###### tags: `gardening` `plants`
# Plants
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## Butterfly pea
**Source** Gary Shih
**Cost** 0
**Date obtained** 20210417
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## Indian guava

**Botanical name** Psidium guajava
**Source** Bunnings stafford
**Cost** 14.98
**Pot size** 46 cm diameter Terracotta Pot
**Date transferred into pots** 20200225
**Soil ingredients** potting mix, compost, pine bark mulch, 1 soil scoop of worms
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## Indian guava 2
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**Source** Sharon
**Cost** 0
**Date obtained** 202104
**Date transferred into pots** 20210418
**Pot** 50 cm diameter
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* [Brunnings 9L Coir Peat Brick](http://www.brunnings.com.au/coir-power-peat-brick-2210.html)
* [Searles premium Potting mix contains 12 month fertilizers](https://www.bunnings.com.au/searles-65l-premium-advanced-potting-mix_p3010461)
* 1.5 soil scoops of cow manure
* Some blood and bone
* juice pulp, banana peel, spent coffee ground as worm food
* cinnamom powder spread to the inner rim as ant deterrent
* 2 soil scoop of worms
* [Brunnings 30L Coir Feed And Mulch Block](https://www.bunnings.com.au/brunnings-30l-coir-feed-and-mulch-block_p0028922) as mulch
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## Blueberry Biloxi

**Botanical name** Vaccinium virgatum
**Source** Bunnings underwood
**Cost** 14.98
**Pot size** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Date transferred into pots** 20200503
**Soil ingredients**
* 50% pine bark mulch
* 50% [Osmocote 25L Professional Rose, Gardenia, Azalea And Camellia Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-25l-professional-rose-gardenia-azalea-and-camellia-potting-mix_p2961491)
* 1 soil scoop of peat moss at bottom of transferred plant
**Watering history**
* 20200504 3.87 litre water with 2 table spoons apple cider vinegar, half to each of both plants
* 20200510 7.6 litre water with 4 table spoons apple cider vinegar, half to each of both plants
**Fertiliser**
* 20201018 11.5g Richgro all purpose gardenia, azalea, camellia fertilizer (at rate of 0.5 gram per 2cm pot size)
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## Blueberry Blue Rose



**Botanical name** Vaccinium corymbosum
**Source** Bunnings underwood
**Cost** 12.98
**Else** Same as above
**History** (1) Pot moved to a more shiny spot on 20200530 (2) Plant transferred to a small pot on 20200912 with soil= 100% [Osmocote 25L Professional Rose, Gardenia, Azalea And Camellia Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-25l-professional-rose-gardenia-azalea-and-camellia-potting-mix_p2961491), some peat moss underneath the plant root, and sugar cane mulch on top
**Fertiliser**
* 20201018 7.5g Richgro all purpose gardenia, azalea, camellia fertilizer (at rate of 0.5 gram per 2cm pot size)
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## Blueberry sharpblue

**Botanical name** Vaccinium hybrid sharpblue
**Source** Bunnings newstead
**Cost** 14.98
**Date obtained** 20200905
**Pot size** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Date transferred into pots** 20200913
**Soil ingredients**
* 50% pine bark mulch
* 50% [Osmocote 25L Professional Rose, Gardenia, Azalea And Camellia Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-25l-professional-rose-gardenia-azalea-and-camellia-potting-mix_p2961491)
* 1 soil scoop of peat moss at bottom of transferred plant
* This soil was used by Rose blue
* Sugar cane mulch on top
**Fertiliser**
* 20201018 11.5g Richgro all purpose gardenia, azalea, camellia fertilizer (at rate of 0.5 gram per 2cm pot size)
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## Blueberry Gulf Coast


**Botanical name** Vaccinium hybrid Gulf Coast
**Source** Bunnings underwood
**Cost** 14.98
**Date obtained** 20200920
**Pot size** 42 cm diameter
**Date transferred into pots** 20200920
**Soil ingredients**
* 100% [Osmocote 25L Professional Rose, Gardenia, Azalea And Camellia Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-25l-professional-rose-gardenia-azalea-and-camellia-potting-mix_p2961491)
* Sugar cane mulch on top
**Fertiliser**
* 20201018 9.5g Richgro all purpose gardenia, azalea, camellia fertilizer (at rate of 0.5 gram per 2cm pot size)
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## Coffee Arabica
**Source** Gumtree seller Karla
**Cost** 2 each
**Date obtained** 20200922
**Pot size**
**Date transferred into pots**
**Soil ingredients**
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## Jackfruit


