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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 02 Apr, marco (Australia - tropical climate): hi i am from the gold coast queensland . i have my seedlings in the ground 3 inch tall now all grown from seed .i have a older plant that has taken off it has flowers and eggplants are growing so it might be a good time to grow if u live in this area ....
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 02 Apr, Peter (Australia - temperate climate): You need some warmth greenhouse effect, try plant seeding in some moonlight or artificial light small amounts of spagnum moss on bottom Ive used not too damp as mold can effect seedling you may not see it good luck.with planting..
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Ginger 02 Apr, marco (Australia - tropical climate): i live on the gold coast .my ginger is starting to flower . i have harvest some and all i do is clean slice thin .then freeze in bag.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 31 Mar, Vicki (Australia - sub-tropical climate): In the above chart for rockmelon, am I correct in assuming that the blank months (F.M.A.M.J.J,) after planting is the growing season.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 01 Apr, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The blank months are when you don't plant seeds or transplant seedlings. The S is for planting seeds early - like indoors (warmer atmosphere inside than outside if planting say spring summer crop). P is normal outdoor planting times and T is plant out your seedlings. These times are a little late. Commercial growers have there seedlings planted by end Sept here sub tropical. Your question is right and wrong to some degree. If all months are blank then nothing grows. Forget about the blank months, the guide is about PLANTING TIMES.
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Potato 30 Mar, Lee Patterson (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live in Taree, Mid North Coast, NSW. I have Potato Bags ready for planting and would like to know when is the right time for me to plant. Also, when do potato seedlings go on sale. Thank you.
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Potato 31 Mar, Gary Hall (Australia - arid climate): Hi Lee I'm from Wauchope and the Potato season is August, September and october you can get seed potato from Bunnings in the Gardening section in Taree if not try one of the rural centre's in Taree hope this helps.
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Potato 01 Apr, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): sub tropical Bundy they grow an Autumn crop and plant late April May.
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Potato 31 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Ring your local produce agency and ask if they have seed potatoes. Or buy seed potatoes on line. Plant from mid April onwards.
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Onion 26 Mar, Heidi (Australia - temperate climate): I have some onion sets left over from last year and want to plant them. All the articles I have seen thus far talk about growing them from seed/seedlings. Ours is a temperate climate, so when is a good time to plant them?
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Onion 19 Apr, Graham (Australia - temperate climate): Sets . Another word for seedlings. If they are still fresh and viable they should be OK. In saying that, I am surprised that they are still OK from last year. (Gardenate : 'sets' are usually small onion bulbs with brown, papery skin)
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Onion 29 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Check the top of the onion page.
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 25 Mar, Pete (Australia - temperate climate): I planted a bed of parsley about 9 months ago, it grew well and bushy. I have been harvesting the parsley for months and now it is turning yellow and sems to be collapsing. I was under the impression that parsley would last for 2 seasons. Apart from the fact that it has veen pretty wet does anyone have any idea why this is occurring? Thanks and cheers Pete
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 29 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The wet could be the problem. I had a ripper about 8-10 years and in Sept it just died in a week.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 20 Mar, Graham (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown trombone zucchinnis this year in amongst butternut pumpkins. Can anyone enlighten me as to whether they will cross pollinate.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 26 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): yes they can.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Mar, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): I think that your trombone will be ready to harvest in about 60 days (from seedling to harvest date - called a summer squash) -- and I think that butternut squash (pumpkins) take closer to 120 days (from seedling to harvest date - called a winter squash) ==> my best guess is they will not be flowering at the same time; so no cross pollination will occur. If for some reason you staggered the planting so they were to flower at the same time; my best guess is YES they can cross pollinate -- squash seems to cross pollinate with other squash easily....however, this is just a guess based on what I know about other squash.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Mar, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate): Tromboncino and butternut are both Cucurbitus moschato so would cross pollinate. As Cucurbits are pollinated by insects you would need to have a substantial distance between them (a few house blocks) to avoid this happening. If you want to save Tromboncino seed you would need to remove ALL of the male flowers off the butternuts as they appeared. The Butternuts would then be hybrid but the Tromboncino's should be pure. Check the botanical names of all pumpkins, squash, marrows, zucchinis, etc. before interplanting. If the specific name comes up with both, they will cross pollinate. Trust this helps
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Ginger 20 Mar, ron (Australia - sub-tropical climate): bought some youngish ginger at the bundy markets today if i plant now 21/3/22 will it still grow over winter.thetemperature never goes below 8to10 degrees centrade
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Ginger 26 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Plant Oct to Dec.
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Pumpkin 19 Mar, Elizabeth Koch (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My pumpkins 2 Queensland blue have grown to about 6inches across, but now are starting to die. Lost a lot of smaller ones, about 2 to 3 inches big. Doing all the right things I think. The butternut have no problems.
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Pumpkin 02 Apr, marco (Australia - tropical climate): pumpkin trick is to deep plant the pumpkin from the start .dig a 1 foot plant in that, do not fill hole full of ground . let plant grow . when the plant is well above hole fill hole with soil .find the path u want the plant to grow and dont move . as the plant grows take out the runner branches .let grow for 3 to 4 meters then let 2 or 3 runners grow .when you have about 3 pumpkins nib any new runners ,keep pumpkin off soil use timber or tile .also as the plant grows the plant wants to grow up ,just put trowel on the growth ,this keeps it low to ground .why u grow 3 meters is because the leaves collect sun make plant strong for pumpkin to grow .also growing low to ground roots can appear at each branch that helps plant .i look at my plant at least once a week in growing time because u need to control its growth .i grew 3 big pumpkins for the first time and its worth all the attention .if u let it go wild the flowers just fall off or a pumpkin dies after a week or so and u end up with nothing
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Pumpkin 07 Jun, Meghan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): marco. you dig a hole and plant pumpkin seeds? don't you plant in a mound? can you plant seeds now?
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Leeks 19 Mar, Dionne (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We grown American Flag with great success. We mostly direct seed and sometimes transplant. We always broadfork a bed before planting and add a little ag lime (especially pre-seeding with alliums). We don't let them get gigantic like you see in the shop. You can, but that requires transplanting into a small trench and then hilling up to blanche. We find the bunches of baby leeks just as popular as the large ones. Leeks with asparagus are so wonderful on pizza with a good French sorrel and parsley pesto base! Leeks can handle more water than you realise.
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Garlic 15 Mar, Diana (Australia - temperate climate): I've tried to grow garlic for a couple of years now without much success. My last crop grown from store bought organic garlic, only had one large bulb. Is garlic a heavy feeder? What is the best way to prepare the bed for them?
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Garlic 20 Mar, Melanie L Schoen (Australia - arid climate): Sometimes store bought garlic is treated with a chemical that deters it from sprouting. Can you get it from a local supplier? Organic?
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Garlic 17 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): It does not require a lot of nitrogen - just good friable soil with a little fertiliser.
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Ginger 12 Mar, Lorna (Australia - tropical climate): I’m in tropical Nth Queensland, I’d rather grow my ginger in pots/ containers. What would be a suitable size & shape pots/containers to use please?
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Ginger 16 Mar, Fiona (Australia - tropical climate): Hi Lorna I have grown Thai Ginger successfully in 300mm pot with well draining potting mix in Cairns. I just keep replanting a few pieces after harvest. I mince the ginger, then freeze it in zip locks, in a sausage shape. Easy to cut a bit off when you need it.
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Ginger 15 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have never grown it but probably half a 200l drum. The smaller the pot the more critical the attention to watering and fertilising. Or half a 60l drum. Try at motor car servicing centers.
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