RFCA Archives for 'The Exotics' magazine
12/05/2016 // 0 CommentsThese archives are the work of Pat Scott from Western Australia who created this website for all of us. The project was initiated by Sheryl Backhouse from the Sub-Tropical Fruit Club of Qld Inc. For enquiries relating to this website, email info(*at*)rfcarchives.org.au The Mission Statement To rescue the information compiled by members of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia, which was publ...
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Changeable Fruiting - Durian
12/05/2016 // 0 CommentsI have one durian tree that fruits regularly now. It’s a seedling, about 20 years old. The fruit is ...
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Gin Gin School fruit orchard update 2015
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Small Nashi Pear
09/04/2014 // 0 CommentsHi Camo's camp, What did you do to restrict the size of your Nashi, as mine are usually twice that s...
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FRUIT EATING DOG
05/04/2014 // 0 CommentsHello again from God's own country in Central Queensland. At the end of last year I inherited a dog....
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Never ever believe all that you read
24/01/2014 // 0 CommentsLOOK! What happened to the trunk of fruit tree after Vaseline was used and then removed next ...
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A wet season vegetable - Yam Bean
11/04/2013 // 0 CommentsAn interesting article for those wanting to grow a range of veges that suit wet conditions Growin...
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Handy hints
14/02/2013 // 0 CommentsThe following tips were gleaned from browsing through old copies of the various Rare Fruit Council C...
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The Cold Wet Winter Of 2012
01/02/2013 // 0 CommentsThe Cold Wet Winter Of 2012 The start of 2012 was not exceptionally wet for my area compared to rec...
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Red Pineapple
01/02/2013 // 0 CommentsRed Pineapple Ananas bracteatus The Red Pineapple is from the Bromeliaceae family. Like the ...
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VISITS TO CASSOWARY COAST CLUB
11/07/2012 // 0 CommentsDuring April and May Kaye and I travelled up to Tully on two occasions. The first was the weekend of...
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2012 AGM held at Mossman
16/06/2012 // 0 CommentsThe weekend started off at the Mossman Bowls Club Friday night. The conference room was opened up fo...
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Ceylon Spinach (Basella alba)
25/01/2012 // 2 CommentsYou don’t need a green thumb to grow tropical spinach, it is the easiest vegetable to grow. ...
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Yellow Mangosteen
17/12/2011 // 2 CommentsMy yellow mangosteen is going berserk at the moment,usually it has,at any given time,flowers--sm...
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Dwarves in your backyard - Solomon varieties of dwarf coconuts
15/09/2011 // 0 CommentsWORDS BY PAUL RICHARDSON PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL RICHARDSON AND ROGER GOEBEL A recent global surv...
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Adel's Grove - botanical oasis in the outback
15/09/2011 // 3 CommentsWORDS BY ALISON GOTTS, PHOTOGRAPHS BY DIGBY GOTTS Travelling across the outback of northern Quee...
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Micro Eden - A permaculture approach to home garden design
15/09/2011 // 0 CommentsWORDS BY ROBYN FRANCIS Originally published in the Permaculture International Journal No.43 June ...
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Serendipity in Solomon Islands
15/09/2011 // 0 CommentsAn Ausaid project to improve fruit quality and diversity, rediscovers the old orchard research sta...
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Tree planting in the grounds of the Gin Gin High School, Queensla ...
23/08/2009 // 1 CommentText by Bill Tunstall, photos by Gordon Tait. On Friday 31st July, one of our local Rare Fruit me...
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ABC Gardening Magazine - Rare Fruit Article
22/04/2009 // 0 CommentsThe april edition of the ABC Gardening magazine has a 6 page story on Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Far...
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Island Gem
25/01/2009 // 0 Comments'I was looking for another variety to graft on to my Pink’s Mammoth and this sounded like an interes...
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Maprang
20/01/2009 // 0 CommentsThe Maprang is a mango related species which is native to Malaysia, north Sumatra and west Java and ...
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Miracle Fruit - Sweet lemons, is it possible?
02/08/2008 // 0 CommentsFACTS: The Miracle Fruit Plant (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a plant first documented in 1725 d...
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Paul Andrew on Jakfruit
09/06/2008 // 0 CommentsPaul Andrew, the Secretary for the Mackay Branch of Rare Fruit Australia describes his personal expe...
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Shirley Kerle on Jakfruit
06/06/2008 // 0 CommentsShirley Kerle, President of Mackay Branch of Rare Fruit Australia shares her experiences with growin...
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A TASTE FOR AQUAPONICS
24/04/2008 // 0 CommentsDig large, deep holes in your backyard, line with concrete then fill with water … Next, add s...
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Aibeka
03/12/2007 // 0 CommentsAn article about Aibeka, written by Shirley Kerle with help from other members in the Mack...
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What is that?
03/12/2007 // 0 CommentsThis article was submitted seeking help on identifying the root shown in the photo. If you have any ...
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Amaranth
26/09/2007 // 0 CommentsBy Roger Goebel, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Botanical name: Amaranthus spp. of ...
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Aibika
26/09/2007 // 0 CommentsBy Roger Goebel, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Botanical name: Abelmoschus manihot...
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Adel's Grove - botanical oasis in the outback
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Spice up your life with allspice
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Ceylon Spinach (Basella alba)
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Yellow Mangosteen
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Mossman Activities for 2011
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Welcome to all new and renewing members for year 2021
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Finger Limes near Gin Gin
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RFCA Archives for 'The Exotics' magazine
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Changeable Fruiting - Durian
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Hi everybody Digby and I now live in surburbs at Mossman. D ...
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These 16 photos are of planting trees at the Gin Gin School. ...
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Cheery of Rio Grande propagation. All I do is cut a appx. 5m ...
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Good job Heather,. I have been planting red paw-paw seedling ...
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This year, all the different mango varieties on my patch rip ...
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