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Watermelon 03 Jan, Gwen (Australia - tropical climate): I am after seeds of a large round melon with a dark and lighter green skin. With dark yellow to orange flesh. We called them the Champagne Melon. My father grew these when we were very young. I haven't seen these in years only the pale yellow variety. Where would I be able to purchase seeds of these melons and maybe a photo to see if they are the ones. Thank you Gwen
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Watermelon 26 Jul, Kerri (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Gwen, we were given Watermelon Champagne seeds as part of a gift of a whole bunch of different seeds for our new vege gardens from my sister in law. They were all from Eden Seeds, located in Qld - www.EdenSeeds.com.au and they are non hybrid, old traditional, open pollinated varieties.
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Watermelon 31 Jan, Kayt (Australia - temperate climate): Diggers Club has a wide range of heirloom watermelon seeds including Champagne Melons
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Watermelon 23 Jan, Dean (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Gwen, could it be Cream of Saskatchewan? Look it up at diggers.com.au and you'll see a pic that looks like what you describe, they even refer to the champagne coloured flesh.
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Cucumber 03 Jan, Wendy Forsyth (Australia - temperate climate): Great advice on here- much appreciated!!
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Kale (also Borecole) 02 Jan, David Scott (Australia - temperate climate): When is the best time to sow Kale seeds in Sydney thanks in anticipation
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Kale (also Borecole) 17 Feb, Robbie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): David. Start the seeds in seed trays in March. Plant them in the Garden in April/ May. They take a while till they are ready to harvest Spring and Summer. The grubs love them.
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Celery 30 Dec, lj (Australia - temperate climate): Celery is a traditionally cool weather crop (if you are after the long white crunchy stems) but they do have a high demand for regular watering and fertilizing.. If they are grown too slowly the stems become bitter (which is what I think you are meaning by salty). If you want crunchy, sweet stems you do need to keep up the water and nutrients (complete type but high in nitrogen and potash). You can also grow them right thru the warmer months if you ratoon the plants when you harvest. i.e. cut off all the leaves and use them however you like. The plants will re-grow but remember to keep up the water and nutrients. I have grown celery for leave (not the stems ) right thru a warm summer and ratooned them 3-4 times with no problems. You will find you won’t get the long crunchy stems in the warmer periods but the small crunchy stems and sweet leaves are still great in cooking. So in answer to your question, along as they are growing well and the leaves/stems are sweet, then keep eating them. Cheers John.
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Celery 08 Nov, Karen Stock (Australia - temperate climate): Now I am really confused. One comment says celery is really a cool climate veg,and I have just harvested mine. But above it is telling us to plant now meaning that it is growing over the heat of summer! I would love some more info about wrapping the celery, timing etc. I am aiming at getting crunchy green sweet stalks ( like in the shops) for juicing. All ideas appreciated.
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Celery 20 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): Check what zone people are commenting on in regard to planting. In the temperate zone we generally grow from Feb to Oct for most veggies. The cooler months. In the south they might grow stuff in the summer.
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Potato 29 Dec, jeff (Australia - temperate climate): how to store seed potatoes for next season
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 29 Dec, G ZIMMER (Australia - temperate climate): HOW DO I TREAT THEM AFTER HARVESTING,? DRYING THEM.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 29 Dec, cees koeman (Australia - temperate climate): I would like to grow salsify (scorsenera) 1200 m above sealevel ,frosts any time up to xmas. hot sun .cold winter. Also want to grow horseradish different types. Can I buy seed from you? Cees. (Gardenate does not sell seed)
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Tomato 29 Dec, Melanie (Australia - arid climate): Hi I planted Zucchini, Cucumber and Tomatoes in September, and they don't seem to be getting any higher than 40cm...they are fruiting, but I find it unusual that they are not higher now...Should I rip these out, and start again.
