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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 Apr, Elissa (Australia - temperate climate)
I got the stripy beetles too. Pyrethrum seems to get rid of them.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 22 Dec, bren stephens (Australia - temperate climate)
thank you so much for the great clear explanation. it is our first try at corn. bren
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 21 Dec, Renate (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My eggplants are brownish colour not dark like the usual colour what is missing?
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Tomato 21 Dec, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
I read somewhere, but I can't locate the source, that over fertilising produces lush foliage but inhibits flowering. Have you been smashing the fertiliser? That includes Seasol and Powerfeed too. Do a little research on nutrient needs for tomatoes. I do know that as they begin to fruit they benefit from a potash rich dressing.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 21 Dec, Derek Mallon (Australia - temperate climate)
I just went to harvest some seeds from our chives and began separating the seeds from the dead flowers. I had to stop because some of the seeds started jumping around the bench. I finally discovered that these seeds were fleas. My question is, are fleas a pest for chives. And why would fleas be attracted to chives.
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Cauliflower 21 Dec, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
Cant profess to be the best grower of cauliflower - I find them very fussy. The ones I have managed to grow to a full undiseased and uncracked head (sigh), have not sprouted either another head or laterals. Unless you get advised otherwise - pull it.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 19 Dec, bren (Australia - temperate climate)
We are trying to grow sweet corn in Coogee sydney. The plants are growing but the top 9 inches have turned to seed like things and lower down the stem there is feathery like fronds. Should I cut the seed like things off? Thanks in anticipation. Bren
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 20 Dec, (Australia - arid climate)
Do NOT cut them off! That is where the pollen to fertilize the cobs comes from. The feathery bit or silks as they are known are there to receive the pollen. I hope this is not too late too save your corn.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 18 Dec, Sinisa (Australia - temperate climate)
Is silver-beet flower edible?
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 18 Dec, Adeela (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi, i am living in townsville. My taro plant is growing well but there is something that is eating my taro leaves. Cant figure out what it is. Can you guide me how to protect my taro leaves?
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Potato 18 Dec, vic (Australia - temperate climate)
when are potatoes ready to dig up
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Potato 21 Dec, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
There are two ways to harvest potatoes. You can get "new potatoes" which are ones you carefully dig up while the plant is still growing. And then there is the normal way, which is to wait until the plant begins to die back. I usually have one or two plants that I attack while they are still vigorous - but keep others to mature and die back without disturbance. You will always get more potatoes if you keep burying the plant in dirt and letting it grow through. It gives more stem to create lateral roots. good luck
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Potato 20 Dec, Timo (Australia - arid climate)
Potatoes are ready to harvest when the plant dies and the tubers at here fullest of starch and size. If you are going to store them then wait until this time. You can start harvesting any time there is any size to the tubers (size of a baby's fist) but Cook and eat them straight away. Happy gardening-Timo
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Pumpkin 16 Dec, Karen (Australia - temperate climate)
Qtn 1:- Can we eat pumpkin flowers the same as zucchini flowers? Qtn 2:- If I remove some of the male & female flowers will that encourage others to grow larger pumpkins Qtn 3:- I have powdery mildew on a few leaves! Is it best to remove those leaves & dispose of into compost.
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Angelica 16 Dec, simon (Australia - temperate climate)
You can buy angelica Keiskei seed from 4season seeds .com.au . the seed is a bit hard to get started but well worth it i will have small seedlings later in the season
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 15 Dec, ELLE OSBORNE (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Maybe you need bees to pollinate your zucchinis ... as otherwise yo may have to use a feather to hand pollinate them. Ask beekeeperssutherland.com.au if you need more help ( a not for profit organisation)
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Cucumber 14 Dec, Sue Askevold (Australia - temperate climate)
I have fertilizer, good compost and every time I put cucumber plants in this year they wilt and die in 24 hours, they have water. Why????
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Cucumber 02 Feb, Angus (Australia - temperate climate)
Try using some Seasol to prevent transplantation shock.
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Cucumber 14 Dec, miss joy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have planted two to three punnets of Crystal cucumbers into garden bed. all good until vines seemed to multiply??? Perhaps stray pumpkin vines have self sown as well. Hard to tell which is which and I would like to thin out some of the vines to allow tomatoes' a fair go. any hints on how to tell the difference between crystal cucumbers and pumpkins??? some vines are long and rangy with twisted creeper/feelers.
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Tomato 13 Dec, Ian hansen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Types tomatoes to grow in summer in sub tropical climate
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Tomato 13 Dec, Sam (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm growing roma tomatoes. They are a determinate variety. I kept them in pots for a bit too long before transplanting them. They were still relatively small when they went into the garden. Shortly after transplanting the plants flowered. Now I have one or two small fruit setting on each plant. I will be very disappointed if I only get 2 fruit per plant, so I am thinking of cutting these fruit off, and hoping the plants grow bigger before flowering again. Hopefully next time round I get more fruit. Would this work?
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Horseradish 12 Dec, Lilly (Australia - temperate climate)
please let me know when to harvest my horseradich Im in engadine NSW
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Horseradish 04 Apr, Gaye (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Lilly, saw your post and was wondering where you bought your horseradish. I also live in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney. Would appreciate if you could advise. Cheers, Gaye
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 12 Dec, sabrin (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
how far apart do you plant scarlet runner beans
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 03 Jan, Julie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Sabrin, we planted ours about 30 cm apart.
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Potato 12 Dec, Nic (Australia - temperate climate)
Why do you not grow Cucumbers and Potatos in the same garden bed?
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Potato 10 Feb, Dean (Australia - temperate climate)
Because they compete for nutrients and water and planting this way only diminishes potential harvest.
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Garlic 12 Dec, (Australia - tropical climate)
Try Russian/Elephant Garlic. Not a true Garlic but member of the leek family. Milder flavour than stadard Garlic. Here in Noosa Hinterland planted in March produces huge bulbs ( for 3 years now). Just harvested this year crop. On-line suppliers tend to run out of stock quickly best to register an interest and receive an e,mail when available. Good Luck...Mel
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Rhubarb 11 Dec, Judith (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I bought 2 rhubarb plants they were doing very well for a couple of months. Then 1 wilted and died A couple of weeks ago, now the other one is starting to do the same thing. Should I give it some chook pellets? I would hate this one to die. I love rhubarb. It is in a raised garden.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 11 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi again Lorraine :) Yes, it's teeny slugs that are doing the damage - and boy can they eat !!! I read a couple of forums about safe ways to get rid of them (I have two little dogs) and am trying this method and it does kill them. However, you can't just put it on the plant, you have to make contact with them. So when it's raining, or night time. 100mls of Cloudy Ammonia to 400mls water in a spray bottle and zap them. To that you can add a drizzle of washing up detergent so it sticks to them better, and they die instantly. There is heaps of slug ideas/info out there like using crushed eggshells, beer traps - there's quite a list. Good luck, and am wishing me the same ;)
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