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Cabbage 13 Jun, (Australia - tropical climate): What type of soil is best for cabbage when growing it in a garden bed?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 12 Jun, angyelile benson mwalongo (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): To join and to know how to grow capsurm and to be helped
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 12 Jun, Chrissy (Australia - temperate climate): Why do some of my chokos have brown patches on the inside?
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Brussels sprouts 11 Jun, MJ (Australia - temperate climate): Something has eaten all the leaves on our Brussel sprout plants. Will they still grow?
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Rhubarb 10 Jun, Don (Australia - temperate climate): I have 3 small roots of rhubarb produced from dividing a larger one. They are growing well but something is eating the leaves. Looks like caterpillars but there are no signs of them or any other pests on the leaves. Some leaves have been eaten down to the stems. It could possibly be blackbirds. Any idea what it could be?
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Rhubarb 26 Jun, Alison (Australia - cool/mountain climate): It will be a possum....they seem to be able to tolerate toxins at this time of year. We never managed to deter them, just had to wait for the Ruhbarb leaves to become more toxic...then the possum moves on to your roses. Alison
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Cauliflower 09 Jun, Margaret Thomas (Australia - temperate climate): I grow cauliflower from plants & they take forever to form a head. The outside leaves are big green & healthy.Does it help if i tie the leaves together before a head forms?
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Cauliflower 17 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): It might be a sign of high nitrogen content in your garden bed. That would explain large leaves and little main head growth. I had the same issue and started feeding with compost tea using a sprayer , had very good results after the change.
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Cauliflower 17 Jun, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): Same here Margaret, if you find out please let me know.
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Cauliflower 26 Jun, lee (Australia - arid climate): and me ! watching with interest on how others get get lovely big heads on their cauli's.
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Cauliflower 11 Jul, The Smiling Platypus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hey guys, Maybe too much nitrogen?? Have you tried potash??
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Daikon (also Japanese radish, Lo Bok) 09 Jun, Ray Lilley (New Zealand - temperate climate): It has been recommended we plant daikon to provide its nutrients for our olive trees. Can you recommend a good low-cost seed provider?
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Asparagus 09 Jun, Andrea Meintjes (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where can I purchase asparagus plants in the Pretoria area
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Horseradish 09 Jun, Joyce (Australia - temperate climate): My horseradish grew lush green leaves but now have been eaten to just a few leaves How do we know when the root is ready to be used.
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Ginger 09 Jun, Samirelchami (Australia - arid climate): What is the best way to plant ginger thanks
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Ginger 08 Jun, Barry (Australia - temperate climate): I am from Wollongong and planted ginger root last spring and will be ready for robbing this coming spring, have given it regular water and sea weed fertilizer, it is in my herb garden and has really flourished so will keep it going.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 08 Jun, ray (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Do Capsicum in to be pull out or just cut back
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Ginger 07 Jun, Linda Bruce (Australia - temperate climate): What species of Ginger to eat the root, can I plant in Sub temperate Victoria Australia please?
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Garlic 07 Jun, Mandlate (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I will like to grow garlic in Mozambique or Mpumalanga Nelspruit.
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Garlic 08 Aug, Abdullah imad Abdullah alzoubi (Australia - arid climate): Please did u plant in Mozambique and If yes can u tell if it's possible
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Horseradish 07 Jun, sandra maasdorp (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Where can I order horseradish from in Jhb? How do I go about to get this and how much does it cost?. I live in Uitenhage EC
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Horseradish 24 Jul, (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I found some at Rona Nursery in Jeffreysbay. You could do a day trip.
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Cucumber 07 Jun, Piet van staden (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi looking for gherkins have a small tunel can they grow now in a tunnel here in western cape Thanks piet
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Dill 06 Jun, simon (Australia - temperate climate): give some garden lime to the soil-a man size handful to m2 and dig in well, and do not plant same herb same patch every time. when grows cut and use outside growths never cut the mid stem growth. and grow them about 20cm. apart -at least. 1-wet your prepared soil 2-sctter seeds 3-top up with potting soil 5mm. thickness 4- go and buy a hydrometer from Bunnings or garden shop and measure humidity to depth of 1cm.- if no rain every day. if it shows dry at that depth, water with very fine spray.and cross your finger. when grows to 4cm. thin out to 20cm. and good luck.
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Dill 17 Jun, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks for this, Simon.I'm not growing dill at present but love it so your post is going to be very helpful for me. J.
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Dill 27 Jul, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I've been following a lot of advice from Gardenate and now have two garden beds filled with various and different vegies and herbs.The amaranth seeds I saved from last year are coming along nicely and tomorrow I will sow the dill seeds at the back of one garden near some tomatoes and coriander. So thanks for your advice on Gardenate. J.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 06 Jun, Amber (USA - Zone 10b climate): I was intending to use amaranth as a companion plant to work as a trellis for beans. It just recently reached a foot, and today I just noticed a flower stalk coming up. If I cut off the flower stalk is there a chance on it continuing to grow taller? Will the flower stalk be tall and strong enough to work as a trellis? Or should I just figure on putting posts in the ground to grow the beans?
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 23 Apr, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Amber, it would be cheaper and more effective to use a bamboo trellis.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 03 Jun, Robert cooper (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When do I prune my chilli plant What do I feed my chilli plant. Thank you
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 03 Jun, Sam (Australia - temperate climate): Hi i've read all over the place that you can regrow Swedes from the Top (Kitchen Scraps) i've just tried this on my laundry windowsill in water - it has started to grow long thin roots & a few (3-4) shoots off the top.. Now i'm wondering how to transplant it without causing it to rot or something?? Also Will it regrow to produce another Swede or few?? Do i separate the shoots on top or replant the top whole?? Thanks, Sam
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