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Broccoli 29 Dec, Maria (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My broccoli have many , but many little leafs but not any head, it is like bush and don't produce nothing, or some of them have already little flowers, but still not head. If someone can help me with an explanation Thank you Maria
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Broccoli 01 Mar, KEVIN ATKINS (Australia - temperate climate): Maria I think Dec is a little too early for the cooler temp leaf veg. I'd sow seed now,still warm enough to germinate or buy a punnet of seedlings which are more advanced. Plant them out keep the water up to them while young and they will go.Good luck Kev
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Tomato 28 Dec, Julie (Australia - temperate climate): Sam, We are borderline cool to temperate. We find that Roma will be later than cherry tomato type or beefsteak type. Try some Powerfeed Red for vegetables and also some potash to boost growth and flowering.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 26 Dec, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): This year I've had a fairly good crop of broad beans (Fava beans) in my small back yard. I left them to grow wild with grass and weeds growing around because it is impossible to eradicate them, especially if the beans are often watered during dry spells, and weedicide is not an option. Each stem had at least from 6 to eight pods of about 6 inches long or smaller. Maybe it is a smaller type of broad beans but quite delicious. I have had no problems with pests, mainly the white butterflies who roster on the plants in the evenings, but I did notice extensive brown powdery colour on their leaves. Not intending to spray the plants, I hosed most of it off the leaves but the damage had already been done to the leaves, however, the plants seemed to cope will with what looks like brown fungal residue. I planted my broad beans early October and they have grown well. I planted another patch near if and now are 5 inches (15cm) high. Looks like I will get another crop on late February provided they get water and or rain. There has been no snail damage whatsoever, as I keep these pests in check with snail pellets around the perimeter of the crop. I have also noticed a number of Ladybugs on the broad beans leaves. I let them stay as these beautiful insects monitor the plants for suspected pest activities such as Aphids, etc.
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Horseradish 26 Dec, Matt from Canberra (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I bought some horseradish through the post from living-mudflower.blogspot They also had a bunch of other perennial vegetables and herbs and seeds for sale. I think they are in NSW somewhere.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 25 Dec, Denise Purser (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My dad used to grow a fruit on a vine that we put sugar on to eat. Had a flowery texture and a very thin cream skin and was oval in shape and seeds in middle. We called them cubes (not sure if this is correct spelling). I can't find anything on them anywhere, so any help would be appreciated as it is needed to settle a dispute.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 23 Dec, Marilyn Bluhdorn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Denise, I think what you are describing could be Indian Cream Cobra Melon. If so, seeds are available online from Eden Seeds.
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Garlic 25 Dec, Rachel (Australia - tropical climate): Hi we live in the Pilbra northern WA and wondering if there is any chance we could grow garlic over there please?
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Garlic 09 Jan, Scott (Australia - temperate climate): probably not. Garlic needs a wet and cold winter
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Garlic 27 Apr, Jo (Australia - temperate climate): I would give it a go, after working through numerous Pilbara winters, I reckon it gets cold enough. There are some varieties that need less cold than others also.
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Rhubarb 25 Dec, john r.wilson (Australia - temperate climate): i have 4 plants they were planted [crowns]in september one has withered up one is starting to wither one is reasonable and the other is going from strength to strength they were all planted at the same time about 1 meter apart in the same bed our soil is quite sandy with plenty of organic fertilizer and is well mulched it is watered only with rain water from tanks.what am i doing wrong.
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Strawberry Plants 24 Dec, Maureen Salter (Australia - temperate climate): I have a raised garden bed of strawberries. I have lots of flowers and the fruit starts to form then they just shrivel up. The plants have been in a couple of years and look very healthy otherwise. Can you give me any clues why this happens?
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 23 Dec, P Chinn (Australia - temperate climate): When do you grow Asparagus Pea in Perth?....would our dry hot summer be suitable or do I wait for Autumn?
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Potato 22 Dec, phillip barwick (Australia - cool/mountain climate): how high do i keep mulching the potatoes with straw in a no dig potato patch to keep them coming on
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 22 Dec, vera (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We are living at the Mid North Coast and and this plant popps up at several spots in the garden, I completly neglect them, dont even water them. Plenty of fruit which my toddler demolishes daily. But we sometimes get an infestation of a yellow stripey beetle who mates on the leaves and severly damages some of the plants, any idea what that could be and how to treat it? cheers
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Jun, Jill (Australia - temperate climate): I think the yellow beetle is also known as the elm leaf beetle. I have a lot of plants and I get a plague of them in summer. I usually try and manually remove them because even though they are unsightly they actually prefer the leaves to the fruit so you can at least still get a crop. For this reason I don't spray them as they are a seasonal pest and aren't around in the cooler months. The plant does fine in cold weather even with frost and usually gives me a smaller winter crop although they take longer to ripen.
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