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Strawberry Plants 17 Oct, Max (Australia - temperate climate): We am growing some strawberries in a bed with some success. Now, we have deciced to use polypipe on a 45 degree upward slant to grow more in the same space. What we're confused about is the varieties out there. I have trolled the ne but cannot sem to find anythjing about any of the plants which I have seen in the shops : Red Gauntlet; Pink; Alinta; Toga; Nellie Kelly: etc. If someone could give some info on each & others out there, I would appreciate it... Cheers
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 17 Oct, sonja (Australia - temperate climate): I've planted a choko and it was doing well and had plenty of new chokos but now they have all dropped off and the leaves are going yellow and then dying. What can I do for it so I can get a crop.
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Radish 16 Oct, Joe graham (Australia - temperate climate): i left radish plants in garden last summer. they have kept growing. now they are a large twisted root with branches coming of them with small white flowers. i have noticed that there i a large amount of pods.on each plant. on closer inspection of the pods i have found that each pod i picked has 2 or 3 green seeds. if i pick the pods a this stage and dried them will i get viable seed. i would like to do this as i have kept this garden bed organic as much as i can. i cant stop the bees cross pollinating. but im still trying to keep it organic. Thanks for your help
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Radish 18 Jan, Erika Semenoff (Australia - temperate climate): Try and wait until the pods are dried. I did this with a few plants and had more seeds for next year than I knew what to do with :)
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Rhubarb 14 Oct, John Madden (Australia - temperate climate): What do you do when plants produce a seed head?
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Tomatillo 13 Oct, Rosemary brown (Australia - temperate climate): Hi...Tomatillo seeds can be purchased by mail from Yilgarn drylands permaculture in Western Australia...have just planted & am waiting . Rosie
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Broccoli 12 Oct, Javed karim (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Dear sir .i want to know which time is best to plant Broccoli. I am from HUNZA pakistan, and I want to check according to our climate.I need your guidance.
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Broccoli 28 Mar, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate): Javed, in Australia Broccoli grows best during the cooler months, it can be grown over summer here but tends to bolt and go to seed quicker in summer, I plant it in early to mid Autumn, it just depends on the climate where you live
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 12 Oct, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): A quick tip for those trying to grow eggplant in a cool climate with a short growing season - rather than waiting for the end of Spring frost (usually November here), you really should be getting eggplants in the ground by October at the latest. They need a long growing season to produce abundant fruit and the warm weather months in these climates are limited. They take a long time to raise from seed, so are best purchased at nurseries etc. at this time of year. To protect them from Spring frosts one trick is to cut off the top halves of plastic softdrink or mineral water bottles, remove the lid for ventilation, and securely place the top half in the circle of soil surrounding the young seedling. In the event of late frost, this will improve their chances of survival. If growing in containers, moving them to a sheltered, part-sun location (eg. under the dappled shade of a tree) may also help protect them from late frosts. The same can be done for other frost sensitive crops in the nightshade family eg. tomatoes, chillies, capsicum. Happy gardening, P.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 30 Oct, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): Great advice! Thank you very much :-)
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Rosemary 11 Oct, Stella (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Howdy Is Rosemary a slow grower ?
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Daikon (also Japanese radish, Lo Bok) 09 Oct, Aussie Bob (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Planted these in early May on the sunshine coast and got several large (15 cm diameter 40 cm long) radishes harvested in October. They seem to be very susceptible to tight soil i that will cause them to stunt as the ones in the bed with looser soil were much larger. Good sun exposure is a must or they will reach for the sun and grow twisted.
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Potato 09 Oct, graham paul (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown potatoes in the past and had good results this time they grew to about 30cm and 1 wilted and died the rest grew to about 40cm which to me seems a bit higher than usual and gradually others are wilting also well before flowering, Can someone help me with problem. Regards Graham
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Onion 09 Oct, graham paul (Australia - temperate climate): how do you grow pickling onions I have sown brown onions, regards graham
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Brussels sprouts 08 Oct, john (Australia - sub-tropical climate): i planted my brussel sprouts early they have grown really good to about 4 foot high and plenty of leaves but the sprouts are only small,now it is october and the weather is getting hotter do i persist with them hoping the sprouts will get bigger or just pull them out.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 08 Oct, Kim (Australia - temperate climate): We planted 1 rosella. After it finished fruiting/flowering & started to die off we pulled it out. Went & planted a navel in same spot & about 6 months later 13 new rosella plants appeared. We planted them out & had a great crop. Hoping this happens again, waiting, waiting.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 08 Oct, Azed (Australia - temperate climate): will different rockmelon varieties cross pollinate if planted close to each other
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Broccoli 08 Oct, John harmer (Australia - temperate climate): What do you do with the plants that are all green and leafy with yellow flowers . Pull them out and start again . with watering with plenty of water. Thank you.
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Tomatillo 07 Oct, Merv (Australia - temperate climate): I bought a packet of seeds from Bunnings here in Mildura. They cost about $4 and are packed in Australia. the back of the pack says to use before august 2018. more at www.johnsons-seeds.com.au
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Horseradish 07 Oct, Mark (USA - Zone 5b climate): To get the hottest flavor when preparing horseradish root: DO NOT add vinegar while grinding the root! If you're using a food processor, add water, just enough to get it to grind well. Once it is fully ground, let it sit for about 5 minutes. THEN add vinegar. During the 5 minutes, the horseradish (once ground) undergoes a chemical reaction that makes it much stronger. The reaction is (I believe) with water, triggered by breaking up the cells. Vinegar stops this reaction; if you do it too early, the heat never develops. But after a few minutes, without vinegar, the heat will start to fade, so you add vinegar
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Horseradish 29 Oct, Roy (Australia - temperate climate): Good advice about when to add the vinegar Mark, do you have preference i.e malt, cider, wine red or white or maybe balsamic? I've been to the USA but apart from temperate and sub tropical I don't know about the zones like yours which is 4a please enlighten.
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Potato 07 Oct, Janet Angel (Australia - temperate climate): Last season my potatoes grew stems whose cross section was square, ie 4 ridges up the stem, the leaves curled and no potatoes developed. What ever it was that caused this also affected everything else in the night shade family, tomatoes, eggplants, chillies and capsicum to fail. No one seems to know what caused this!! Any clues!!
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Oct, Claudine (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have okra seeds if anyone wants them from last years crops. I just soaked them until I see them sprout and then plant them out. If you would like some then send a prepaid self addressed envelope.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 04 Jan, Bennet (Australia - tropical climate): Thanks Claudine, I 'm sending you a self addressed envelope to get started. Best regards, Bennet
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 09 Oct, Wren (Australia - tropical climate): Hi i would love some okra seeds if you still have some available! :) Um not sure on your address.. can you email me and i can send details? PS.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 12 Oct, Claudine (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My email address is [email protected] I'll give you my address when you email
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 05 Dec, Fernando Ferrada (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I suffer from type 2 diabetes and I'm trying to get rid of tablets, Will try anything to do it Just learn today that OKRA could help. Thanks
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 27 Jan, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): Have you read dr. Neal Barnard's program for diabetes? This will undoubtedly help your condition
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Ginger 06 Oct, Karli (Australia - tropical climate): Hi, i have some family that live in carnarvon wa who want to try to grow ginger on their property but they are unsure weather it will grow in their climate.. its mostly red dirt there. do you think it will grow ok?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 06 Oct, Barry Coster (Australia - temperate climate): My broad beans have leaf curl. I don't know what causes it or how to treat it ?
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