Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[vehve]

Here, a chili or chili pepper is the hot one, pepper is either a true pepper, or black pepper which in fact isn't a pepper, but a berry, and then we have paprika, which many would call a bell pepper or sweet pepper or something similar. And just to clarify once more, the hot buggers are what I'm trying to grow. I sent some chocolate over to Canada and got some seeds in return.

 

[IamSamSam]

You just wanna see it again lol

Hmmm my message didn't all post.

It's dark choc not sweet and like rocky road but strong orange flavoured

It also had like a bird nest top half of egg

This one is broken cause we ate some and I was surprised at the White choc chick inside

 

[IamSamSam]

Wow! That sure is an old house! Well done to u!

Just finished doing some easter pressies. Sorry but im gonna post one cos i think the chick is just adorable!

Aww that's cute alright

 

[IamSamSam]

Chillis here are those little hot beggars. Capsicum are as big as an apple and the red ones are quite sweet. Don't worry here in Tassie things are different even to the rest of Aus.
On the mainland my favorite pumpkin is called a Jap, here it is Kent, because it's not PC to say Jap. Little do they know that it just stands for Just Another Pumpkin.

LOL we get Kent Jap Qld Blue and butternut but for some reason uk call squash

We know chilli as the hot smaller ones and capsicum as big ones too

 

[IamSamSam]

Here, a chili or chili pepper is the hot one, pepper is either a true pepper, or black pepper which in fact isn't a pepper, but a berry, and then we have paprika, which many would call a bell pepper or sweet pepper or something similar. And just to clarify once more, the hot buggers are what I'm trying to grow. I sent some chocolate over to Canada and got some seeds in return.

Oh it's interesting that your quarantine allowed that Vehve. Ours will only allow seed from a select few commercial operations that have passed our high quality control

 

[vehve]

Oh it's interesting that your quarantine allowed that Vehve. Ours will only allow seed from a select few commercial operations that have passed our high quality control

Australia is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to not introducing plants and animals from abroad. We're pretty strict about food hygiene, and animal import is very restricted, but one of the benefits of a much colder climate is that it's actually pretty hard for a foreign species to take over. Very few plants would survive the winter here. Also, I think our plants are a lot less susceptible to different diseases thanks to the climate.

 

[IamSamSam]

Australia is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to not introducing plants and animals from abroad. We're pretty strict about food hygiene, and animal import is very restricted, but one of the benefits of a much colder climate is that it's actually pretty hard for a foreign species to take over. Very few plants would survive the winter here. Also, I think our plants are a lot less susceptible to different diseases thanks to the climate.

Ah that would make sence. -20 would kill a lot . I'm actually very very angry as we are currently without banana plantations and gov is working overtime to stop it spreading to other farms. But our bananas have a disease that stops water getting to flowers and subsequent fruit. It lives in the soil and is there for 3-6 years with treatment.

Our bananas are going to be expensive and I hope not imported from high risk countries

 

[vehve]

Not many bananas grow here... I think I've once seen a banana tree in Finland. It was inside a greenhouse, and it grew ridiculously tiny bananas. By the way, how much do you pay for bananas there? They're about 1-2 euros per kilo, depending on the time of the year here.

 

[RodneyRooster]

Not many bananas grow here... I think I've once seen a banana tree in Finland. It was inside a greenhouse, and it grew ridiculously tiny bananas. By the way, how much do you pay for bananas there? They're about 1-2 euros per kilo, depending on the time of the year here.

We pay anywhere between 2-5 dollars pr kilo. Generally about 4. Im in australia but not a state in which bananas are really grown

True tabdy and weight loss is good loss then so go ur hardest

 

[appps]

Ah that would make sence. -20 would kill a lot . I'm actually very very angry as we are currently without banana plantations and gov is working overtime to stop it spreading to other farms. But our bananas have a disease that stops water getting to flowers and subsequent fruit. It lives in the soil and is there for 3-6 years with treatment.

Our bananas are going to be expensive and I hope not imported from high risk countries

I hadn't heard of this Sam. Poor growers can't catch a break can they. If it's not wind flattening them it's something else.