That is correct. Weed killer is a different matter, because that may kill the whole plant.
On the neighbours?
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If it makes them trim back their plants… yes
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This Plant Will Give You Ketchup and Fries At The Same Time and It’s Now Available in the US
by Tamás Varga
See the potatoes under the tomatoes? They all come from one plant.
Image credit: SuperNaturals
Yes, this means that you can have ketchup and fries from the same plant and that’s what this amazing variety is actually called: the Ketchup ‘n’ Fries plant (known as “TomTato” in the UK). It’s a hybrid that has a vine growing cherry tomatoes while its roots grow white potatoes—what a nice combination! Interestingly, it’s not a result of genetic engineering, but a process called “grafting”, whereby the tomatoes are “spliced onto potato rootstock,” the Oregonian explains.
“It’s like a science project,” says Alice Doyle of SuperNaturals Grafted Vegetables, the company that’s licensing the variety for U.S. markets from Thompson & Morgan, the U.K. company that developed it. “It’s something that is really bizarre, but it’s going to be fun [for gardeners] to measure and see how it grows.”
“Tomatoes and potatoes are in the same family, and that makes it feasible,” says John Bagnasco, also of SuperNaturals.
Image credit: Grafted Vegetables
“People have been grafting tomatoes and potatoes for a while, but mostly as a novelty,” the marketing director of the Territorial Seed Company, which sells the hybrid in the US, said, noting that before they could commercialize the plant, it was necessary to research varieties to find ones that “complement each other well.”
Alright, so what will the the TomTato yield for you? About 500 red cherry tomatoes and 4.5 pounds of potatoes from each plant to make ketchup and fries from. But they taste well unprocessed too, so Stephen Colbert wasn’t really right when he featured the plant on his “The Craziest F#?ing Thing I’ve Ever Heard” segment and called it “unnatural,” claiming that “the only time tomatoes and potatoes should meet is at the bottom of a Styrofoam clamshell.”
Check out how huge the Ketchup ‘n’ Fries plant can actually grow:
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You mean sauce and chips, the preferred condiment of bogans.
What I will be doing until March 2023 !
Made me think of this.
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Anyone know any gardeners, landscapers etc in the outer east who do native bushland management?
I’ve got a big bush block but there’s a couple of places where the weeds are getting out of control and infiltrating into the native grassland. We’re probably talking 500+ sq m of affected area, some of which is on very steep and unstable ground. I’ve got a couple of injuries that probably won’t let me do the full spray/mulch/replant process this year, and it’s a bit much to take on solo anyway.
There’s loads of garden guys who’ll just slash or mow, but I’m after someone with a bit more of a focus on native revegetation.
Can you get hold of these in Vic?
are there any fruit and veggies growers in here ?
I’m wanting to learn or advance on knowledge of how to well grow better fruits and veggies and essentially i’m wanting an almanac type either book or site to go to to find proper fertilisation methods and times to implement them and all of that.
but have NFI where to start other than serching specific fruits or veggies and googling one by one, which is a pain in teh ■■■ and i’m only 30 mins in on ■■■■■■■ carrots 
any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.
I’ve got one of these guys books which includes a planting calendar. Check out their other products
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Wattle Birds feeding on new grass tree flowers.
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Couldn’t find a dedicated lawn thread so thought I’d try here. I’m a noob with lawn and just not sure where to start. Gave it a hand aerate and topsoil about 6-8 weeks ago but still getting the whispy and dead patches. Not expecting any miracles given the time of year, but if I can make it look less shyt that would be good. Grows quite well adjacent to the concrete path. TIA
Well we spent lots of money having turf rolled out, and I followed all the instructions and it just died in spots and looked shithouse.
So I googled about fixing lawns, went to Bunnings got fertiliser and a mixutre of grasses; fescue, couch and something else. Cut the existing grass short, spread a load of sandy loam topsoil and fertilised and threw down the seed, and watered it day and night.
Took 12 months but it is much better today
We have two big dogs and I am forever cleaning up dog turds and watering where they pee, but it is doing OK. I do not cut it too short and make sure it all gets watered.
Your photo looks like it is cut too short and needs a feed. I have no real idea,and everything came out of Dr Google. I found that gardeners have no idea how to grow grass.
I find the more you mow it the better it looks. Don’t use a catcher on your mower as short off cuts will break down and be good for your soil/grass. If your really keen plenty of Seasol when you water. This time of year of try and mow twice a week. As it gets hotter I will let the grass grow a little higher
All the experts seem to say that regulary cutting the tips of the grass promotes healthy growth.
Yes regular fertiliser (spiring/autumn) don’t cut short unless redressing, I use around 4 on the mower (mid range) regularly. I also spray with Kamba M to keep weeds at bay.
This lawn was a bit of a shambles 1 year ago due to some fencing and tree culling.
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Thanks @Bacchusfox @AnnStBomber @2-30Brunswickst
Picture was post-mow so exacerbated the issues. Bacchus has made be go down a bit of a rabbit Warren on the google machine and seek the exact issues. Looks like root decline ( that’s what she said) so will try and de compact soil again, add wetting agent and some fertiliser. Will mow without catcher next time too and see how we go.
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