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Potato 11 Sep, Jean Bittkau (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
You can cut off a piece of potato with 2 eyes . Let the cut dry out for a day or two. This helps seal in moisture and prevents rot setting in.
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Garlic 11 Sep, Robert (Australia - tropical climate)
Could I but a few Australian white garlic seed from you please. Kind regards Robert
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Rhubarb 10 Sep, rubie (Australia - temperate climate)
just dig in some compost and aged manure then plant the crown. It works well in this climate
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Leeks 10 Sep, Glenn (Australia - temperate climate)
Which variety of leek are perennial?
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Leeks 18 Oct, Chris (Australia - temperate climate)
Any type which produces offsets (baby plants growing off the base of the stem) potentially perennial. You leave or transplant any offsets when you harvest the main plant. Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum is a perennial or multiplying variety.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 10 Sep, Marion C (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Ihave grown silver beet and Swiss chard quite successfully before, but my last crop seemed to get a lot of rusty coloured spots on them , any ideas why?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 08 Mar, Meg (Australia - temperate climate)
Mine had rustspot too and i treated it with lime sulpher, did the trick.Take off any damaged leaves first then spray.
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Ginger 08 Sep, faiz (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Help ! I need to buy some english cucumber seeds in cape town South Africa Thank you
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Cucumber 16 Nov, Charmaine Embleton (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hello Faiz, you can buy english cucumber seeds from - Livingseeds.co.za - have a look & get them on-line. They have a wide variety of heirloom seedlings... Regards Charmaine
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Broccoli 08 Sep, (Australia - arid climate)
The thing to do to stop it going to seed is to get and eat it fast or freeze it.
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Onion 08 Sep, Freckson Tineyi Ropi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I want to buy king onion seed where can l buy it. Am in Limpopo Province
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 08 Sep, Mahesh (Australia - temperate climate)
I have planted chilli seeds they were transplanted in pots but they don't seem to grow fast but remains the same. Can you please help me out. You may email me the answer wu.ith the solution.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 09 Sep, (Australia - temperate climate)
I found capsicum/chilli plants to be very cold sensitive. As soon as my seedlings were exposed to cold (<15 C) temperature they stopped growing for a week at a time. I found it better to keep them indoors under lights until at least mid-spring when the day and night temperatures remained warmer.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 08 Sep, Val (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Will my dwarf bean seeds have beans to harvest if they are covered in a raised garden?? Are they self pollinating?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 10 Sep, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yes, they are self-fertile
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Garlic 07 Sep, Gail (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I panted garlic late April, lovely green foliage, but I check one last week and the bulbs look like spring onions. When will bulbs form? Do I wait for plants to die off
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Garlic 08 Apr, (Australia - temperate climate)
yes and you have to wait a while too.
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Broccoli 07 Sep, (Australia - temperate climate)
HELP - can someone please tell me why my broccoli and broccolinni are going straight to seed and if there is anything I can do to stop it - thanx in advance - temperate zone
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Broccoli 12 Sep, Lesley (Australia - temperate climate)
I had the same problem with the winter broccoli this year and I was giving it to the chooks - only to discover when I read on the seed packet that with this type of broccoli you eat the head complete with flowers, and the stem. Sorry I can't remember which broccoli it was
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Broccoli 06 Nov, Angie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
it will go to seed if it isn't getting enough water, food, and if it is to hot.. i grew 6 good size healthy plants in garden boxes in the middle of winter and they finished a week ago i got a huge crop of broccoli of them through out the prio months..in autumn im growing broccolini again i like to change every year..
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Garlic 07 Sep, Sunny (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
What is a good crop to plant after I have harvested my garlic? Not all veggies like being planted in soil that has had garlic or onions.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Sep, Christian (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, Could you let me know where you are and if possible to pick up some seeds. I have just returned from Portugal where they were used in salads and like to try and grow. [email protected] if you can help
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I got my packet of seeds from Bunnings. The brand is Johnsons and they seem to specialise on more obscure seeds. Probably your best bet, more expensive than most of the other seeds, but high yield when established.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 16 Sep, Dan (Australia - temperate climate)
Hey, i just picked up a packet of seeds from a nursery called 'golden berry' i know their known by alot of names but that seems to be the one sold in packets. Bunnings sometimes stocks them as 'Cape Gooseberry seedlings' hope that helps
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 06 Sep, beverly cengiz (Australia - temperate climate)
where can i buy tubers or plant in bayside areas melbourne victoria?
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Broccoli 06 Sep, Mel handebo (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Have been trying to grow broccoli in barossa valley I planted in March of this year and went straight to seed. It got watered every night and fertilised every second day. I don't know what I'm doing wrong help?
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Broccoli 02 Nov, eliot (Australia - temperate climate)
planted too early, too much fertilizer. also, the Barossa is a temperate climate not subtropical, you want to treat your plant for the climate its in
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 05 Sep, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I purchase broad beans in South Africa?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 03 Oct, Geoff (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I purchased seed online from organicseeds.co.za. I will plant them here (KZN) in April. They have a large range of seeds, but some that I got from them did not germinate at all. Others were excellent.
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Cauliflower 05 Sep, John Mayken (Australia - temperate climate)
How should I prepare the soil, for growing Cauli's, and how do I stop them from going rapidly going to seed?
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