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The Land Management Unit has a plant nursery that provides plants for community and domestic landscaping and also helps with advice on planting and irrigation. The nursery is located behind the office in Umuwa. It is a not-for-profit enterprise and plants and equipment are sold to recover expenses. The nursery stocks tube stock of native plants propagated by State Flora’s Murray Bridge Nursery, using seed collected on the APY Lands, and some citrus varieties.  The nursery sells annually around 1000 seedlings to organisations and individuals across the APY Lands. The nursery generally stocks some larger trees- Mulga, River Red Gum, Desert Kurrajong, Desert Oak; some smaller trees/larger bushes- Witchetty Bush, several Mallee Species, Umbrella Bush; some smaller bushes- Sticky Hop Bush, Senna species, Spear bush. Articles  Making Deciduous Cuttings (471.94 kB) Planning Gardens (568.82 kB)Fact Sheets Dormant Pruning of Grape Vines (452.25 kB) Dripper System Layout and Spacing (70.22 kB) Earthworms (99.46 kB) Fittings for a Simple Dripper System (101.34 kB) How to Mulch Trees and Vines (450.92 kB) Making Compost (104.35 kB) Making a Tube Trellis for Grapevines (454.81 kB) Mulching Materials (2.01 MB) Planting Grapes and Vines (426.67 kB) Scale Insects (25.26 kB) Shahtoot King White Non-Staining Mulberries (444.77 kB) Tree Guards (36.52 kB) Vegetable Sowing Calendar (50.74 kB) Vegetable Varieties (51.41 kB) Water Quality (23.86 kB) Windbreaks (72.34 kB)
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