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Geraldton Wax
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Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on Mon, Jun 20, 05 at 19:01
| My Geraldton Wax has broken off right near the base. I'm not sure if these have lignotubers. Is there any hope it will grow back, or is it now just garden mulch? |
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RE: Geraldton Wax
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- Posted by Popi NSW Aust (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 21, 05 at 3:13
| I think lignotubers are only a feature in the Myrtaceae family, geraldton wax is in the Rutaceae family....methinks, so that could possibly mean that your plant is indeed destined to be mulch. So sorry about that pos02. Then again I could be wrong ! |
RE: Geraldton Wax
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 21, 05 at 18:59
| I've taken some cuttings and planted them with some rooting hormone under a plastic bag. Maybe they will strike. I've acyually never tried this, so am keen to see if it will work. |
RE: Geraldton Wax
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| Chamelaucium is in the myrtaceae family which doesn't help your problem though posO2. Do you think the ground you are growing it in is too heavy?? Sand or gravel only for these beauties and they are not too keen on high humidity levels also. Wax will often break off as you describe if the soil is heavy and has poor drainage. Raising the bed with a more open soil texture in full sun just might work. |
RE: Geraldton Wax
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 18:40
| We are in sandstone country. The ground is actually quite rock hard, and I have dug a small amount of compost into each hole as the plants are planted. I have had a few problems with this bed before, and not sure if the birds are taking the plants for their nest. There is definitely no waterlogged areas. |
RE: Geraldton Wax
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| If your ground is rock hard and you place compost in the hole,the danger is you are creating a "sump" and this is where the water will tend to sit. Mixing the compost with the existing soil will help but I do feel the only way for wax in your kind of soil is to raise the beds. |
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