How do I grow carnations (bulbs, banksias, leucadendrons)?
Learning to grow a particular crop well is a matter of knowledge and experience. Assistance is available through membership of grower groups such as SAFGA and Australian Flora and Protea Growers Association (AFPGA). (SAFGA members grow all sorts of flowers, in tunnels or greenhouses, or outdoors in plantations. AFPGA members generally grow perennials outdoors). The Rural Solutions section of the Department of Primary Industries & Resources SA (PIRSA), provides professional consultancy. Various TAFE colleges teach basic horticultural skills. Unfortunately, SAFGA cannot provide technical information for the establishment of new crops. Flower production is too complex a process to describe usefully by phone. Establishment of a flower farm requires lots of technical know-how. An excellent first contact is the Horticulture Consultant – Floriculture, based at PIRSAs Lenswood Laboratories telephone number: (08) 8389 8800 SAFGA is a representative body, uniting and informing a wide range of fl
