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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 02 Nov, Dave (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When you say avoid growing with, how far away do you mean?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 01 Nov, Yvonne (Australia - temperate climate): Desperate to find soom loofah seeds in WA, if anyone can help please contact me on [email protected]. thank you
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 04 Nov, Rach (Australia - temperate climate): Seeds to Freedom as far as i know have some the have web page to order off and almost anyother thing you can think of.
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Cucumber 01 Nov, Darby (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Same here, millions of them all around and in my containers of potatos. I have poured boiling water all around the pavers and set the containers off the ground on cutoffs of an old wooden trellis. It has helped and now I am setting down some 'ant rid' which I hope will eradicate any more nests.Keeping the soil moist is good too, ants don't like it wet.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 31 Oct, moussa (Australia - temperate climate): Can I grow chilli seeds in November and how long does the shoot take to come out cheers
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Cucumber 31 Oct, Bill kitsch (Australia - temperate climate): My cucumber seedlings don't seem to grow. They stay looking fine but then for no obvious reason dir
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 30 Oct, Pat Davis (Australia - temperate climate): I have a tomatoe planted on a plot above & a capsicum planted in a lower plot, does this mean that I have to dig out the capsicum, put it in a pot & shift it to another part of the garden?? Please advise. Many thanks.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Nov, DrGreenThumb (Australia - temperate climate): No. They are actually closely related. Transplanting can stunt growth or shock a plant. Consider this (and all) forums "just advice" Lettuce know how you go.
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Garlic 30 Oct, Susie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Can you tell me about the tiny, hard growths forming on the outside of the garlic bulbs just harvested? They seem to be the beginnings of new bulbs attaching to the existing bulbs.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 30 Oct, Doreen (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am trying to grow rockets but every day the leaves has small holes in them almost like it gets eaten by small insects. How do I look after it to harvest a nice healthy leaf without any holes?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 30 Oct, Tom (Australia - temperate climate): Are there any native varieties?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 30 Oct, Henry Phaltas (Australia - temperate climate): Dear sirs, I love to have GOODBERRY........IS THIS INCA BERRY,.......ALSO MACA......do you have BOTH SEEDS. I live in SYDNEY.......High regards Henry
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 29 Oct, Leti (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I've had a beautiful chili plant which has been doing great for the last 5 years at least. This year we harvested lots of chilies but now they leaves are sort of wilting, facing downwards, pale and although we still get lots of chilies they are very small in size. Can you please help? I live in the Hunter Region, NSW. Funny thing I have another chili plant which is only a metre away and it looks fine.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 28 Oct, mary (Australia - temperate climate): Hello, I have planted rocket for the first time....I have picket continuously leaves ..my question is when they flower ....i was told to keep seeds for the next year and I also want to give to some old ladies...but I dont know when to pick the seeds...i know your probably laughing ..are the seeds on top of the flower or are they the long green bean looking from the stem.??? also a tip the Greeks and Italians also boil them, drain and add olive oil and lemon and they don't taste bitter at all just like we do with silverbeet..
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 03 Jan, Julie (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Mary, Your rocket should have formed seeds by now. They are like tiny pea pods and you can pick them when they go yellow. Pop them into a paper bag and they will crack open.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 28 Oct, shannon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I know it's probably just common sense but can you just use the seeds from a store bought capsicum and if so do you need to do anything before planting iedry them out? Tia
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Nov, DrGreenThumb (Australia - temperate climate): Personally I leave them on a windowsill for 3 days to dry, then refrigerate them for 4 weeks. I have a very high success rate with this method so I skip seed raising and plant the seeds out 20cm apart expecting 100% germination. Good luck
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Parsnip 27 Oct, barb gilbert (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): My parsnips taste great. However they are about 3 inches across and 3 inches long. Then this is where it gets strange There is all these 3 or 4 inches long about 1/2 inch around shoots coming off it. What went wrong?
