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Sunflower 31 Aug, (Australia - tropical climate): Plant after the wet season. Maybe it is your soil - have good draining soil. Try making a raised row or bed and plant in the top.
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Asparagus 27 Aug, LYNETTE J HOULIHAN (Australia - tropical climate): I bought and planted 4 (2 green, 2 purple) Bunnings asparagus seedlings in a very large trough/planter. I have very healthy looking plants (look like dill) about 45 cms high. Do I Just leave these or is there something I should do. Thanks.
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Asparagus 02 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Just water and fertilise them. Will take 3 years before you start to produce a reasonable crop. Read up about growing them.
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Asparagus 02 Sep, Veronica (Australia - temperate climate): Leave them to grow. You can stake them if you prefer. Once they die off, trim off the dead bits. Definitely mark where they are, as they will probably disappear. Do not harvest for at least 2 years.
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Asparagus 07 Sep, LYNETTE J HOULIHAN (Australia - arid climate): Thanks.
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Pumpkin 25 Aug, Samantha Turner (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi there, I am in Sthn Gold Coast. Am I able to plant a butternut pumpkin in a very large pot (for root growth) and then let the vine trail over into the garden. My soil isn't very good, by using a pot I can buy good quality soil / potting mix. Would this work? Thank you, Sam.
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Pumpkin 29 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Yes it would work - need to water regularly and also fertiliser now and again. Amazing what a little compost and fertiliser can do to poor soil.
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Pumpkin 28 Aug, marco (Australia - arid climate): i live on the gold coast .my pumpkin have been growing for a month ,slow growing yet still alive .the ones i have self pollinated are going well. the other i left not so good .try growing zuchinne very rewarding .
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Angelica 25 Aug, Nonie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I live in an area which can get up to about 45•C in Summer, and as low as -7C with pretty heavy frost in winter. I was wondering whether Angelica can withstand these extremes please. Thank you, Nonie
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 24 Aug, John Downey (Australia - tropical climate): Is the information correct for wom bok? It needs warmth to start. Cool weather to form the head. So planting in August? There will be very little cool weather from now on.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 29 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You could try and hope we don't have a hot start to spring.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 24 Aug, Christine Durey (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is it too late to plant Yacon in Brisbane in September? Also, could you please tell me why, after about 11 months, the stems of the Yacon I planted last year had still not died back. The crop was small, I no doubt needed more organic matter. Thanks so much Kind regards Christine
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Onion 23 Aug, Adam Kulka (Australia - temperate climate): Could you please advice why always my onion growing seeds heads, I try to grow from seeds or from last year young ones but no luck to have nice bulb in end of the growing season, I'm in Suthern Highlands NSW, thank you
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Onion 29 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Do you plant the right time and is your soil fertile. Plants will go to seed if nutrient runs out. Regular watering also.
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Carrot 23 Aug, Ally Millington (Australia - temperate climate): What happens if you grow Carrots next to Cauliflower or Broccoli?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Aug, Jason (Australia - temperate climate): I found for pumpkins and zucchini I need to have several plants growing and need to hand pollinate from one plant to another. I wait until a male flower is ready on one and a female flower is ready on the other, usually in the morning.
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Leeks 19 Aug, NewbieGardna (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I planted teeny li'l leek seedlings a few weeks ago. They are now starting to look like li'l leeks. Hope they keep growing.
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Basil 15 Aug, Anna (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Basil will die off immediately in the very first frost, with black leaves you can't use. Plant it in a pot so you can move it indoors in winter, or pick and dry all the leaves before first frost and plant new seeds each year.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 15 Aug, Anna (Australia - cool/mountain climate): In Sydney my cape gooseberries got black when they were grumpy about inconsistent watering, esp if the weather was very hot.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 14 Aug, Ray (Australia - temperate climate): I tried growing napa cabbage in summer, winter and spring for 2 years. germinated quickly 3-5 days if the soil is kept moist. The problem is, the never the core never coil to form a ball and started flowering.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 16 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Don'ty have too rich a soil and plant in late April May June - after the rain season has finished.
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Cabbage 13 Aug, Peter Chapman (Australia - temperate climate): My cabbage are wilting. I have not watered them for months as I am on the Central Coast of NSW and we have had plenty of rain. The plants are mulched and I am wondering if they are holding too much water. Finger test of plants shows they are fairly damp but certainly not flooded. They are in raised beds abouit 20 cm high. Cheers Pete
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Cabbage 16 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Could be a wilt disease, too much water. I definitely would not have mulched them with all the rain you have had. Depends what your soil is like - clayish or sandy.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 13 Aug, Phillip (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I lived in Maitland in the Hunter Valley until 1985. We used to get a white fleshed sweet potato that when cooked was soft, almost opaque, and very sweet. My mother would post to me when I moved to Brisbane as I couldn’t get them here! My questions is. What were they and where can I get them? Phillip Caruthers.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 16 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): They grow a white purply one in Bundy - check on the internet.
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Rhubarb 10 Aug, Anita ward (Australia - temperate climate): Why does my rhubarb taste earthy. The plant is just one yr old.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Aug, clara (Australia - temperate climate): I know this is old but answering for future reference. Being stripped of all leaves is usually locusts. Pesticides won't help but encouraging local bird life does. Sparrows of all birds feed on their young voraciously and if you have sparrows you won't have locusts for long. Butcher birds like the adults.
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Artichokes (Globe) 02 Aug, Claudia De Maria -Gladstone (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Dear Sirs, I live in Gladstone and now for 2 years I was not able to buy fresh artichokes as Wollworth and Coles do not cater for them. I am Italian and I LOOOOOOVE artichokes which in Sydney I used to buy at all Italian greengrocers, but here is just a dream which is not coming true!!! Is it possible to have some artichokes here in this town?? I will buy a lot as I can also preserve them quite well...but I need them fresh!!! Is anybody answering me?? Cheers. Claudia De Maria
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Artichokes (Globe) 11 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): If you have a good green grocerier in Gladstone ask him/her.
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Horseradish 01 Aug, Col (Australia - temperate climate): My horseradish has been in a trough approx 60x30cm for years and never harvested, the new leaves are shooting. Can I repot or plant it in the ground now?
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