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How To Grow Pepino via Cutting

How To Grow Pepino via Cutting

Posted on October 26, 2008 in: Propogation

I’ve that Pepinos are very easy to strike - quite like mint. For the featured picture, I just placed the pepino cutting in a pot of water and waiting two weeks.
I found that it grew rapidly in the areas that were submerged in water.
I’ve tested this by placing a cutting in a pot. I found [...]

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Where To Buy Pepino Plants

Where To Buy Pepino Plants

Posted on October 26, 2008 in: Where to Purchase Your Plant

I love my pepino bush. I purchased it for $15 from a nursery on my 21st birthday. Since then, I haven’t seen it anywhere in shops. It is available from the following online stores:

Daleys Fruit
Green Patch Seeds
All Rare Herbs
Diggers.

If you have found it elsewhere, please let us know in the comments section.

How To Save The Seed Of A Loquat

How To Save The Seed Of A Loquat

Posted on October 26, 2008 in: Seed Saving

I wasn’t able to grow a loquat as a suburban gardener.
I did find this answer to whether or not you can save the seeds.
The consensus from multiple sites was that while it was easy to save the seeds, it wasn’t recommended that you do so. It is best to buy a juvenile loquat or take [...]

Where To Buy Brahmi.

Where To Buy Brahmi.

Posted on October 26, 2008 in: Uncategorized

I’ve had a lot of difficulty in sourcing Brahmi. I’ve only found it stocked in two stores in Australia. They are:

Herbalistics
All Rare Herbs

If you have managed to find it elsewhere, please add your comment below. Notes on plant quality and delivery would be greatly appreciated.

Where To Buy Saffron Crocus

Where To Buy Saffron Crocus

Posted on October 26, 2008 in: Uncategorized

Saffron Crocus is a delightful plant but not practical if your growing it for culinary use. However, because its a bulb, you will have more luck finding it online.
The following stores stock it:

Vogelvry
All Rare Herbs
Eplants
Garden Express

Its very easy to propagate so you only need to buy a couple

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How To Save The Seed From Vanilla Grass

How To Save The Seed From Vanilla Grass

Posted on October 26, 2008 in: Uncategorized

In Late October, the vanilla grass develops green tufts as featured in the opposite picture. These are the seed heads waiting to form.
Saving the seeds is simple. I just wait until they are brown and chop them off. I trim the stems down to the dirt and place the seed heads in a paper bag.
Its [...]

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