ScarletRose: I dont know if they grow anywhere else in the world but they only seem to grow in the Kimberlies which is very arid area....I must do a search on where they do grow :)

http://www.abc.net.au/flashshow/kimberley/boab/default.htm
check this out for BOAB trees....you will need flash player I think

that looks very much like a "BOAB" tree...and they are found in central australia and are know to grow to around 20metres around the base. = 60feet.

I love iris's....in all colours.

perhaps i should have said PALM FRONDS...not leaves.
same difference and still a damn nuisance
I picked up 3 yesterday and 2 of them i had to drag as they were so heavy i couldnt lift them.
they are about 12 years old all my palms so they are huge now

Foxy Lady: I clean up every day....when you have a tropical yard you have to...damn palm leaves :(

Foxy Lady: hey!!!...that is easier still ROFL

I didnt look too far but this site might tell you where and how to braid garlic....they talk of braiding :)

http://www.garlicfarmsales.com.au/p/2036/silverwhite.html

I know this has nothing to do with gardening.....

but today

I went out to get Vern meds and came home and parked the car in the driveway...
went and closed the gates so the dawg dint get out....
turned round and there was the BIGGEST brown snake I have ever seen looking at me...:(
he was at least 5 foot long and about as thick as my wrist...

he looked at me an run for his life back to the neighbour he came from LOLOL....he was thinking.."this ugly old bag i do not need" hehehehe

God it was frighteneing I dint want m dog to experience that LOLOLOL

Dolittle: awwww :( what a pity but the do love lime....give them a small sprinkle...
I dont give mine anything at all...just water

Foxy Lady: AHEM Miss Foxy rofl....
sorry....:) but I just had too ROFL

Foxy Lady: I have posted on Gen chat and also BK board and asked Fencer :)

skipinnz: Im not Rose either LOLOL....but you only put them in the fridge if you live in the tropics as I do :) it lets them think they are asleep and they will sprout as soon as you put them in the ground. NZ (not the alps where there is snow) could be either in the fridge or in dampened sawdust/woodshavings :)

Not necessary where it is cold weather/snow etc

Darn....cant find anything that says they will eat you if you stand still long enough hehehehe....but they do have a nasty bite...so perhaps i could be wrong :(...OH well try the sugar filled container FOXY and good luck :)

me here LOLOL me here.

We have meat ants in Aussie...If you stand still long enough they will eat ya. TRUE....will look up a link for all

My advice is attract them to something else...put down a container and fill it with sugar....they will like that better than your grape vine let me tell ya :)

nobleheart: Hello farmer sam LOLOL.....well you wont be getting anything shortly.....I asked you for a music preference and that was a real request. You named some people that Australia has never heard of...You see I send the seeds in a CD container and will not waste CD, postage or time on crap....oops....thats good for the garden isnt it.....sorry....

let me know your preference of music...country or what.....remember Im an older woman....and if you really were serious about getting these seeds you could send me $10 australian to cover it LOLOLOL

Im not a millionaire or I wouldnt ask :)

Dolittle and/or Bwildman.....how are your Paw paw"s going?

hehehe...you lot :)

if you had a moth ball in each hand....what have you got....











a whopping great moth LOL

sorry Foxy.

Be careful with moth balls that kids dont pick them up thinking they are lollies...very dangerous....try naphthalene flakes..safer...I use them in my garden shed to stop cockroaches and mice....it works well :)

I have at the moment....Grapes, Passion Fruit, Bananas, PawPaws, and in the past have grown every concievable vegie know to the aussie world. People said I couldnt do it in the tropics, but my god Ive had some fab vegies over the years:)
Dont bother too much now as Im too busy with Vern and here and work and etc etc LOLOL
Do have a great herb garden tho :)

Foxy Lady: yes they do die...but are very quick to shoot anew :)...I have about 4-5 at the moment with only the one with bananas on it.

My passionfruit is going beserk this year again and they are hanging like bunches of grapes hahahah....i couldnt get rid of them all last year and this year will be the same :)

Concord? never heard of them, but no doubt being grapes they will be delicious :)
I just love grapes.
I have another whopping big bunch of bananas on my banana palm...this will be even bigger than the last one Im thinking....will get pics if I remember LOL

Rose: I have a Neem tree growing in my back yard.

The Neem seeds are used in India? for making all sorts of things . The oil is very expensive, but they also make flour, and all sorts of pastes to eat.
I have recently had a very large Neem tree in my yard die....it isnt impervious to all bugs unfortunately:(
If need be I can give pics to show you :)

nobleheart: Dont you want the seeds?
I copy/pasted your email and sent you an email and you havent had the decency to reply....that was hours ago :(
sorry if im sounding cranky, but....:(

Foxy Lady: Boil lots of garlic in water and crush into the water and then strain.....then spray....bugs hate garlic :(
poor wee grapes :(

http://www.gpnc.org/osage.htm

do a google search there is plenty info there :)

well all I can say is that Both Bwildman and Dolittle seed were in the fridge previously to being sent to them...Bwildman hasnt done anything with his and Dolittle has 4 plants peeping thru :)

nobleheart: not until I cut into the next ripened paw paw.....actually there is one in the refrigerator at the moment.....would you like some?

where do you live?

