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Pumpkin 26 Oct, JW Connelly (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Can you let myself know how well pumpkins grow in South Canterbury, NZ? Is it possible to grow pumpkins all around N.Z.? JW Connelly
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Pumpkin 27 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Select your climate zone, then go to the vegetable you want and then look up the planting guide. NZ cool climate plant Oct to Dec.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 26 Oct, Jas mine me (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Ok i understand thanks.
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Rhubarb 25 Oct, Niki Farr (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What is the best way to harvest rhubarb stalks-cut using a knife or twist and tear? Thanks
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Rhubarb 11 Nov, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I sort of do a bend (push the stalk to the side - and I generally hear a snap) -- then I twist and pull. This gets the whole stalk out -- and sometimes some "white" (which is not edible and needs to be cut off). When I use a knife, I don't get the entire stalk out, which leaves a nub sticking out of the ground. So for me, it is the bend, twist and pull that works best.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 27 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I heard recently twist and tear for silverbeet. Be careful you don't pull the plant out.
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Carrot 24 Oct, Ralph (Australia - temperate climate)
can I grow carrots next to Potatoes and sunflowers ? ps lov eyour website :-)
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Carrot 25 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sun flowers will shade them if planted on the east or west side.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 20 Oct, Pete (Australia - temperate climate)
My Zucchinis sprouted about 10 days ago. They have grown new leaves and the whole plant is yellow. Zucchinis are planted in heavily composted ground. Anyone with suggestions to get them to green up? TIA. Cheers Pete
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 25 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If the compost is not completely broken down to compost/humas it will take the nitrogen first and the plant will not receive much. It could take 1-3 months for the compost/nitrogen to become available for the plants. Could try watering in some fertiliser around the plants although too much and you end up with big plants.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 16 Oct, Sean (Australia - temperate climate)
Please let me know folks, can I grow silverbeet in medium to large pots on my balcony. They will get plenty of northern and western sun.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 17 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Should be able to, just need to make sure you keep the water up.
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Garlic 16 Oct, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
gold coast qld ...harvest my garlic .not great !! yet the garlic i did get makes the whole house smell .that will keep everyone away ..any tips for me for next year thanks ...
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Garlic 17 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the notes here about growing it - plant about late May, plenty of water and good soil.
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Garlic 23 Oct, marco (Australia - tropical climate)
might be not enough water ! thanks
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Ginger 16 Oct, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
ginger growing now gold coast queensland .
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 16 Oct, marco (Australia - tropical climate)
hi i live gold coast queensland .i just dug up my sweet potato crop .did ok ..lots of small shoots left ..i dug everything back in the ground now will add some lawn clipping and blood and bone for the next 3 to 4 weeks .then leave and see what we get ...
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Ginger 15 Oct, Janet Burchill (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how long after planting will it break through soil and sprout thanks
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Ginger 17 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Soil needs to be 20-30 degree - may be next month.
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Rhubarb 09 Oct, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It says to remove the flowerstalk but no mention why there is a flowerstalk.. I was suprised today to find a stalk at least a meter high?? WHY....???
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Rhubarb 17 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Rhubarb produces a flowerstalk and flowers so that it can produce seed. all plants need to propagate. Rhubarb can be grown from seed, but first the seed has to be produced!
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Rhubarb 10 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Best you google about it. Flowering is part of the life cycle of plants.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Oct, Margaret (Australia - temperate climate)
It looks like my first yacon planting has been very successful, which means I’m going to have more than I can eat while fresh. Any hints on how to store the harvested roots to last for a lot longer?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 12 May, Edel Heyer (Australia - temperate climate)
Layer them in cardboard boxes with newspaper in between layers and keep in a cool place, like a garage. If you have damaged tubers keep them in the fridge.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 08 Oct, Peter Chapman (Australia - temperate climate)
Chives. I have had my chives in the garden bed for about 6 months. They are growing well, but are prostrate, and falling all over the ground. I have grown chives successfully in previous gardens. Any idea why my chives are not upstanding?
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Chives (also Garden chives) 17 Dec, Peter Chapman (Australia - temperate climate)
Disregard my last posting - Chives are now booming
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Lettuce 07 Oct, Irene Bollerman (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
why is it advised to "Avoid growing close to: Parsley, Celery"?
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Lettuce 10 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Some plants react with others or problems in the soil.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 01 Oct, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)
My gooseberries have been growing in a pot since autumn and have fruited now. Can I transplant them now in spring or should I wait for cooler weather?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 03 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Should be ok - just keep all the soil around the roots.
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