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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 21 Mar, Russell (Australia - temperate climate)
How to know melons are ready to eat
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Pumpkin 21 Mar, Gary (Australia - temperate climate)
Thank u Cindy and Keith. My pumpkins are about 2kgs in weight but turned from green stripes to yellow with tinges of green. They are solid and now have 9 on the vines but they are all going the same way. I have hand pollinated a couple but cannot understand why they are "yellowing". Am tempted to cut one open. your views appreciated!!!!
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Lettuce 21 Mar, Rami Ghattas (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in country NSW, Why should I avoid planting lettuce & parsely in the same bed??? I have just did that this morning and now reading this article I am concered? should I dig the one of them out and move it or ?? Thanks in advance for ur help.
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Lettuce 15 Feb, Dee (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Rami Sometimes plants can stunt the growth of others, starve them of nutrients or attract insects that will devour a crop. I found an interesting article on companion planting on the sgaonline website. Unable to post the link here but if you do a search for the website and 'companion planting' I'm sure you'll find it.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 21 Mar, Athalie (Australia - arid climate)
Our rockmelons came up by themselves and we will be picking soon. How long will a rockmelon last when picked?
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Strawberry Plants 21 Mar, Eileen (Australia - temperate climate)
Question: We are buying a home that has strawberries growing, do I replant the runners now, we get heavy frosts in our area. The strawberries have runners every where, in the garden beds and on the ground Thank you. Your advice would be appreciated
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Strawberry Plants 30 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
place the runners in pots now to regrow, do u have any idea how old the plants are coz after a few years u get less berries and they dont taste as good, if u dont want to plant more cut the runners back at the base. best u can do for your plants
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 21 Mar, Mel Murphy (Australia - temperate climate)
I wish to grow amaranth for seed production and I want to know if there is a variety that does not grow much taller than 1 metre. Please let me know by email. Thank you
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Strawberry Plants 21 Mar, Dave (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
What do you do with the runners and what do you do with the plant during winter, or is it just a summer plant? Does the plant withstand frosts? I have runners creeping out all over the place mixed in with my pumpkins and tomatoes?
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Potato 19 Mar, Emmaculate ramphela (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I have a pice of land where I want to plant the potatoes. So I don't know what to do as a first step to start this project.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Mar, Janet (Australia - temperate climate)
You many be interested to see these 3 YouTube Videos on harvesting and storing Jerusalem Artichokes from growers who have great success with them. You should see this!!! We harvested Jerusalem artichokes today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWwjojouuxg How to Store Sunchokes AKA Jerusalem Artichokes for the Winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeiaHSg3f2o Yield 8 Pounds of Edible Sunchoke Tubers from a 3 Gallon Nursery Pot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io_rtAaXbSw Have Fun:)
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Strawberry Plants 18 Mar, jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My wild strawberries are growing but have no fruit yet or flowers when will I get a crop I water them every day? Live in Ferntree gully Victoria Australia
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Horseradish 18 Mar, Roy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Vera I've given some horseradish away recently, the parent plant is ready to pot some more, would you like me to do that?
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Rhubarb 18 Mar, Bob Dempster (Australia - temperate climate)
My rhubarb stems do not seem to be turning the red that it usually is, could you help please
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Rhubarb 25 Mar, Annie (Australia - temperate climate)
what variety do you have? Some are more green in colour.
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Tomato 17 Mar, wozza (Australia - tropical climate)
I live near Cairns and my Tomatoes have lots flowers n no fruit .I even got my self a bee hive so I have bees .BUT STILL no fruit .Lots flowers but no Fruit .Is it still to hot ?????.Temp around 32 too 34 through the day n lots Humitity.Cheers
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Tomato 30 Mar, tomato expert qld (Australia - tropical climate)
European bees (if thats what you have in your hive) wont visit tomato flowers.the only bes i know that do are the blue banded native bees which are approx the same size as euro bees.blue banded bees are solitary bees.also a few native stingless bees will visit tomato flower but they are fussy and will only visit high pollen producing tomatoes plant strains. again,tomato plants are self pollinators and dont require bees etc for the pollination of flowers..
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Tomato 27 Mar, tomato expert qld (Australia - tropical climate)
bees are not needed for pollination as tomatoes are self pollinating.your problem is the temps are too high.wait till the end of April as i do every year and you will have fruits in no time.im in cairns.
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Tomato 21 Mar, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)
Tomatoes will not set on their own in hot weather. Try buzzing the flowers with an old electric toothbrush in the morning to get the pollen onto the stamens
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Tomato 19 Mar, terry (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi not sure why you haven't got fruit but i read somewhere tomatoes do not need bees to pollinate
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Asparagus 17 Mar, Pauline leister (Australia - temperate climate)
I have to leave my rental place, but my asparagus are still in full, green fern. Can I dig them up to take with me?. I don't want to leave them, nor do I want to kill them by digging them up. I only have a week before leaving. Please help. Thankyou.
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 16 Mar, Carl (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Do you have any information on growing Burdock in the same bed year after year? Apparently a parasitic worms (maybe Nematodes??) stop you growing a successful crop the following year. If this is true, is there a natural practice that can combat this?
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 20 Dec, Ben (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Carl, It's not usually a good idea to grow any plant in the same spot year after year as it encourages disease build up of various kinds (mildew, funguses, worms, other insects etc.) The easiest way to avoid pest build up is to not grow stuff in the same spot! The usual advice is 3 years but I would say two is enough. For nematodes you can also grow french marigolds, or asian mustard (you have to dig the leaves in to the soil for mustard though) Hope that helps Ben
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Asparagus 16 Mar, Betsy (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
please I need some advice on growing asparagus from seed... I planted some last year and my goodness some weird looking plants grew from that...I can send you some photos if you have an email address... sorry by the way we live in Serenje, North East Zambia and we have rainy summer from August till April and then a dry winter from May to July. Thanks, Betsy
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Sage (also Common Sage) 15 Mar, marlene (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
am in the western cape and have consistently had my sage dry out and die on me. No water, water, little water.....doesn't seem to matter what I do...... some tips from successful growers of sage in the Overberg area or thereabouts would be really appreciated
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Rhubarb 14 Mar, Cynthia (Australia - temperate climate)
While harvesting my rhubarb I accidently broke the crown off of the plant. Is that the end of my lovely plant?
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Broccoli 14 Mar, Angela (Australia - temperate climate)
Please help. I live near Maitland NSW and was wondering what is the best brocoli plant to plant. Hardy.
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Broccoli 18 Jul, Natalie Bedford (Australia - temperate climate)
Your better of with the purple broccoli but I'd also give the green a go just to see. But the purple is more hardy.
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Radish 13 Mar, Kristin Litwiler (USA - Zone 5a climate)
What is the best region of the US to grow radishes? What region is Arkansas in? I haven't been able to find that on the Web nor a picture of the US divided into its' regions as I've seen on seeds pack backs.
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Radish 30 Oct, Dan von Bose (USA - Zone 8a climate)
NW third of Arkansas is zone 7, rest is 8. Type "USDA zone map" into a search engine (I used Google).
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