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Garlic 18 Feb, Gary Hall (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Please where can I get these Glen Large Garlic Bulbs I am in Wauchope NSW. Thanking you in Advance.
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Garlic 21 Feb, Erika (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I agree Glen Large are the best variety for the subtropics. I'm just north of Brisbane and get amazing harvest if I plant and harvest at the right time. I bought Mine from Green Harvest. They include all the detail on how to grow. (https://greenharvest.com.au/)
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Garlic 09 Apr, Gary Hall (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thankyou Erica
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Garlic 28 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
It's too hot for them to grow in summer. Try growing garlic in Autumn and harvest around Oct-November
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 20 Dec, Asor (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Where to buy choko
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 21 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Buy one from a shop and let it sprout then plant it.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 20 Dec, Peter Sguazzato (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi all Peter here from Narre Warren Vic, I’m looking at planting White Salsify, I have never planted them nor tried them, should I plant them in a deep tub so I know where they are and what time of the year should I plant them here in Narre Warren, I look forward to your comments, happy Gardening, Peter Sguazzato
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 21 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
In the orange tab near the top of the page go to Vegetables and Herbs find Salsify and it will tell you. Make sure your climate zone is temperate.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 20 Dec, Cheryl (Australia - temperate climate)
When you say "Avoid planting close to....", what minimum distance should be kept from these plants? A few metres or something else?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 31 Dec, FaithCeleste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
When and if you plant your beans too closely together (or if you plant in the shade) - they will REACH for the light, becoming very leggy. Planting too close together stops the light from hitting the sides of the plant (plants in the middle are effectively in the shade with exception to the top portion), only the top portion of the plant gets sunlight and therefore the plant reaches that way.... "up". You could, if you were planting only one row provided the row ran N/S plant closely together because 2 sides get full sun (if rows run W/E the plants in the same row tend to shade each other -- plant large plants on the North side of rows that run N/S; this is Northern Hemisphere). That's why spacing is usually given as, between plants (within a row that runs N/S) and then the distance between rows (running W/E). Of course if you are planting on a steep slope, than run your rows parallel to the slope as a general rule of thumb This is the above ground portion of plant spacing. There is also the below ground portion of plant spacing: roots, water and nutrition. If you were to just look at the root (and ignore for a moment the above ground portion): tap rooted plants can be planted closer together than fibrous root plants, because the tap root goes DOWN, and fibrous spreads out and down. Companion planting takes root and sunlight requirements into account: for example: you can plant carrots AROUND a tomato plant ; because carrots don't need much light (and the tomato does), and carrots being a tap root don't interfere with the fibrous roots of the tomato plant, which just go around the carrot. Mind you when you pull the carrot you do disrupt the tomato a little; but not so much that I would be concerned. You can get more vegetables in a smaller space when you learn which plants can work as "understory" plants to others. When it comes to plant nutrition; spacing ensure there is enough soil to source the appropriate vitamins and minerals a plant requires. When planting tightly; or using companion planting you need to take into account that you are planting tighter than the recommended spacing and therefore increase the nutrition (manure/compost) in areas where tight planting is happening.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 28 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
Don't overthink it just plant away. You can space them out but no harm if they grow closer together.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 21 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Different garden beds or a few meters should be good enough.
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Rhubarb 18 Dec, david (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how do I get the stalks to grow red. The plants are thriving and are fertilised with seasol and watered reguarly.
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Rhubarb 28 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
You have to buy the red variety. It's not like the hydrangea you manipulate the colour :)
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Rhubarb 26 Dec, Michael Barke (New Zealand - temperate climate)
If you are looking for a good vibrant red variety, try a variety called (??)
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Rhubarb 21 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Give them time - also there is a red and a green variety. Check which one you have, if you can by googling.
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Brussels sprouts 17 Dec, Joanne (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
My plants are tall and healthy but have no sprouts on them?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 16 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Any ideas where I can buy them in Tasmania please?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 19 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try ringing a few stock agency places. Places that sell seed etc to farmers. Try googling it.
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Cabbage 15 Dec, Gen (Australia - temperate climate)
Are there ideal growing situations for chinese cabbage? (Ie wombok... is it the same as savoy cabbage?) Thanks in advance :)
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Cabbage 19 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Chinese cabbage is a cool weather crop. Same as cabbage.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 13 Dec, dave clark (Australia - temperate climate)
I am growing bok choi but this one is different. it is dark green crinkly leave has anyone else grown it. Also can you eat it without cooking
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Pumpkin 13 Dec, Glen barlow (Australia - temperate climate)
What should you put under the pumpkin to stop it rotting on the bare ground
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Pumpkin 31 Dec, FaithCeleste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
I generally just place an old piece of wood (1" thick x 4" wide any length I have), or maybe an old small crate to lift it off the ground: it's really the soil getting onto the pumpkin that causes the decay.
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Pumpkin 12 Feb, Sarah Akins (Australia - temperate climate)
I’ve been putting old seedling pots under them. Good way to reuse the plastic.
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Pumpkin 14 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Some thing that allows water to drain away quickly,
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Pumpkin 30 Nov, Robert (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi there just wont to know wot is the latest you can plant pumpkins in south Australia
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Pumpkin 07 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Work out your climate zone and then set it then go to Pumpkins
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Onion 30 Nov, marco (Australia - tropical climate)
hi i live on the gold coast qld .i have planted onion .rossa lunga di firenze .in late october ,early november .they are there and havent done much .we have had lots of rain here and the onions have thickened up quite a bit .i have thrown more seeds in a tray and i will plant them to see how they grow out .i might be too early yet i will let u know how it pans out !!
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Onion 07 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You are sub-tropical. Click that in SET YOUR CLIMATE ZONE. Then go to onion. You basically plant onions in autumn early winter.
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