**Variant** Juicy jackfruit
**Source** Gumtree seller in Greenslopes
**Cost** 8
**Pot size** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Date transferred into pots** 20200510
**Soil ingredients**
* 120 pebbles at bottom
* 25 L potting mix, 10 L organic compost, some blood and bone, 2 L cow manure, 2 L pine bark mulch, 0.5 L spent coffee ground, 1 soil scoop of worms.
Leachate appeared slowly in grow saucer after 6 L water added to the plant. The drainage isn't as good as the blue berry pots, which leachate seen after 3.87 L water added.
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## Hawaiian guava


**Variant**
**Source** Gumtree seller Val
**Cost** 6
**Date purchase** 20200517
**Date transferred into pots** 20200523
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* pebbles
* 1 part of each: sandy loam ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), $5/bag, 20L/bag), organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), $5.5/bag, 20L/bag), potting mix ([
Osmocote 50L Premium Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-50l-premium-potting-mix_p2962143))
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 1 soil scoop of worms
* 1 pack of juice pulp (worm food)
* 1 part of each: sandy loam, organic soil, potting mix
* Sugar cane mulch 2 to 5cm
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## Red cherry guava


**Variant**
**Source** Gumtree seller Val
**Date purchase** 20200517
**Date transferred into pots** 20200523
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* pebbles
* 1 part of each: sandy loam ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5/bag, 20L/bag), organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5.5/bag, 20L/bag), potting mix ([
Osmocote 50L Premium Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-50l-premium-potting-mix_p2962143))
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 1 soil scoop of worms
* 1 pack of juice pulp (worm food)
* 1 part of each: sandy loam, organic soil, potting mix
* Sugar cane mulch 2 to 5cm
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## Soursop seedling


**Source** Bunnings stafford
**Date purchase** 20200926
**Cost** 19.98
**Date transferred into pots** 20200926
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 2 soil scoop of worms
* paw paw peel and seeds, coffee ground (worm food)
* Sugar cane mulch covered 5cm
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## Turkish fig


**Variant**
**Source** Gumtree seller Val
**Cost** 6
**Date purchase** 20200517
**Date transferred into pots** 20200523
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* pebbles
* 1 part of each: organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5.5/bag, 20L/bag), potting mix([Osmocote 50L Premium Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-50l-premium-potting-mix_p2962143)
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 1 soil scoop of worms
* 1 pack of juice pulp (worm food)
* 1 part of each: organic soil, potting mix
* Sugar cane mulch
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## Dwarf mulberry


**Botanical name** Morus nigra
**Source** Bunnings stafford
**Date purposed** 20200522
**Cost** 6.98
**Date transferred into pots** 20200523
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* pebbles
* 1 part of each: organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5.5/bag, 20L/bag), potting mix([Osmocote 50L Premium Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-50l-premium-potting-mix_p2962143)
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 1 soil scoop of worms
* 1 pack of juice pulp (worm food)
* 1 part of each: organic soil, potting mix
* Sugar cane mulch
** Added veggie scrap including 2 shepard avocado seeds 20220218, indicated by yellow circle sticker on the side pot
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## Ceylon spinach

**Source** Dane Huang's garden
**Date obtained** 20200516
**Cost** 0
**Date transferred into pots** 20200523
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* pebbles
* 1 part of each: organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5.5/bag, 20L/bag), potting mix([Osmocote 50L Premium Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-50l-premium-potting-mix_p2962143)
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 1 soil scoop of worms
* 1 pack of juice pulp (worm food)
* 1 scoop of blood and bone
* compost ([Hortico 25L Garden Compost](https://www.bunnings.com.au/hortico-25l-garden-compost_p2961011))
* Sugar cane mulch
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## Pandan