Foxy Lady: I had grapes for the first time this year as well LOLOL.....mine are muskatel grapes and they are yummy

PAW PAW
PAW,PAW
PAW, Paw
Paw,PAW
hehehehehehe

I had a message from Dolittle and she seems to think that her PawPaw seeds have germinated and are coming thru :)
I wonder how Bwild's are???

Dolittle: Patience is a virtue,
possess it if you can,
always found in woman,
never found in man.

hehehehe

put the pot in the shed and forget about it lOLOL....god knows how long....I just threw mine in the ground and hoped for the best....it could take weeks because of the difference in temperatures :)

Foxy Lady: I knew you did, thats why I posted it cause there are people that didn't know hahahaha

Foxy Lady: we would call that an Arbor, or a pergola...if it is a frame for passionfruit or grapes to climb over :)

Foxy Lady: I have a Muscat grape growing and this is the 2nd year and I actually got a bunch of grapes HAHAHAHA...it had 10 grapes on it ROFLMBO...but god they tasted beautiful :)
cant wait for next year lOLOL
I hope yours are more successful Foxy:)

Foxy Lady: Love your new pic :) and if the bottle grows I would of course send you all one :)

skipinnz: You are correct....I have seen where the tops have been cut and they spread rather than grow tall. I havent cut mine as yet because we are still getting fruit from the top :)
and yes a tin or plastic bucket over the top to prevent water getting in and rotting same :)

.....GRRRRRRRR......who told

Thanks you lot :) much appreciated :)

Had the BIG party on Sat night and today went for luch with my GF and her hubby and of course Vern...It was nice.....
So as to make thins as NOT OFF TOPIC....she gave me an aged bottle of whiskey/scotch, which I will plant and see if I can get seedlings hehehehe...

Sorry Foxy :)

crushed garlic in water...very effective.....also

Bi-Carb Soda....(baking powder)....in soapy water even more effective :)

(this one is how I got rid of the first 3 husbands...sprayed em while they slept) hahahha

nobleheart: One of australia's top sportsmen had gotten overweight in the off season and put himself on the frozen grape diet....yep he only ate frozen grapes for however long and lost weight...I havent tried it because Im a guts and like to put 2-3 in my mouth at a time LOLOL,

ewwwwww.... I found this...dont sound to appetising

With the grape cure eat black or purple grapes. Eat them with skins and pips. Preferably chew some of the pips to release their antioxidants. Soak the grapes with the addition of some hydrogen peroxide to kill and remove any fungi.

Eat about 1 kg daily according to appetite. If a temporary aversion to grapes develops, have a few days of juices with plenty of beetroot in-between. Eat only a few grapes at a time to avoid a strong rise in the blood sugar level. Be very careful to store grapes cool and dry, a good way is to hang them over a washing line in a garage.

Foxy Lady: I live in Mango country :) well all tropical fruit grows here LOL...I just love slurping on watermelon...seedless....wonderful...have never bothered juicing them....

Foxy Lady: UMMM Foxy Lady...2 pomegranate having ---????OMG...Im thinkingof things in my own garden ???

My partner Vern does all my gardening and digs/clips/mows/mulches?...we dont have pemogranate...but the --- is good :)....it must be .....all my veg grow well...so do the fruit? LOL NANA's good and also PawPaw's..
ummm have I lost the

oh Dear, me in trouble again :)

Further to posts below on PawPaw seed sent to Bwildman and Dolittle.....well Dolittle has received hers already :)
thank god the Customs in USA are not as vigilant as i would have thought LOLOL......Im hoping to hear Bwild has gotten his shortly :)

Foxy Lady: just simmer, and only for about 2 minutes, and watch the bottom of your pot LOLOL....it sticks very easily and could burn :)

Foxy Lady: well I dont think so as they say it may go pink :( The lemon takes the real sweet taste of the banana off....I might add that when you boil all that together it gets VERY thick...you spread it like peanut butter...it is that sort of consistency

Foxy Lady: yes I got 3 small jars of jam from that recipe :)

it is mushed banana's and lemon juice.....boiled and then simmered

I did a google search on "pages from australia"

http://cunnan.sca.org.au/wiki/Banana

***edit*** sorry Foxy, I know this isnt a recipe board, but she did ask lOLOL

skipinnz: we have just finished the Biggest bunch of Bananas we have ever had....we had to give most of them away in fact because as one ripens so do all the rest :(
Yesterday i made banana bread and Banana Jam...Ive never heard of Banana Jam before and Im not to sure if I like it....But my partner says it is alright so looks as tho he gets to eat it lOLOL

nobleheart: are you sure that is the Tassie tree fern? its trunk is a bit thin...
have a look at this site...it is fairly comprehensive and you will see what I mean about the trunks.

http://www.tasferns.com/photo.asp

hahaha....."SourPuss Fruit" hahahahaha

Bwild and DOlittle....your PawPaw seeds were posted today...hope you like listening to music :) Good luck with them :)