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I like Mexican style chocolate
Ibarra brand is a bit less sweet than the Abuelita one.
If i dont have any I make my own with
a small block or two of
100%cacao (Luker- a Colombian brand)...

Apart from the ones listed above...


...Phoenix seeds, Tas.,
though I haven't for a few years now.

The Lost Seed
The Italian Gardener
Cornucopia seeds and plants

Hi heftzwecke,
I have a few heirloom vars. of maize.
sent you pm.

try asian markets in the city and get some fresh (sold as a vegetable) with stems and start it on a window sill in a glass of water.
sometimes you can get bits with root primordia at the nodes,...

"how much cold can it take?"

Frost-free Sydney should be ok .
I have a plant in Nthn Vic that has survived 2 winters (in a pot ) in protected area.
It's died back right to the potting mix level...

Pakis, Paku, (indonesia) Diplazium esculentum... a yummy edible SE Asian fern.
I've grown it in gardens in NNSW in the past , so it's available and worth growing in shady moist areas.

Kencur...

Piper betle (Betel Pepper, Paan), in the ARH link above, is a climber,
P.sarmentosum (Cha pluu, La Lot) is a trailing groundcover,
I've never seen it climb vertically like P.betle.

the name...

yeah, 'Cha Pluu' (as it's known in Thai) is often available fresh at many asian grocery stores.
should be easy to find around Bris. .. try The Valley or West End.
Vietnamese call it La Lot.
buy...

Terra has made a good point .
a side car or a trike might be better for a farm situation.
like comparing a motorbike to a quadbike.

I've always thought a tadpole type trike would be really...

I'd plant a large leaved Cordyline fruticosa , they come in many different colours and sizes and respond well to cutting back.
also, if you can find a large, green leaved one that resists splitting...

Yep, bat poo, bird poo are great source of available Phos.

I also like Soft Rock Phos.
highly available to plants, easy to apply, good range of other minerals particularly Ca
and doesnt bind up...

I've been there for a couple of short visits back in the mid 1990's but not actually lived there.
While there I was quite interested in the land use, plants and traditional ways.

And yes, sad,...

Yeah, I hear ya DirtSurgeon.

any organic matter going to landfill decomposes anaerobically and produces very strong and complex
organic acids able to solublize heavy metals = potentially very...

Is the site on limestone rubble or you have soil there?
Add as much organic matter as you can get, it'll hold moisture in the dry and hold nutrient and lessen leaching in the wet.
you could try a...

I don't fully agree with a few of the 'what not to put in' items.

walnut branches and leaves, charcoal (and a little ash), dairy products,
diseased plants (pathogens are killed if corect temps...

Yep,
Tropical Monsoon Climate
Hot/Humid lowland tropics... unless you head for the hills,
and it gets a bit cooler with the altitude

USDA plant hardiness zone ....it's zone 12

I wouldn't...

So Grahame, you're accepting these seeds?

Hickory King Maize
Black Turtle beans
Triamble pumpkin
Cleome gynandra

in exchange for the rooster?
probably better to keep it to plants seeds...

No, I haven't grow it.
But I do have a few other Chenopodiums (C.nuttalliae and C.berlandieri - Huazontle, Chia roja, Quelite)
There is potential for them to hybridize with other species so for...

Cornucopia seeds and plants have seed...


http://www.cornucopiaseeds.com.au/products.php?product=Spinach-%252d-Strawberry

thanks mate.

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Hickory King Maize
Black Turtle beans
Triamble pumpkin
Cleome gynandra