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How to care for Ipomoea 'Black' (Manihi Maple Black) in winter?
Hello there, I bought a Maple Black a while ago mainly because I needed a climber and I love the colour of the leaves. It was super healthy, with some new growth(green leaves). Then I discovered this big name stands for sweet potato, and I also found some attached to the root. It is planted in a partial shade area, and it…
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How to treat Lilly Pilly scale infestation?
Hello everyone, I came back from a week away and found my Lilly Pillies looking sad, very sad. Looking closer I found lots of these black dots stuck to leaves and branches plus a sticky glowing look on the leaves. Looked it up, learned they were sclaes and could be treated with certain sprays, etc. It's been two weeks, I…
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How to treat gall wasp infestation on lime tree?
Hello everyone! After watching a video about lemon trees I realised that the big lumps on my lime tree were in fact gall wasp eggs laid inside the stems. My lime tree looks super healthy and is full of growing fruit, so not sure how to get rid of this nasty infestation without damaging the limes.Also, there are many lumps…
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How to treat plants with burnt leaves?
Hi everyone, Me again with 4 plants that need some love and care before winter hits us. The firs one is my magnolia that, although looking good, has presented some brown l;eaves from time to time and some broken leaves as if they had been eaten. I have a water measurer in the pot, so I don't believe it is that issue.…
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How to combat infestation of azalea bugs?
Hello there, I have 4 very sick plants in my backyard, they live against a brick wall and were affected by some hours of sun and heat in summer, so many leaves got burnt. I did not worry about it, as there was a lot of new growth happening, but now I noticed these whitish appearance on the new growth. Took some photos and…
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How to save Mandevilla and Syzygium after hot summer?
Hello Bunnings Workshop Community! After a torrid summer, some of my plants have not survived and others are still fighting, but I want to make sure they go through winter and get to spring looking healthy and ready to grow a bit more! The first one was a mandevilla that we bought at Bunnings and that looked stunning then.…
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How to revive Mandevilla losing leaves?
Hello Bunnings workshop! I bought a red Mandevilla from you guys a while ago and replanted it in our back yard, in a bigger pot. The spot is half shade/half sun, gets a bit of wind, but I believe it is a good place for it to grow and climb. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been very summery here in Adelaide, so it had to…
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How to treat bugs in my lime tree pot?
Hi there! I just found these bugs crawling in my lime tree pot, took a photo to find out what they are. Have one result from Google search, so just double checking with you guys to see what pesticide to use, considering it is a fruit tree. Appreciate your help, Kind regards, Rosana
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How to treat Calathea Ornata with curled, dry leaves?
llo there, I bought this Calathea a while ago and for some time, it looked just beautiful, but gradually leaves started to curl and look dry, some new growth turned out black and right now, it just doesn't seem to be doing fine. It is in a very well lit area, big windows, enough light. I control the watering, not…
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How to care for this Coleus little plant?
Hello everyone! I bought a beautiful Coleus pot from you guys a while ago. It lives in my living room, with enough light and proper watering routine, but recently I've noticed it is looking sick. I took many photos to show you all sides of this plant. The light green leaves seem ok, but the burgundy ones are getting dry,…
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How to treat Lilly Pillys with spots on leaves?
I bought 6 Resilience Syzygium Lilly Pillys from Bunnings and planted them in rectangular planters in our side passage. They look pretty good, but recently I've noticed some spots in one of them, now spreading to the others. They faced those very hot days we had last month, one of them is directly affected by the hot air…
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How to save sick potted palm tree?
Just moved to this home and found some beautiful pots with different plants to take care of. This one at entrance door( looks like a small palm tree), is going brown quite rapidly. It's been watered, it has sun light, not sure what to do. Any suggestions? Thanks Ro
