bushregenerator
02-06-2013, 01:31 AM
Hi all,
I am Peter, live in Sydney Australia, but have a 40 Ha farm on the mid north coast of New South Wales. The climate there is temperate, but because of a great microclimate, we are able to grow tropicals, subtropicals and temperate fruit trees. Also usually get lots of good, frequent rain (apart from the current drought, bloody, bloody, bloody!), so my veg gardens look after themselves once planted (except for the moment....). Since buying the place about 3 years ago, have put in abouit 150 fruit trees, and my first bananas (ladyfinger and cavendish) about 8 months ago. Have just bought some tissue culture bluggoe, goldfinger, dwarf dacca, pisang ceylon, which I will grow up over the coming winter and plant in spring, next October.
I am a restoration ecologist by trade, though my work nowadays is at program level (work for government), so I don't have the fun of getting in to the field much to restore environments, except for volunteer bush regeneration on the Duck River in Sydney and up at the farm.
I am interested in learning about banana culture (didn't mention that as far as we can tell, Wootton, where my farm is, was the southern most commercial banana growing area in NSW (though it has all moved up north now), and swapping plants (we are outside the quarantine area), or fruit for plants.
hope to meet you all over teh coming while
anon
Peter
I am Peter, live in Sydney Australia, but have a 40 Ha farm on the mid north coast of New South Wales. The climate there is temperate, but because of a great microclimate, we are able to grow tropicals, subtropicals and temperate fruit trees. Also usually get lots of good, frequent rain (apart from the current drought, bloody, bloody, bloody!), so my veg gardens look after themselves once planted (except for the moment....). Since buying the place about 3 years ago, have put in abouit 150 fruit trees, and my first bananas (ladyfinger and cavendish) about 8 months ago. Have just bought some tissue culture bluggoe, goldfinger, dwarf dacca, pisang ceylon, which I will grow up over the coming winter and plant in spring, next October.
I am a restoration ecologist by trade, though my work nowadays is at program level (work for government), so I don't have the fun of getting in to the field much to restore environments, except for volunteer bush regeneration on the Duck River in Sydney and up at the farm.
I am interested in learning about banana culture (didn't mention that as far as we can tell, Wootton, where my farm is, was the southern most commercial banana growing area in NSW (though it has all moved up north now), and swapping plants (we are outside the quarantine area), or fruit for plants.
hope to meet you all over teh coming while
anon
Peter