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Carrot 31 Aug, Steven Mackney (Australia - arid climate)
Dad put some gypsum in the garden bed before planting and mix it in :)
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Carrot 23 May, Rhonda (Australia - temperate climate)
You could try using sandy loam Soil
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Broccoli 17 May, Wayne (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted Broccoli in late February this year and my calendar is telling me I should have harvested several times now but all I have is a tall strong green plant with nothing on them. I have plenty of new growth leaves coming on in the middle of the plant tho. So far we had a couple of frosts last week just gone but has been relatively general warm autum days of about 20 deg with minimums of about 5 deg at night bar the couple of days when it frosted. I am in Tamworth NSW. Is this normal? And the same with my brussel sprouts?
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Broccoli 25 May, Vickie (Australia - temperate climate)
I think I read that too much nitrogen in the soil can cause this. Sorry. I don't know how to fix it.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 17 May, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)
Do they fruit once and the tree dies
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 19 May, (Australia - temperate climate)
No they have not even flowered or fruited yet?
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Pumpkin 17 May, john Ardross WA (Australia - arid climate)
I grew Jap/ Kent pumpkins on neighbours empty block from Aug 14 till Now May18. Used wick feeding on some for a marginally better growth rate. Plantings were 5 no plants to a volcano shaped ditch which had raw kitchen waste and paper dug deep - 450mm. Used really weak liquid manure e.g. work liquor 1 to about 400 applied every third day as the watering. Encouraged bees with some colour plants lobellia etc. Fantastic result some 30 plus very large pumpkins approx 5kg plus. Recommend this method if you have room else grow in trees and spt with panty hose. John
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 17 May, Bernice Sigley (Australia - temperate climate)
I live close to Bonalbo in northern NSW soil type heavy clayey loam Id like to grow french shallots to harvest the bulb for cooking is there a bulk supplier in Brisbane where i could obtain a few kilos of stock? The area is prone to winter frost but the days are generally warm with wetter hot summers thankoyu
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 14 Mar, Stuart (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have found the best and cheapest bulk supplier are Woolworth or Coles supermarkets less than nursery school by a factor of 4:1 good luck. Stuart Winchelsea Vic
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Kohlrabi 16 May, srikaanthan (Australia - temperate climate)
I am a Tea planter cum farm manager from Srilanka.presantley settle down in qld.I can give free advice on growing Tea & VEGETABLES.
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Kohlrabi 16 May, srikaanthan (Australia - temperate climate)
I am from Brisbane QLD. I wish to know where can I buy Kohirabi seeds for my garden.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 16 May, Carole Hanley (USA - Zone 10b climate)
I would like to grow these wonderful sweet potato here in Nevada. We ate them in New Zealand and they are beyond good.
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Rhubarb 14 May, yano govender (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
want to buy a Rhubarb plant i live in durban kzn in the phoenix area..heard so much about this stuff wanna taste it
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 13 May, Victor Lal (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where can I buy winged bean /Goa bean seeds in New Zealand
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 26 Dec, Michaelangelo design (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Hi I have only just found your mail ... if you haven't already found a supplier try Kings Seeds at Katikati. Mine are growing well in red Beach near Orewa. Best wishes
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Carrot 12 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Are there carrot flies in Tasmania?
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Horseradish 12 May, Roy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Marina, I've been giving quit a lot of horseradish away over the past few months but the parent plant can still provide another one. What I do is pot the plant and allow it to stay there until it has settled and is producing new leaves then maybe another week or two which usually makes it fine for transporting, now it won't be full grown so whilst the root won't be suitable the leaves will. Would you like me to do that? Oh by the way I'm in Logan City. Roy
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Horseradish 25 Sep, Toga Ludlow (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Roy do you still have horseradish. I'd like to buy some. I live in the Lockyer Valley however I often go to Slacks Creek. Could you please get back to me. So we could arrange something please. Thank you. Kind regards Toga Ludlow
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 12 May, Rog (USA - Zone 6b climate)
WOW! THis will grow anywhere it seems. So many places that it's confusing. How to grow, and regrow, in Central New Jersey USA? 6B?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 May, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
You keep some of the smaller brown offset tubers and use them to regrow each year. You can just eat all the big tubers.
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Ginger 11 May, Karen van der Walt (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I am also in Gauteng. Will it grow outside seeing that we get frost in the winter?
