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Australian niger is now available from a well known supplier in sydney ( admin am i allowed to give name of business)?

Who? i just ordered from Elenbee, i may be able to cancel.

avishoot wrote:Australian niger is now available from a well known supplier in sydney ( admin am i allowed to give name of business)?

Yes you can name anything that will assist members with bargains. As long as they do not advertise themselves!!!

your in luck lukec . elenbee can supply aust niger . cost is $9 kilo .

Has anyone on AFF managed to grow this plant?.....and if so, can the flowers (seed heads) be fed green to our birds?

Yep grown it from seed suppleid by Terese and Barry at Elenbee.

Looks like a strawflower with copious yellow (I think!!) flowers.............fed it to all and sundry before some tool of a doctor from Ag science confiscated it as a noxious weed!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I questioned his parentage!!!
I hid it far better the next time!!!!

But all birds loved it especially the cup-nesters.........our growing season here aint long so I'd suggest you'd still need to put it in early growing season.
I germinate it in a hot house and then transplant it.....some years it actually heads if we have enough warmth............!!!

Does Tasmania have an active "Government Moron Import Program" ???? I'm sure they'd ban clouds if they could.

ah sweet, would it be too late in the season to try this in Sydney?

Should i get it to sprout before planting?....any tips.. i have black thumbs

If i can get it to sprout.

Danny, Danny, Danny ma boy...........haven't I told u all our new-wave gov. tools come from over your side of the ditch..........coming in to make their name before returning to the raptuous applause of your sides gov. bringign with them a wealth of knowledge on how to subdue the masses...................except now many have decided that there are a nasty bunch down here doing their best to sabotage their plans for early retirement....................!!!!!!!

Where was I....niger.................have no idea my friend I'd ask someone at a nursery about your local growing conditions but I'm guessing you'd still have plenty of time to chuck a batch in if you are in NSW...................good luck!!!
Col Pepper grew it at Qurindi without mishap if that helps as his was the first "real" non-pakistani stuff I ever saw.
Great family the Peppers.

It'll grow fine & flower in any warm months in NSW. Now is perfect. Best fed as soon as the petals drop. Fed & watered well will get to about 2m high & plenty of flowers. Likes full sun for best flowering.