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Horseradish 07 Oct, Johan Ferreira (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am looking for horseradish plants/roots to plant for my own consumption. I'm in Limpopo, will gladly pay postage/courier or any other cost involved. My contact number: 0829272887
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 06 Oct, Tammy (USA - Zone 5a climate): I grew loofhas this year and has success. But my question is...I have some very large loofahs that seem to just get bigger and then I have some that (to me) are small and are turning yellow. I can't find a good answer as to know when to pick them. Any advise? I can't let them dry on vine because it's getting down in the mid 30's already
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 06 Oct, Craig (Australia - sub-tropical climate): How do I store the seeds for next winter ? They are currently still in the pods, looking half green to pale green. Some with mould on them.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 05 Oct, Anne Benn (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I live in Durban Kzn , where can I buy them
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Tomato 05 Oct, Kika (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I have a few tomato plants, they seem to flower a lot but no fruit comes from the flowers. What am I doing wrong? Too much/little water?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 05 Oct, Kirsten Camilleri (Australia - tropical climate): My eggplant is healthy and has doubled in size since planting. I have had many flowers develop however they fall off, stem and all, and I haven't produced any fruit as a result of it. How can I can the problem? Ta
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 03 Jan, Roy (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hello Jan and Kirsten, Same problem, healthy plants which have grown well, I should have said "I had the same problem" until having taken one of the flowers off and rubbing that one into the stamens of other flowers and voila, fruit. in fact too many.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 06 Dec, Jan (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Kirsten, did you get any answers to this question, I have the same problem. I purchased a grafted eggplant from Bunnings. same as I did last year but I had an abundance of eggplant last year. This year the flowers form then shrink and fall off. no eggplant behind them. Has anyone got any clues to this problem?
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Asparagus 04 Oct, kathy (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): My plant is one year old. Growing well but lots of ferns. Should i cut them down and how far and cut all ferns down? Or just leave it. About half metre tall.
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Asparagus 05 Oct, Frans (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi Kathy. Yes you should trim is to about 10 cm. The focus for the first 16 months should be root oriantated. Cutting it down will fors the roots to work and grow better as more nutrients are available for just that. Give a good dose of bone meal (beenmeel) after such a trimming. Hope you find this helpfull.
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Dill 04 Oct, Judi (Australia - tropical climate): I an in the Carribean and hope the dill will grow. Very warm and humid here. Sunny and bright mostly.
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Rhubarb 04 Oct, Ray (Australia - temperate climate): Yes, I have two rhubarb plants which produce. both in 40 cm pots, well watered and fertilised.
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Lettuce 04 Oct, Kat (Australia - temperate climate): Can I just harvest leaves from my mixed lettuces or do I have to uproot them and sow more seed...??
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Lettuce 09 Oct, Marzi (Australia - temperate climate): If it is the coral type of lettuce and not iceberg (those with a firm heart) then you can pick the outer leaves and it will keep producing until time to bolt (seed)
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 04 Oct, helen creeley (Australia - temperate climate): Why is my capsicum plant getting yellow tips on the leaves and what remedy do you recommend
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Beetroot (also Beets) 04 Oct, Esther (Australia - temperate climate): When can I harvest beet leaves for salad? My beets are 30 days old. The leaves look they are at the right size.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 19 Nov, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Esther. You can use them anytime bearing in mind that the larger they grow the tougher they'll get. Remember to keep the water up to them to keep the leaves tender and to swell the beetroot itself
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Beetroot (also Beets) 16 Nov, wayne (Australia - temperate climate): You can pick the leaves when they a reasonable size eg more than 10cm is good or bigger if you like it's personal choice. You wont damage the plant by picking them. great in salad or stirfry
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 03 Oct, Bethany (Australia - sub-tropical climate): how much sun do they need
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Spinach (also English spinach) 03 Oct, Margaret H (Australia - sub-tropical climate): what can I use to prevent rust spots on Silver Beet & what causes it on really young vigorous.
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Asparagus 02 Oct, Victor Jeva (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Can I grow cucumber In the same bed with asparagus? Many thanks for your feedback......
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 02 Oct, Genny Budas (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I have just ordered some rosella seeds on ebay. what is the best time to plant them. I live in Northam WA
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 30 Oct, Chrisbella (Australia - sub-tropical climate): hi Genny, I searched eBay / seed banks to buy Roselle seed but most of suppliers request quarantine extra fee to applied if posting to WA. I just wonder how do u get the eBay supplier to send them to u. Regards Chrisbella
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 02 Oct, Carla (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): To those who want seed. Ask people who are going oversees to bring it for you.
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Rosemary 02 Oct, Deborah (Australia - arid climate): Hello... I wanted to do a mass planting of lavender and rosemary with 5 or so kangeroo paws in a corner. I was hoping that because both lavender and rosemary were from the Mediterranean area, this would work. Do I follow the 'rules' for planting rosemary, for lavender. Do you happen to know if the kangaroo paw would be okay amongst them?
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Rosemary 29 Oct, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate): Have for 8 years had lavender and rosemary alongside each other with no problems. Bees love their flowers. Never had any success with kangeroo paws neither did my neighbours, it must be our soil. Live in Leichhardt, sydney and we also don't have any luck with azealeas.
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 01 Oct, Amanda (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): This grows into a huge shrub in my garden in Cape Town! I'd say spacing is more like 100 cm x 100 cm, not 20 cm apart
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Daikon (also Japanese radish, Lo Bok) 01 Oct, Lerna Obaldo (Australia - temperate climate): I planted daikon radish but the plants flowered. I have not harvested any. Someone said that the seeds I used are not pure. It is a DT Brown packet.
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Asparagus 01 Oct, aadila (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): hi i just bought asparagus plants from my nursery. they are about a meter high with about 3 or 4 ferns.the helpers there did not know how old the plants are. when do u suppose i can start harvesting? when do u suggest i start harvesting because i heard u should leave them for 2-3 years.
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Asparagus 02 Oct, Eric (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi where in Durban did you buy your plants i have been looking everywhere?
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