Kongwak Community Nursery

04/02/2022

04/02/2022

Get your garden on this weekend at Kongwak Community Nursery, open tomorrow 10am -4pm and Sunday 9 am -2pm, Native, Indigenous and Exotic plants that will make your garden pop, small ornamental Eucalypt species in stock, lots of Silver Princess, Bog Gums, Bushy Yates and more

04/02/2022

Open tomorrow and Sunday, tomorrow10am-4pm, Sunday 9am -2pm Native, indigenous and exotic plants to suit your garden, specialising in small ornamental Eucalypts suited for large and small gardens, featuring (Eucalyptus caesia) Silver Princess and (Eucalyptus kittsoniana) Gippsland Mallee in 14cm pots and tubestock and (Eucalyptus lehmannii) Bushy Yate, including other species. Get your garden on at Kongwak Community Nursery.

07/01/2022

open tomorrow from 10pm -3pm. Indigenous, Native and exotic plants

03/06/2019

Amazing photographs of seeds, which look even more amazing under a microscope.

05/05/2019

A phenomenon called "plant blindness" means we tend to underappreciate the flora around us. That can have disastrous consequences not only for the environment, but human health.

29/04/2019

Miracles of nature. Here are leaves of Greenhood Orchids breaking the soil surface from underground storage tubers, in April. Ending their ‘go slow’ summer dormancy.

Why just now? There has been no significant rain yet. Is it akin to the spell that overtook 'Sleeping Beauty' and now they are gently waking? Did an ugly prince or sweet little toad kiss them?

Did they get a WhatsApp / Instagram/ email / Facebook post or catch the radio news that daylight saving had finished? That the day lengths are getting shorter?

Plant dormancy is a growth–stress survival trade-off where everything in the plant slows down. During spring orchid tubers accumulate moisture and starch; then remain in suspended animation over summer, very slowly using up these stores.

I am beginning to regret taking on this topic, FYI. When discussing dormancy in summer-dormant bulbs, there are many more unknowns than knowns.

What we do know: seasonal cues of daylength and temperatures are part of turning on and off dormancy. But this is too simple.

What makes an 12/13-year-old human suddenly get long ‘giraffe-legs’. Not just day length and temperature, me thinks. Hormones, baby! Same with plants – yes, plants have hormones.

Plants have at least 9 different types of hormones (phytohormones). They are the Stop, Grow, Warning, Change, and Ripen traffic cops in plants.

Aha …….finally…., I found a reference to Greenhoods - they have a speed-up-making-that-tuber hormone called Jasmonate.

Now I need a lie down and a strong cup of tea.

Use your favourite search engine to check out “How many plant hormones are there?”

27/04/2019

WORLD NAKED GARDENING DAY is back for 2019! The date is set and it’s Saturday the 4th of May.
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We know there are a lot of people who want to be comfortable with their bodies, and want to join in the Get Naked movement but don’t yet have the confidence to leave the confines of their home. World Naked Gardening Day offers a chance for people to be comfortable within their own homes, yet challenges them by stepping outside into the backyard :) Whether you’re an avid Gardner or not, it’s something we all need to do from time to time so why not get involved!! It’s a bit of cheeky fun that makes you feel good about yourself!
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We would love to share your photos from the day so please send them through to [email protected] with a story about why you’re getting involved and we’ll share it on the page :) As always, group shots will take preference!!
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