Re: [gardeners] Re: Hello! and West Australia report.
Marc Winterburn (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:00:07 +0800
Hi George I have checked with them (AQIS)& (USDA)and these all meet the
relevant guidelines. Treated , fumigated and vacuum sealed. Proper
commercial seed, ready for export.
Kind regards
Marc Winterburn
The Oz Chilli Man
----- Original Message -----
From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Re: Hello! and West Australia report.
> Marc: Shipping to the U.S. is an iffy proposition anymore. The
> government is finally enforcing the plant importation laws by requiring
> a phytosanitary certificate on each plant shipped. From my experience
> with shipping orchids in many years ago that certificate can cost some
> real money to you or the buyer plus they may not get the plants anyway.
> If there is soil with the plant the certificate may not be issued at
> all.
>
> I would check with the authorities in OZ if I were you.
>
> Best,
>
> George
>
> Marc Winterburn wrote:
> >
> > I received the brochures today with the wildflowers in. Looks like they
will
> > cost around $1.50 USD wholesale. You guys are my friends so you can all
have
> > them at the wholesale prices if you like plus a little postage maybe.
There
> > are some beautiful ones. I will sit down and type out the list and
> > descriptions in the next couple of days and post it on list if that's
ok. I
> > finally chose my digital camera today. It is a Olympus C730 Ultra Zoom.
It
> > has a 10X optical zoom and super macro ability so I should be able to
start
> > posting a photographic record of the metamorphosis happening here.
> > Spring will be truly amazing here after the fires.
> > Kind regards
> > Marc Winterburn
> > The Oz Chilli Man
> > http://www.geocities.com/ozchillinet/
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jann <linncrk@access2k1.net>
> > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Re: Hello! and West Australia report.
> >
> > >
> > > >Hey Marc!!! Looks like you are recovering. I have been thinking about
> > you!
> > > >Let me know when you become an agent!! I also love my wildflowers!!!
> > > >
> > > >Janni
> > > >
> > > >At 02:44 PM 2/4/03 +0800, you wrote:
> > > >>Hi Penny and every one. Thanks for the thoughts.It sure is busy
here at
> > the
> > > >>moment.
> > > >>I took delivery of 35 tonnes of chicken poo that has been composted
with
> > > >>brewery waste. I also got 1.3 tonnes of sheep dag pellets ( Sabrina
> > Hahn's
> > > >>Sheep Dags, More than just sheep poo!) to help build up the soil. I
am
> > also
> > > >>using fish/seaweed and soil microbes to reestablish the floriculture
in
> > my
> > > >>soil. Check out the products I am using on this site.
> > > >>http://www.ecogrowth.com.au/
> > > >> I have at the moment approx 5000 plant a mix of Zucchinis, basil ,
> > lettuce
> > > >>, various capsicums ( Sweet Bell Peppers) and melons oh and of
course
> > > >>chilies ready to plant. A lot of the plants were donated by a
nursery
> > some
> > > >>350 kms away after they heard of my plight.
> > > >>They would normally have thrown them out but decided to gift them to
me
> > to
> > > >>help me out.
> > > >> The weather is pretty much just hot with a couple of cooler days
> > thrown in.
> > > >>We did get a smattering of rain on Sunday but although Perth had a
> > really
> > > >>heavy down pour 1" in total we only got a trace.
> > > >>I am getting a little 16hp 4wd tractor with a range of implements
with
> > it
> > > >>so that should make life a lot easier. I am also looking at becoming
the
> > > >>agent for a local wildflower packaging company that packages small
> > > >>mounts( home garden)
> > > >>They have a huge range and I do love my wildflowers.
> > > >>If anyone would like some WA wildflowers let me know and I can see
what
> > I
> > > >>can do. Check the West Australian wild flowers out on google of
> > similar.
> > > >>West Oz is world renowned for its native spring displays.
> > > >>I go into hospital at months end to have the first of my carpel
tunnel
> > > >>operations then the second some six weeks later. After they are done
> > with
> > > >>they can then hopefully find whereabouts my back pain is coming
from. It
> > > >>makes life very hard when you cant walk for a couple of hours in the
> > > >>mornings. I have to swallow a few painkillers and wait a while and
then
> > I
> > > >>can function. I broke my back in 1983 and it has been relatively
well
> > > >>behaved up until last winter when it went again. It hasn't come
right
> > since.
> > > >>Must away more work to do, keep up the good work everyone.
> > > >>Kind regards
> > > >>Marc Winterburn
> > > >>The Oz Chilli Man
> > > >>----- Original Message -----
> > > >>From: <pennyx1@juno.com>
> > > >>To: <marcw@iinet.net.au>
> > > >>Cc: <pennyx1@Juno.com>
> > > >>Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:57 PM
> > > >>Subject: Hello!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Hi there, Marc -- I've been hoping that the weather conditions in
> > western
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Australia had smoothed out some, but we have not heard from
you --
> > > >> > this is a private message only because I wanted to send you
several
> > > >> > attachments concerning the fires and flooding, and we are not
allowed
> > > >> > to post them thru Gardeners...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Did the torrential rain reach south to you? Three weeks ago I
looked
> > up
> > > >> > where you live, but right now I am not sure where the rain line
fell.
> > > >> > Lancelin and Mogumbar, 50 miles north of Perth -- only I have a
> > problem
> > > >> > placing them on the full west coast of Australia.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Flooding in Western Australia
> > > >> > http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=5381
> > > >> >
> > > >> > No, the more I look at it, the more I realize that you must be
quite
> > a
> > > >> > ways
> > > >> > south of the rain. Have you been blessed with any at all...?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=5384
> > > >> > http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=5375
> > > >> >
> > > >> > As for the fires on the east coast, they apparently rage on and
on.
> > Here
> > > >> > in
> > > >> > New York, right beside the Atlantic Ocean, we are occasionally
> > subject to
> > > >> >
> > > >> > dreaded hurricanes, bringing with them strong storm surges which
> > drown
> > > >> > coastal properties and homes (my friends in Connecticut and South
> > > >> > Carolina,
> > > >> > for instance); we do periodically suffer an intense drought; we
had
> > one
> > > >> > winter about 10 years ago which brought 18 snow storms
(phenominal -
> > for
> > > >> > the norm is about 2); and we actually had a moderate earthquake
about
> > > >> > 10 years ago, (epicentured only 4 miles away!) which woke us up
in
> > > >> > amazement. But the usual weather pattern for New York City is
very
> > > >> > moderate -- perhaps down to 20*f in winter, and up to 90* or 95*
for
> > a
> > > >> > few days only in summer. This winter IS different: -10f to -15f
> > every
> > > >> > night for two weeks ... and everyone in the area has fallen
trees,
> > > >> > myself
> > > >> > included. Nature has evidently gone nuts.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > How are the zucchini plants doing...? What else have you put in
the
> > > >> > ground?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > You are welcome to reply to me directly on the Gardeners line,
since
> > I
> > > >> > know
> > > >> > so many people are really interested in your well-being ....
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Penny, NY
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > .
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