How dry can a Dicksonia antarctica get in winter?
- The Codfather
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Re: How dry can a Dicksonia antarctica get in winter?
This is how I will water my Dicksonia antarctica's from now on ALL the time.
AKA - Martin
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- Arlon Tishmarsh
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Re: How dry can a Dicksonia antarctica get in winter?
What dripper system were you looking at ? I got mine (Kingfisher) from Aldi for under a fiver and it does a great job.The Codfather wrote: was going to buy a big dripper for each Dicksonia antarctica...but it was going to work our pricey....
The bottles are a good idea tho

Re: How dry can a Dicksonia antarctica get in winter?
Great idea, going to try the Bottle technique this afternoon! 

Re: How dry can a Dicksonia antarctica get in winter?
Need a timer and pressure reducer in order to the legit for hose-ban irrigation, assuming we get another of those in our lifetime!, and probably to be able to use it effectively whilst away on holidayArlon Tishmarsh wrote:[I got mine (Kingfisher) from Aldi for under a fiver

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- The Codfather
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Re: How dry can a Dicksonia antarctica get in winter?
I was goiing to get this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271042964980? ... 1423.l2649 but you need to hang the bag higher than what you are watering.....but it was this that give me the bottle idea (which is mint) 

AKA - Martin
Wish list - Big Palms or Dicksonia antarctica's but open to anything really.....Cash Waiting !
Wish list - Big Palms or Dicksonia antarctica's but open to anything really.....Cash Waiting !