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# Seeds Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tonga
harry_mudd 05:16 UTC 12 Aug 2008 | G'day, seeds and seedlings into Tonga. Apparently live plants are verbotten, so that leaves seeds. can someone chase up customs for me and find out what seeds I can bring in? I'm thinking Mulberries. Or, are Mulberries readily available inn Tonga? watermelon? Orange? Chili? Tah. |
ozziegiraffe 12:43 UTC 12 Aug 2008 | Harry, why on earth would you want to take mulberries into Tonga? They would become a weed in no time. The others should all be available locally. | 1
harry_mudd 22:58 UTC 12 Aug 2008 | Thanks Og weeds? Mulberries are a tree. I like Mulberry pies, and I intend to get some yeast off of Des Carter at the brewery and see if I can make some Mulberry wine. The Tongans will love it, and therefore I will be filthy stinking rich. (I have discovered that in this regard, FSR that is, 2 out of 3 don't cut it.) | 2
ozziegiraffe 10:38 UTC 13 Aug 2008 | Harry, My old house had 3 mulberry trees, all sown by birds. The birds eat the mulberries, then poop.Things grow much quicker in the tropics, and these things are considered a menace even here in Oz. The Tongans will not love you. | 3
harry_mudd 03:51 UTC 14 Aug 2008 | Your old house in Australia or your old house in Tonga? Your bio says SI. (I just got a mate a job in the SI, can't get one for meself..., grumble...) I am after info about Mulberries in Tonga, so If i read you right, Mulberries are already growing in Tonga? If so, saves a lot of fool-arsing around. Don't know why you think they are a menace. I love Mulberries. | 4
hardnosethehighway 04:38 UTC 14 Aug 2008 | Lots of Chiles in Tonga Up close 'n personal Getting creative with Tongan Chile In additon to the above Chiles from the family Capsicum_chinense I have here @ home Tongan grown Pequin or Bird Chile they are fabulous. | 5
harry_mudd 01:14 UTC 17 Aug 2008 | Thanks, #5 Mulberries ... anyone? | 6
jvainio 00:54 UTC 19 Oct 2008 | I am very intrested in this subject too; Whether you can bring seeds with you, or do you have to get them sent later on in the mail - and is even that possible? I am a gardener, and my girl is a vegetarian, so i'd like to grow some vegetables / herbs for her. Does anybody know anything on this subject? | 7
hardnosethehighway 01:04 UTC 19 Oct 2008 | Just put the seeds in your pocket and don't worry. If you try to use 'official channels' you'll end up mired in bureaucratic quicksand. You'll soon learn what works and what doesn't. | 8
ozziegiraffe 09:18 UTC 19 Oct 2008 | At the risk of being rubbished again, I would like to remind you that something that might work great in your home country might become an environmental disaster on a small island. please be responsible, and check frist before breaking every quarantine law in the book. | 9