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22 Apr 16, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)

Would these grow in perth,western australia

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26 Apr 16, Evie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

yes they would grow in WA, we grew them there when living in Bullsbrook

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22 Mar 16, Leigh Baldo (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I am looking to plant Rosella plants later on in the year, and as I have free ranging chickens in the back yard - I am wondering if these plants are safe (non-toxic) if the chickens happen to nibble at them? Can't find anything when doing a web search! Cheers

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04 May 16, Donna T (Australia - tropical climate)

My chookies love them,the leaves are edible for us as well

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09 Mar 16, Paul Noonan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Will rosella trees grow where there is a frost,like at Roma Queensland sandy loam soil, I'm trying to work out what sort of fruit trees are suitable for that area.

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05 Mar 16, Meryl (Australia - temperate climate)

Sounds like curl worm had the same problem with the first lot i tried to grow so bought a product from nursery calledSharp Shooter lawn grub and black beetle killer it worked a treat.

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20 Feb 16, Lorraine Fraser (Australia - temperate climate)

Well we have travelled 10.000 ks in our van for a year hooding to find wild rosella plants. No we didn't but have now settled in teagardens nsw went to local markets and guess what a plant stand selling rosella plants I was so happy anyway planting out tonight wish me good luck , they say in olden times the rosella plants flourished everywhere we didn't see one so I'll keep some seeds and will scatter them , if your on the road it's neat to find tomatoes or anything edible that's free and you can eat good luck to all

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03 Feb 16, Lee Hickey (Australia - temperate climate)

How long do these plants live? Do I need to plant them in full sun and can I put them in pots? Brisbane Qld. area

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15 Feb 16, Wendy McGregor (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi There I moved to Bellingen 3 years ago and have been growing Rosella every year since arriving. I first tried growing them in tyres and they were great. Trying pots this year. I bought 10 seedlings that were about 5inches high from the local market. I got 10 x 42 litre rubber tubs with handles ( those colorful ones ). I drilled 12 holes in the bottom of each and 6 around the lower outside about two inches up from the bottom. Put some broken pots or stones at the bottom for drainage and fill with nice soil, compost, manure, lime and anything else that would give the plants a great start, but i waited about a month before transplanting the rosellas as i wanted to make sure everything blended together nicely. These little trees are now growing nicely and because of the handles I can move them around if I need to. 1) Don't drown them....They don't like wet feet but don't let them dry out either and cover them with mulch. 2) They love sun but will survive in filtered light. 3) The plant will grow about 5/6ft tall and Fruit will start to appear as it's maturing. 4) The best time to pick the fruit is when it's about 5 or 6cm long 5) Use scissors and don't cut too close to the branch.....cut at the bottom of the fruit and leave the little stem on the tree. By doing this you just might get another lot of fruit before the trees dies off. Yes it will die after fruiting and you will have to plant new trees next year. By the way, the flower develops first but will only be in bloom for one day. It resembles the hybiscus flower and the fruit will take about 3 weeks to develop after the flower blooms. When they're ready I pick a few of them every day and I store them in freezer bags until I have enough for Jam. Take the pod from the petals and freeze them in separate bags. Well worth growing and If you need to know more let me know Good luck Wendy

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06 May 16, Kerri Robson (Australia - tropical climate)

Thank you Wendy. This is exactly the answer I was searching for today. I needed to know how big the fruit should be before I picked it and coud I freeze it as I only have one tree and I woud like to make jam. I hope now to get another bunch of fruit come on if I pick correctly. Thanks so much. Kerri in Towsville

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