow on individual seedlings in 3 inch pots before finally planting with climbing support in a well-drained spot or very large pot.
What color did you get? Purple? White? You know how I love climbers...how can you tempt me like this? Yeah, I know what Leo would say...NO MORE climbers!! He's still trying to hack back the last one I planted.
Leucopogon parviflorus - this one is one of those dern Ericaceae (Heath) plants. They hate it here. Despite my many attempts to grow something that Heathcliff could chase Catherine through, I don't think I'll ever get my own moor or Top Withens! Really cool plants.
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Post by templeton on Feb 22, 2013 18:16:54 GMT -5
Holly, not sure about the colour of the Billardiera. Most of the fruits were dried up little things, but still sweet. The few ripening ones had a sort of purplish white greenish colour. Flavour is ...interesting..... The fresh ones - eaten when squishy - are a bit green appleish. The dried fruits have this interesting turpentine/pine overtone, not unpleasant, more unfamiliar. I'll try and send some of the dried fruits so you can have a taste. They are in Pittosporaceae, so have a resinous flavour - but then I suppose you have no idea what Pittosporum smells like These things are an understorey climber, scrambling over the 2-3 metre high bushes in the dunes. And of course I will include some Leuc seeds - if only to tempt you... T
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Post by 12540dumont on Feb 22, 2013 19:05:47 GMT -5
Don't you dare! I'm saving all my favors for parsnips!
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Post by steev on Feb 23, 2013 0:55:39 GMT -5
Here in the SF Bay Area, where Holly and I mostly are, various Pittosporums are common shrubs.
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Post by templeton on Feb 23, 2013 7:29:38 GMT -5
Here in the SF Bay Area, where Holly and I mostly are, various Pittosporums are common shrubs. Of course, didn't think of horticultural specimens Parsnips are drying down T
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Post by bearsmom on Mar 16, 2013 16:45:54 GMT -5
Thans so much received the seed.
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 16, 2013 18:08:36 GMT -5
I received an anonymous post from Mendelania...(Mendel mania!)
With some stunning parsnips. Steev, I think some of this might be for you....
Thank sir Templeton!
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Post by templeton on Mar 17, 2013 20:29:53 GMT -5
More parsnips still to harvest Holly. T
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 17, 2013 21:04:53 GMT -5
The one year I did parsnip seeds, I had enough for a quart jar. I told Leo they didn't last and he spread them through out the back field. There's a few wildies out there. I think he fed the gopher.
Oh we got one today. Leo was tilling and I saw one start to leave the carrot patch trial beds....We circled around and stomped it. Yeah! Then we fed it to the cat, who promptly carried off....I didn't even have to animate it. As soon as I get another bed tilled, I'll plant parsnips. The sprout house is bursting....and it's spring here with a vengeance.
So much to do! Let's swap carrots too. What else do you want Sir Temptation. Have you and Raymundo discussed it yet?
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