**Source** Win, a gumtree seller 0421322321
**Date obtained** 20200614
**Cost** 12, 10
**Date transferred into pots** 20200621
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* pebbles
* 1 part of each: organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5.5/bag, 20L/bag), potting mix([Osmocote 50L Premium Potting Mix](https://www.bunnings.com.au/osmocote-50l-premium-potting-mix_p2962143)
* 2 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* 2 soil scoop of worms
* 1 pack of banana peel (worm food)
* 1 pack of red dragon fruit peel (worm food)
* 1 pack of spent coffee ground (worm food)
* compost ([Hortico 25L Garden Compost](https://www.bunnings.com.au/hortico-25l-garden-compost_p2961011))
* Sugar cane mulch
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## Perilla
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**Source** Win, a gumtree seller 0421322321
to be planted 1 month before early spring
**Date obtained** 20200614
**Cost** 5
Seeds collected from dead leaves on 20200621
**Pot** 500mm
**Date transferred into pots** 20210419
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* [Brunnings 9L Coir Peat Brick](http://www.brunnings.com.au/coir-power-peat-brick-2210.html)
* [Searles premium Potting mix contains 12 month fertilizers](https://www.bunnings.com.au/searles-65l-premium-advanced-potting-mix_p3010461)
* 1.5 soil scoops of cow manure
* Some blood and bone
* juice pulp, banana peel, spent coffee ground as worm food
* cinnamom powder spread to the inner rim as ant deterrent
* 2 soil scoop of worms
* [Brunnings 30L Coir Feed And Mulch Block](https://www.bunnings.com.au/brunnings-30l-coir-feed-and-mulch-block_p0028922) as mulch
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## Kaffir lime

**Source** Ladybird Fruit Trees Plant Nursery
**Date obtained**
**Cost** 35
**Date transferred into pots** 20200905
**Pot** 51 cm diameter, capacity about 60 litres
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* 1 choir peat expanded in 4.5 letter water
* 5 litre of organic soil ([Upper Coomera Landscape Supply](https://uppercoomeralandscape.com.au/), 5.5/bag, 20L/bag), scattered blood and bone
* 4 soil scoops of cow manure spread to inner pot rim
* worm food: spent coffee ground, chopped Dragon fruit peel
* 2 soil scoops of worms
* [Searles premium Potting mix contains 12 month fertilizers](https://www.bunnings.com.au/searles-65l-premium-advanced-potting-mix_p3010461)
* Egg shell spread underneath sugar cane mulch
* Sugar cane mulch
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## Dwarf blood orange
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**Source** Bunnings Victoria Point
**Cost** 26.99
**Date purchase** 20210410
**Date transferred into pots** 20210418
**Pot** 50 cm diameter
**Soil ingredients (buttom to top)**
* [Brunnings 9L Coir Peat Brick](http://www.brunnings.com.au/coir-power-peat-brick-2210.html)
* [Searles premium Potting mix contains 12 month fertilizers](https://www.bunnings.com.au/searles-65l-premium-advanced-potting-mix_p3010461)
* 1.5 soil scoops of cow manure
* Some blood and bone
* juice pulp, banana peel, spent coffee ground as worm food
* cinnamom powder spread to the inner rim as ant deterrent
* 2 soil scoop of worms
* [Brunnings 30L Coir Feed And Mulch Block](https://www.bunnings.com.au/brunnings-30l-coir-feed-and-mulch-block_p0028922) as mulch
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## Worm cafe

**Source** Nicole, a gumtree seller 0419653367
**Date obtained** 20200328
**Cost** 40
**Date of transferring 1000 worms** 20200331
**Date of transferring 2000 worms** 20200422
**Date of adding medium and food to second tray** 20200927
* Ingredients bottom to top: newspaper 1 sheet, reconstituted Brunnings coir peat 1 brick, coffee ground, scissor-cut newspaper, banana peel, rotten strawberry, 2 sheets newpaper on top
## Soil ph


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## Fermenting fruit enzyme

**Date built ** 20200531
**Jar** 8 litre glass plum win bottle from Daiso
**Ingredients**
* 2175 g pineapple skin,
* 794 g water melon skin,
* 706 g brown sugar,
* 1.5 lemon,
* 6.4 litre spring water
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## Fermenting prawn shell

### jar 1
**Date built ** 20200531
**Jar** 10 litre spring water can with a tap and handle from Coles (4/each)
**Ingredients**
* shell and heads of 36 banana prawns (1kg frozen from Coles, 18/kg),
* 1.5 lemon peel,
* 5 litre spring water
### jar 2
**Date built ** 20200621
**Jar** 8 litre glass plum win bottle from Daiso
**Ingredients**
* shell and heads of 47 king prawns (1kg unfrozen from Coles, 18/kg),
* 2 lime peel,
* 6 litre spring water
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