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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 20 Nov, Denise (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Sue, just starting my rockmelons now. How long did it take to germinate them?
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 28 Nov, Marianne (Australia - temperate climate)
Between 7 to 12 days dependant of the heat and amount of water they get.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Nov, Jennifer (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I'm growing my first bush and it has several fruit. How do you know when the fruit is ready to pick?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 01 Dec, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)
I usually wait till they are about to fall off the tree, as the husk has to be brown and like paper. The fruit inside should be a yellowy/orange colour as well.
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Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram) 19 Nov, Eric (Australia - temperate climate)
what is best soil type for marjoram and water requirements. My plant died and I believe it was due to being to moisture.
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Asparagus 17 Nov, Pauline Morgan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When do I stop harvesting and let the ferns grow to feed my plants? I started harvesting in early October. Thanks Pauline
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Asparagus 03 Jan, Julie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Pauline, it depends on how old your plants are. General rule is no harvest first two years, then take one or two the next year. After that I have been just playing it by ear. We are quite dry usually and when the spears slow I leave them alone. Sometimes if we get a big downpour the stems start again, you could take some more then.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 17 Nov, Sue (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What are the yellow beetles eating the flowers on my Rockies , I thought they were lady beetles but the are longer and only eat the petals , I hope they are pollinating at the same time.
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 17 Nov, herb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Cowpeas,are they a ground cover or climber? I would like to dig some back in as nutrient.Is that ok?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 07 Dec, Ray S (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Rather belated reply but cowpeas come in both bush and climbing forms, just like common beans. They make an excellent green manure during the warmer months in my climate zone and I'd expect they'd do well any time in the subtropics. Some are adapted to the wet tropics and others to the dry tropics. I grow them with minimal watering. Some I grow for the dry seeds to use in winter stews and others I grow as a green manure crop.
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Savory - winter savory (also Savory) 17 Nov, Ruth (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I bought mine at www.fourseasonsherbs.com.au
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 15 Nov, craig (Australia - temperate climate)
My birdseye chillies are black colour. Not green to turn red. Why is it.
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Lettuce 15 Nov, Kellie (Australia - temperate climate)
My lettuces have silvery/clear squiggly lines on the leaves, almost as though there is something travelling inside the leaves eating all the chlorophyll! Anyone know anything about this?
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Rhubarb 14 Nov, Lindsey (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Planted rhubarb in large tub about 3 months ago, was doing well then suddenly it looks like its dying off leaves withering fallen over should I plant in ground? it did get a lot of sun in planter should I move it?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 Nov, Lorraine Davis (Australia - arid climate)
Hi, I was just wondering if the yacon is the same plant as the sunroot or better know as the Jerusalem artichoke. Thanks , Lorraine
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Nov, Karen (Australia - temperate climate)
hey Lorraine, the yacon is not the Jerusalem artichoke but is a relative apparently also a relative of the sunflower. it is sweeter than the Jerusalem artichoke. do a search on google :) wikipedia will explain
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Tomato 13 Nov, Coral (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Our tomatoes have grown tall, but very few flowers . Have you any advice?
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Tomato 19 Dec, Roachelle (Australia - temperate climate)
Im having the same problem... i have very healthy looking plants .. lots of leaves etc... but hardly any flowers... Ive only gotten 1 fruit off so far. what have i done wrong?
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Tomato 02 Jan, Sarah (Australia - temperate climate)
The tomatoes grow little stems in the corners if other stems, they take much of the nutrients to grow and slow the fruit. If they look like they're not going to fruit, just snap them off. My tomato plants popped up out of nowhere in my dad's yard (presumably a birds dinner one night) so we moved them to my house. When he told me about these little stems I wasn't sure, but I have 3 plants, 2 of which I removed these from and they are fruiting much more efficiently than the one I left alone.
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Tomato 07 Feb, Penny (Australia - temperate climate)
Too tall and leafy usually means too much nitrogen (i.e. richness, fertility). See later comments re ash, minerals etc.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 13 Nov, Muriel Bremner (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Can you tell me where I can buy luffas in Australia suitable for soap making. i would be interested in buying at least 100 depending on length, diameter would need to be approx. 55mm. Regards Muriel Bremner Aunty Mu's Potions & Handcrafted Pure Soap
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 14 Dec, Rachael (Australia - arid climate)
you can buy luffa seeds from seeds2freedom the have a good selection.
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Kale (also Borecole) 13 Nov, Vicki (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I am also having trouble finding Curly Kale seeds. I tried Bunnings today and there was no sign of them. Is it possible that I will need to get them from the net? and if so where?
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Kale (also Borecole) 18 Nov, Richard (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Vicki, Google " green harvest" they have most everything Richard
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Kale (also Borecole) 02 Feb, Jasmin (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thanks Richard! Just followed your suggestion and ordered a whole heap from them :)
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Tomato 13 Nov, alby (Australia - temperate climate)
tomatos growing with plenty of flowers problem yellow black leaves killing them.would love some tips?
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 12 Nov, Shane Mcsweeney (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have had wonderful success with Borage this year in melbourne. It survived a cold winter and has had the most amazing blue flowers. In conjunction with mustard i have had excellent bee activity for the last few months as we have entered spring now. As Borage grew quite big in my vege garden, i am hoping to only have one plat growing as a companion. I haven't used it for any eating yet, but i have read it is ok for salads.
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Kohlrabi 12 Nov, Experimental Gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I direct sowed in the garden at half the recommended distance to allow for seeds that didn't germinate, half my luck all seeds did. I left them rather than thin them out. The largest of my bulbs were a bit bigger than golf balls, but had lots of leaf growth coming from the bulb, I plucked the odd one or two as they reached this stage, initially I thought the majority wouldn't form a bulb but as I removed the odd one the others did eventually bulb up apart from a couple. I grew the Purple Vienna during autumn and have now left a couple to go to seed. Even though it is out of season I"m trying my luck with the White Vienna variety at the moment.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 11 Nov, Jessie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hey all, Diggers Club recently had yacon for sale and they will ship to Tassie too. I bought mine through eBay.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 11 Nov, K (Australia - temperate climate)
My cape gooseberries split inside its papery cover so I end up throwing them away. any hints to remedy this situation.
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