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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 20 Oct, Michael Hollis (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My beans have got a dry and curly leaf on lower branches. My soil is very good but maybe too well drained. Any advice please
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 21 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Dying leaf could be just old leaves or some disease. Curly leaf could be a disease or dry weather. A plant will protect itself in the heat of the day or hot weather by exposing less leaf to the sun. Put some mulch on the top of the soil to keep more moisture in the soil. In the future look at adding something to your soil to slow down the water draining through the soil so quickly.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 22 Oct, Michael (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Many thanks
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 19 Oct, Shez (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The choko you buy in shops used to sprout and you could grow them, in the last couple of years I have bought many and they don’t sprout. I think they must treat them somehow to stop sprouting. You have to find someone who has a vine to get one for growing on, I have been given a pale one, but would like a standard green one, they are hardier plants, the pale one suffers badly from mealy bug and doesn’t give much fruit.
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Watermelon 19 Oct, Mokone Mahlatsi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi my question is I plant Carolina crosse watermelon it growing very well but the problem is not sweetheart y ? Thank you
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Ginger 19 Oct, Matthew EVERITT (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
My property is in Northern Burg at 5000 feet with deep Hutton soil. Acid and well leached. 800mm annual rainfall. Phosphate deficient. What would I need to do to cultivate Ginger Maize needs about 6t of lime and 6t phosphate per ha
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Ginger 20 Oct, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Are you doing a home garden?. If home you need to seek some advice from agricultural company about amending your soil so it is suitable to grow ginger.
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Asparagus 19 Oct, SUSIE (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
CAN ASPARAGUS BE PLANTED IN NORTHERN NSW
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Asparagus 20 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
There is an article here about growing it. Go to the blue climate zone tab at the top of page, work out your climate zone. Go to Asparagus - the Monthly calendar tells you when to plant.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 17 Oct, sanjiv (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Where can i buy choko seeds/vine? I am in Johannesburg.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 20 Oct, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Try from market gardens or find someone local to ask to buy one from.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 19 Oct, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Buy one from a shop and put in a cool spot. It should start sending out a vine in awhile. Then plant it.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 16 Oct, Matt Molloy (New Zealand - temperate climate)
what should ph of soil be?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 19 Oct, (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Best to plant them in the autumn. They need cool/cold weather.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 18 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
a ph of 6.5 seems to suit most vegetables
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 16 Oct, Wilhelmina Warrington (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I want to know if you can plant Aubergines in pots and what size pot you would need, also if you can freeze them
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 19 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
When frozen they tend to go bitter
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 19 Oct, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
The bigger the better, 50-60cm+ diameter. Google about freezing it - I wouldn't think so..
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Mint (also Garden mint) 15 Oct, Kathleen (USA - Zone 6a climate)
I was just given 2 mint plants, can Ikeep them indoors and plant outside in Spring?
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Mint (also Garden mint) 20 Oct, Perla (USA - Zone 10a climate)
I have mine in my patio (which gets sun in the morning only). It's been there for 1 1/2 yr. and seems to thrive every season so far. Mint is super invasive, so make sure to keep them in their own pot or container, otherwise, it will take over your other plants.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 19 Oct, Anonymous (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Read the notes here it tells you.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 14 Oct, taylah (Australia - temperate climate)
this information is very helpful;,
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Pumpkin 13 Oct, Mark hillhouse (New Zealand - temperate climate)
When I was a child, my grandmother used to grow pumpkins adjacent to a vary large rock area. She used to trail the vines onto the rock and that was where the pumpkins developed. I don't have a large rocky area to do this so I was wondering about spread some sort of rock aggregate on the ground and trail the vines onto that. Anybody done this before? Cheers
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Pumpkin 16 Oct, (New Zealand - temperate climate)
You don't need any special ground to grow pumpkin on. They grow in bare paddock for farmers.
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Strawberry Plants 13 Oct, Meredyth Anderson (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi my strawberries leaves are turning creamy white, though still green as well and plant looks healthy. What could be the problem please. From Meredyth.
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Strawberry Plants 16 Oct, (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Could be powdery mildew, phone an agricultural produce agency in your area and talk to them.
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French tarragon 13 Oct, Mrs Roland (Australia - temperate climate)
Where can I buy french tarragon in Victoria
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Onion 13 Oct, Kelly (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi there, I planted white onions in May, they have not yet yellowed and the stalks have not fallen over- we're having a lot of rain fall early on and I am afraid they will rot if I leave them in the ground while it rains so much. Can I harvest them before they have yellowed or will they still mature correctly despite the rain? Any tips or advice would be much appreciated Thanks
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Onion 16 Oct, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
It says plant seed Feb Mar and you planted May, that is the problem. Check to see how big they are, if a good size pull out. You be the judge, keep an eye on them, if they look like going rotten out they come.
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Onion 13 Oct, Liesl Mittan (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
We planted onions late in march , they are ready and some are flowering .They should dry in the ground , but we are having rain. What do I do . Take them out and dry them hanging or leave in the ground and hope for hot weather . Thanks
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