http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4790_17185.htm

It was in The Sunday Mail as well, but the photos on the website are much clearer.

Reckon they should ban imports of plants altogether…

Dinetta said:

Reckon they should ban imports of plants altogether…

I couldn’t agree more.

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Reckon they should ban imports of plants altogether…

I couldn’t agree more.

should have done that ages past.

Though we have had strict regulations about import we have not been able to stop say, the Italians smuggling in all their own home town varieties of figs or grapes etc., or the Vietnamese from clogging our waterways with alligator weed. We didn’t stop someone smuggling blackberry rust.

…or citrus canker…

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Reckon they should ban imports of plants altogether…

I couldn’t agree more.

should have done that ages past.

Though we have had strict regulations about import we have not been able to stop say, the Italians smuggling in all their own home town varieties of figs or grapes etc., or the Vietnamese from clogging our waterways with alligator weed. We didn’t stop someone smuggling blackberry rust.

On the other hand I am sure we all have plants in our gardens that are not natives and therefore imported at some stage, and we eat a smorgasbord of non-native foods. It’s all very well to say “no imports” when there is a problem, but enjoy the results of imports every day. It is a delicate balance and unfortunately every now and again something nasty slips through. What bothers me is when the govt decides that yes, we will allow though imports of certain foodstuffs from countries with a known disease that we don’t have, even though we are able to grow that product ourselves.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

I couldn’t agree more.

should have done that ages past.

Though we have had strict regulations about import we have not been able to stop say, the Italians smuggling in all their own home town varieties of figs or grapes etc., or the Vietnamese from clogging our waterways with alligator weed. We didn’t stop someone smuggling blackberry rust.

On the other hand I am sure we all have plants in our gardens that are not natives and therefore imported at some stage, and we eat a smorgasbord of non-native foods. It’s all very well to say “no imports” when there is a problem, but enjoy the results of imports every day. It is a delicate balance and unfortunately every now and again something nasty slips through. What bothers me is when the govt decides that yes, we will allow though imports of certain foodstuffs from countries with a known disease that we don’t have, even though we are able to grow that product ourselves.

good point Bev !!!

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

should have done that ages past.

Though we have had strict regulations about import we have not been able to stop say, the Italians smuggling in all their own home town varieties of figs or grapes etc., or the Vietnamese from clogging our waterways with alligator weed. We didn’t stop someone smuggling blackberry rust.

On the other hand I am sure we all have plants in our gardens that are not natives and therefore imported at some stage, and we eat a smorgasbord of non-native foods. It’s all very well to say “no imports” when there is a problem, but enjoy the results of imports every day. It is a delicate balance and unfortunately every now and again something nasty slips through. What bothers me is when the govt decides that yes, we will allow though imports of certain foodstuffs from countries with a known disease that we don’t have, even though we are able to grow that product ourselves.

good point Bev !!!

Of course it is a good point but so was mine validf. 100 years ago or more we could have shut the door and bred our own from what we had.

but I like chillies…. waaaaahhhhh!!!!!

How long have we had chillies?

They probably came over with that crowd from India… you know…in the late 1850’s??

Dinetta said:

They probably came over with that crowd from India… you know…in the late 1850’s??

Afghans?

No, the pukka pukkas and their memsahibs…aka expat Brits for whom the sun was about to set on the Empire…