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Potato 03 Apr, Accumulater (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Potatoes like loam sandy soil not clay in mpumulanga in a small town for many years there where a potato festival and the soil there is loam. By my also in mpumulanga we have turf soil similar to clay yet soil is very stiff hard like stone when it hasnt come in contact with rain and cracks up very deep below
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Horseradish 04 Dec, Mike (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I am in the Fourways, Bryanston area and would like to buy horse radish root for my own consumption. Can anyone help?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 02 Dec, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew 5 plants about 2years goo I think it was, and had a great run of fruit, ten 4 of the plant died. I have one left but very little fruit has grown. I am wondering if I sprayed grass killer near them if that was the cause. I am very careful when spraying, I normally spray when there is no wind so that the spray dose not contaminate other areas. I thought that choco's were easy to grow, do they need a lot of water?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 02 Dec, John hrynko (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My fruit on my capsicum goes rotten before they can ripen, are they being stung or is there a disease in the ground? The bushes seem to be healthy, I have very little success in gating good or any fruit for that matter.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Dec, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)
I have the same issue in Victoria where we do not have any fruit fly as the possible reason. Do not know what the problem is as my tomatoes are going well with lots of fruit coming (cherry).
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 08 Dec, Chris (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it fruit fly? I live in Southern Qld. A friend put me onto an easy fix for fruit fly a couple years age & it really works. I was sceptical & tested it a couple years ago on my tomatoes & no stung fruit. Put strips of fabric (about 1" wide & however long you want), dotted with Vicks Vapour Rub...has to be Vicks....no generics.... (about every 3 or 4 inches) & thread a couple through each plant. Refresh with the Vicks if it rains. I replenished every week through the summer as I was paranoid. Ended up with beautiful fruitfly free tomatoes & made tons of tom sauce, chutney etc.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 02 Dec, Marion (Australia - arid climate)
hi, from the calendar you need to wait at least 3 months, my beetroot has been in since June and are quite hugh . You could have planted them too close together, I had no problems transplanting them to giVe them more space to grow as well.
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Turnip 01 Dec, Lochleen van Schalkwyk (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I cant find turnips anywhere. Can somebody in cape town area and northern suburbs please help
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Turnip 13 Mar, hennie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
SEEDS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MOST RETAILERS , STARK AND MAYFORD ARE THE MOST COMMON BRANDS I USE
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Beetroot (also Beets) 30 Nov, denise (Australia) (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Planted beetroot 6 weeks ago and feeding every 2 weeks with seasol, leaves look healthy and lush. Pulled up one plant to find the beetroot is the size of a walnut, why is that?
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Beetroot (also Beets) 03 Dec, Gerard (Australia - temperate climate)
I find it takes more than 6 weeks for them to mature to a good size. I find I can use a few of the leaves from the plant at this stage, especially if the tops are lush and well developed.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 01 Dec, Maxe (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Denise....remember that Seasol is NOT a fertiliser. It stimulates root growth, and is very good to apply when transplanting. It acts like a 'tonic' for plants and guards against transplant shock. Always soak seedlings in it for an hour or so. before planting out. Makes a huge difference in those first few days of acclimatisation. Go find a good organic Fertiliser and start again. Living + gardening = learning! ;-)
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Beetroot (also Beets) 05 Feb, Tim (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Denise, in addition to the previous reply, just like to add that once a fortnight (or once a week for heavy feeders), I use a combination of PowerFeed Liquid Fertiliser (Bunnings or any garden centre) and SeaSol. Use about 50 mL of each and dilute to 9L (watering can)
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Tomato 29 Nov, Michael J Garrett (Australia - tropical climate)
As I suffer from Gout.I am looking for a non or low acidic tomato plant,which will grow in Cairns Qld Humid Clmate. Regards Mike
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Tomato 31 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Michael :) I lovvvvveee non acidic tomatoes and as far as I am aware, Roma tommies are the only ones with no acid :) Good luck !!
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Garlic 27 Nov, celia (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Trying a garden for garlic at home in campbell northern cape. The one lot's leaves look if it hang down on the ground. Litereally flat on the soil and not upright. We have very hot summers and very cold winters in the northen cape. Could somebody send me some tips or why the garlic hang so flat
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Leeks 27 Nov, Lee (Australia - temperate climate)
How can I tell when my leeks are ready to harvest? Most have pods which haven't opened as yet.
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Leeks 10 Aug, Brianna Mckenzie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Most leeks mature 100 to 120 days after sowing the seeds, but a few varieties mature in as few as 60 days. Begin the harvest when the stalks are about an inch across. Depending upon your climate, you could be harvesting leek plants from late summer until early spring. Picking leek plants that mature at different times of the year lets you extend the harvest.
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Cucumber 25 Nov, Grant Campbell (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi my question is my Lebanese cucumber vine is growing out of control on the ground if I cut half of the vine will it kill the whole plant?
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Cucumber 09 Dec, nick (Australia - temperate climate)
Should be fine. Mine keeps growing more heads and I cut them off all the time to discourage growth. Be mindful you don't the important stems though. Personally I have mine growing out of a DIY pine box with 5 in 1 bsoil up a fly screen frame.
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Cucumber 25 Nov, Murray (Australia - temperate climate)
When do you know when they are ripe and ready o pick im talking about standard cucumber
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Strawberry Plants 24 Nov, paul andrie grado (Australia - tropical climate)
can i grow strawberry in the philippines it is hot in here
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Strawberry Plants 22 Nov, phillip (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how to grow strawberries in subtropical weather
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 22 Nov, David K (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it viable to grow avocados in Melbourne. I heard that you need 2 different types of avocado tree and had to cross pollinate by hand. Is that right? Is anyone currently growing avocados in the home garden in Melbourne who can advise, please
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 22 Nov, Dave (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live in Brisbane and when we buy Shallots from the supermarket we cut the bottoms off and plant them and they seem to grow fine. Although you will find that most things you buy as shallots are actually Spring Onions.
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Kale (also Borecole) 22 Nov, Bec (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My curl kale plants have been in the ground for a month, they have grown well but are trying to flower already. I wanted them to last the summer. Should I pull them out?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 22 Nov, Bec (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I planted my silverbeet seedlings a couple of months ago, they are starting to flower, if I cut off flowers, will they keep going
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 26 Jan, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I cut off the stalk at just above ground level and they start again, I do wait to collect the seeds from most plants first, then chop and drop the stalk and rest leaves as mulch around the plant, I am also in a cool growing area and it works well, but I also always leave some plants go to seed and that way never have to bother to start new seedlings!! Happy gardening Jen .
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Pumpkin 22 Nov, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
Do you think there is a need/requirement to cut the larger leaves from pumpkin vines. One of my pumpkin vines is quite lengthy with hugh leaves.Is there a need to prune a pumpkin ???
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 21 Nov, Firoza (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Jackie. If you still have some Rosella seeds can I please have some. Like your generosity. my email- firozajeevaji (at) yahoo.com
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