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Tropical Natives for the Qld sun ...

21 years ago

Hi All,

Havin installed my palms, only to have the temp in Rocky exceed 40 deg C shortly thereafter, I need some tips :

1. What is the best way to minimise stress for my palms during the really hot weather ? I applied a combination of Aquasol and fish emulsion (cap of each in five litres of water), and I'm keeping the water up to them, but they are showing a lot more sunburn than my natives (bigger and thinner surface area + transplant shock ...).

2. Can you recommend other tropicals (pref native) which can take the midday heat ? Almost everything I pick up says 'Protect from direct sun' - the whole point of my garden is to protect *me* from the sun, not the other way around.

Thanks,

Artie

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