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 11 May, Sylvia Payze (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hello, I bought Belgian Endive seeds whilst in Germany, and want to start growing them. I don't think they will be ready for June, as the whole process seems to take quite long, but when looking at the above instructions, I have no idea what is meant by Forcing and Blanching. Could yopu please write on how to grow Chicoree / Endive from seeds, and what to do about keeping out the sun to prevent bittering. Kind regards, Sylvia
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 02 Sep, Willem Verbruggen (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate)
Hello Sylvia, I hope you were able to grow some witloof. In case you still need some advice, a brief discription for the growing of witloof. Please don't mind my bad writing and grammitcal errors. The growing of witloof happens in three main stages/phases. Phase one is the root growing process in the field. The seconde Phase is the growing of the crop/endive itself/ also called forcery (happens at home) and the last Phase is the growing of the seeds. The rootgrowing starts (in Belgium) early May with the sowing of the seeds in rows (distance between rows 20-25cm, distance between seeds 4-6cm). The soil must be prepared deep enough, fine, crumbly, airy and without weeds. After a few days/weeks , depending on the weather , the seed starts to germinate. You have to aim 25 plants per square meter. A little more if your soil is ritch on nitrogen. The only thing you have to do then is keeping the parcel weedfree and checking for diseases/fungi. In oktober/november, when the leaves start to turn Brown and before it starts to freeze, the roots are harvested. The leaves are cut about 3cm above the root and the root is shortened to 20cm. After the cleaning of the roots they are put to rest for a few days/weeks in a refrigarator with temp around 3°c. They van also be rested in a very dry environment. This way the plant reaches a resting state. After a few days /weeks the roots are moistened and embedded with 20 cm of covering soil 20cm (or without depending on the race of witloof). When embedded in a well in a shed or barn you have to cover them with a vaper permeabel cloth. If embedded in a welk in open air you lay an insulator (straw, dry leaves) before you cover it with a cloth. You will also need to cover it from rain. (Little shelter) From there on soil temperature, soil humidity and air temperature are very important. Traditional the farmer forces (forcery) the conditions to become idealy for the growth of the endives with heating and humidifiers. If the bottem temperature is high enough (between 10 to 20°c) you can try to grow endives without a heating system. Generaly in early spring you can use the natural warming of the earth to grow the endives. Typically it takes 21 days to grow the crops (normal conditions). Know that in winter (soil below 10°c) when using a heating/humidifiing system, you create a better and more constant envirenmont for the growth of endives, resulting in a better quality and taste. After the forcing you can select your best root/crop to collect seeds From. (Don't use hybrid races) You just keep it away From frost and comes spring you plant it in a field. It becomes a bush (1,5m) with lightblue flowers in august. Bee's do their magic and in september you can harvested and dry the seeds. I hope this helped you on your way a bit? Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or doubts. I'll try to answer them. Is witloof really that hard to find in SA and Australië? It's one of my "dreams" to try and cultivate traditional witloof in Australia but I really wouldn't know how and where to begin.. I hope you have a lot of fun farming. Greetings From Belgium, Willem Verbruggen
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Radish 11 May, Janice (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi there, just thought I'll share this lovely winter radish citrus recipe which l discovered. Looks so delicious and some great info about radishes :) stirringchange.com/radish-citrus-salad/
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Rosemary 11 May, Gwenn (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Where can I buy Rosemary seeds in NZ.
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Rosemary 18 Jul, Philip (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Gwenn, Put your question in a Google search. Here are three places that came up early when I tried it: oderings.co.nz/Shop/Oderings-Plants/Herbs-Cooking-Fresh/Herbs-Cooking-Fresh-__I.84__C.24353 gstuff.co.nz/shop/garden/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=806 egmontseeds.co.nz/herbs/rosemary You will probably also find them in your local garden centre e.g. Mitre10, Bunnings, Placemakers, will have them, as do some supermarkets.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 11 May, tony (Australia - temperate climate)
can you grow rockmelons in the cooler months
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 01 Jul, Max nicholas (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Not unless you have a green house, rockmelons grow best in hot climates. The frost wouls also kill them even if they were fully grown.
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Strawberry Plants 10 May, Hannes Meyer (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I am in Pretoria region. I want to know where I can buy strawberry plants. If you can advise me I'll appreciate it. Thanks Hannes.
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Strawberry Plants 10 Jun, Christoph (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hello Hannes, Ons het veels te veel plante bestel vir ons projek. Ons is in Rustenburg. Jy kan by ons organiese Selecta kultivar kry.
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