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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 10 Mar, Anonymous (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Internet search where to buy luffa, or seed suppliers on-line
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Asparagus 09 Mar, Suzie Taylor (Australia - temperate climate): It's perfect as a side dish for any meal. I grow my own so I was looking for new ideas and like yourself I highly recommend trying to grow your own (As a guide: https://www.gardenate.com/plant/Asparagus?zone=2 or https://gardenerland.com/edible/vegetables/growing-asparagus/ ). It does taste better than the shop bought plants.
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Asparagus 10 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Mine are 5 years old and I put compost and rooster booster on mine in late August after trimming back old growth. I pick for about 10 weeks, let the ferns grow until mid Jan and cut back again. Compost and rooster booster again and pick for 4 weeks. Then let it go ferns again. Mainly have it on toast for breaky.
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Asparagus 14 Mar, tolga (Australia - arid climate): i was given a small Asparagus seedling and is now growing very healthy in a clay pot. how long before they start producing spears? and where is the best spot to grow these and soil type please
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Asparagus 19 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Asparagus requires good friable free draining soil and full sun. Plant it out when it is 12-15
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Asparagus 22 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate): 12-15 (?)
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 08 Mar, Phelelani (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Where can I buy taro seeds in south Africa? Can it be delivered
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 08 Mar, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Taro is usually grown from cuttings. See here www.gardenate.com/plant/Taro?zone=21
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Cucumber 08 Mar, Bill Lott (USA - Zone 9a climate): How close is too close, to not plant near my tomato plants Thank You
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Cucumber 09 Mar, (USA - Zone 4b climate): Probably 2m.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 08 Mar, Marguerite (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I propagated Oreganum from store bought. Here in Gordon's Bay it has flourished as a ground cover during winter and dry summer (I did have to water when they looked wilted for more than two days though). No flowers, so I'll see what the winter rains do this year. We have hydrophobic sand so it served well as a ground cover really vigorous growth, with sun until about 3pm.
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Watermelon 08 Mar, Lannu (New Zealand - temperate climate): I bought a melon plant from bunnings and I'm planting it separated from another plants for a good grow but this is the 4th week and it's only a foot long now the growth. So I'm not sure if it's normal I thought it should be fast growing like pumpkin plants? Please waiting for your response.
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Watermelon 09 Mar, Darren (Australia - temperate climate): You are probably at the end of the growing season for watermelons. You can either persevere and hope it grows or pull it out and plant something in season.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 08 Mar, Bruce Ray (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have just purchased a mature rosella plant .. It already has fruit. I understand soil conditions needed but am not sure of sunshine requirements. live in NNSW 60 km from the coast. Like your site! Thank you in advance
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 09 Mar, rod ward (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Bruce, Rod here from Caboolture Qld, about 30klms from coast. From my experience and not sure what you refer to as a mature plant. Rosellas like full sun, like soil to be moist but do not overwater, like a well drained soil, they are known to die very quickly if too wet. I buy seedlings as I have poor success in raising from seed. Up to about 400mm high I remove any small fruit so that they tend to branch out. I planted last year in September and the first flowers appeared about 3 weeks ago. Fruit ready to pick now. My trees are about 2metres tall now. Message back if you would like more info. Cheers Rod
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 22 Sep, Matilda (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Rod, just wondering where do you buy your seedings from? Many thanks, Matilda
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 10 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Rod - germinating seeds. I use nursery trays about 15
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Potato 07 Mar, harold branville (USA - Zone 2b climate): best potato to plant
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Peas 07 Mar, Ann (Australia - temperate climate): Do you class Mt Isa north west Qld as sub tropical it is still late 30s C and through the night I would like to plant peas but not sure if it’s too soon
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Peas 08 Mar, (Australia - arid climate): You are arid. Peas plant from April.
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Cauliflower 07 Mar, Lea Zimmer (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown cauli from seeds. In a greenhouse. Have noticed holes in the leaves thinking it was snails I put crushed egg shells in the pots along with snail bait, only to find last night small green caterpillars, happily munching away on a new leaf. I sprayed the entire plant with soapy water in a squeeze bottle. Was that the right thing to use. Even though I used bait I would rather have used something natural. Help needed
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Cauliflower 08 Jun, Gary Adams (Australia - temperate climate): Spray with Dipel which is organic and has no withholding period
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Cauliflower 10 Mar, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): The most effective organic solution to your problem is B.t. (B. thuringiensis). It's a naturally occurring bacteria that only targets the caterpillars but is harmless to everything else. Soapy water can be useful for aphids but probably won't do much to the cabbage loopers unless you use so much soap that you risk harming your plants.
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Cauliflower 09 Mar, Darren (Australia - temperate climate): Neem oil will get rid of the caterpillars, if you don't feel confident to pick them all off. Follow instructions on bottle.
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Cauliflower 08 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - arid climate): Look up on the internet organic sprays for cabbage/caulies.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 07 Mar, Wendy Wong (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I am coming to the end of my Corn harvest. I have noticed that the corn is now poker dotted with white & yellow corn. All of my corn is from the same seeds I just staggered the planting to have corn for longer. Also the caterpillars are more frequent as are the gaps in the corn. Are all these normal for end of season "problems"?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 08 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - arid climate): You probably have some bicolour seeds mixed in with your normal seeds. Caterpillers are probably due to more rain this time of year for breeding. Gaps in the corn kernels is from poor pollination, windy when pollination is happening. Pollination happens over 4-5 days, run your hand up the tassel then rub on the silks. Also plant more than one row at a time. (Or in a square)
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 14 Mar, Wendy Wong (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thank You. This information is much appreciated.
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Garlic 06 Mar, Gina (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Is it this straight forward for elephant garlic too? I’ve saved some bulbs from summer, hoping to plant these in big pots as the soil here is terrible.
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Garlic 08 Mar, Anon (New Zealand - temperate climate): Probably yes.
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