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Parsnip 29 May, tash (Australia - sub-tropical climate): possibly too much nutrient in the soil. with carrots if they are over fertilised they dont have to send their root down as far to collect nutrients and so tend to grow outwards to collect nutrients fed from above... try growing them in a bed after a heavy feeder perhaps...
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 26 Oct, Daisy (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I was about to transplant four bean seedlings this morning. But just right after I brought them out, two seedlings got their stems folded..they are not broken but not far away from broken. Anyone can help please???? Thanks very much!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Oct, Henry (Australia - temperate climate): Dear Sirs, Kindlt advise how I buy the seeds of incaberry. Regards Henry
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 25 Oct, Carol (Australia - temperate climate): I planted my broad beans around our fruit trees which are netted to keep the kangaroos and deer away from them and I have a great crop. Have now planted tomatoes in early October under the broad beans as I figured they would be protected from the elements and warm and they are doing well. Just read on this site not to dig the broadbeans out but cut them off and leave the roots there as they will be beneficial to the soil, I will use the rest of the plants in my compost. So thank you.
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Potato 25 Oct, John Hart (Australia - temperate climate): When do you stop watering potatoes???
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Potato 27 Oct, Elizabeth (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I stop watering them when there leaves start yellowing, once the leaves are fully "dead" harvest.
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Lettuce 24 Oct, Tiff (Australia - arid climate): Can anyone tell me the best way to grow lettuce in a dry area (Western NSW). I am considering buying greenhouse planter boxes to keep the moisture in and to put these where they will also get some shade. I haven't grown lettuce before so any advice would be great!
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Lettuce 27 Oct, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live on Central Coast and grow lettuce through late autumn to late winter. I raise them in seed trays or scatter them in the garden as soon as the last really hot day has gone by and temperatures are no more than 35 degrees c or below. When I put them straight in the garden I scatter seeds over small area and cover with seed raising mix. I keep them moist with a gentle watering can. When 5cm tall I trans-plant them in to another bed. You could also use this method in flat seed raising trays and a spray bottle. By using sugar cane mulch in the ground surrounding the plants (not touching their stems!) I keep them moist. I also water every to every second day as the weather cools down. My suggestions would be scatter lightly oven baked ground eggshells or hair clippings around the plants to deter snails. if they become a problem. Grow with sweet peas and rocket for great salads. The peas will add nitrogen that the leafy greens will enjoy. Choose a loose head variety so you can pick it as it grows and get multiple harvests the size you want. also better suited to Australia. If you want to try planting lettuce now some tips to stop it bolting are to give it PLENTY of shade, keep harvesting it regularly, (about every second day once it gets going) keep moist (planter boxes might work but could be expensive) and pinch off buds that start to form. In my experience even a resistant variety in a nice shady place with lots of water will go to seed/taste bitter early if planted later than August. But I have seen it done. lettuce is a great to grow easy and rewarding but I would suggest waiting until after Summer. I plant lettuces April on, when you plan depends on your climate conditions. Try companion planting basil and tomatoes together while you wait or growing zucchini plants. If you have a meter square garden bed try planting 16 corn plants, 3 pumpkin or zucchini and once corn is 15 cm high planting a bean seed at the base of each corn plant. Beans are also good for nitrogen that both the corn and beans will need. All of the above I recommend planting now if you are getting the feeling it is already summer. I am not sure if what i have written is relevant to more inland areas of NSW but hope it may be helpful. Good luck with your gardening!
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 23 Oct, Kite (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks a bunch to whoever who created this website.
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Onion 23 Oct, Anne (Australia - temperate climate): what to do? my onions have developed flower stalks, it is mid-spring
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Onion 27 Oct, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Are the onions ready to harvest? Could you harvest them? preventative ways to stop them putting their energy in to flowering are: cutting off the flower stalks, shading them, keeping them moist. Good luck!
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Oct, Jessica (Australia - sub-tropical climate): How do i tell the difference if its going to be a red, yellow or green plant?
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