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Asparagus 31 Aug, Anne (Australia - temperate climate)
I have bought 2 asparagus to plant this year and would like to know how big my plot needs to be. How much crop will 1 plant yield? Anne, Vic
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Asparagus 03 Jan, Julie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Anne, We are also in cool/mountain Victoria. Our plants are about 6 years old. We bought about a dozen plants. Two plants will not provide very much to eat. I suggest you buy some more plants this winter. Our asparagus bed is about 5 metres by 1 metre. The plants will produce berries in summer and these will produce seedlings but this is a slow process of multiplication.
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Potato 31 Aug, Frank Hughes (Australia - temperate climate)
hi I have just tried to grow some potatoes, not very successful I am afraid. I think I may have planted them to early. can I now plant some potatoes in the same soil I have just taken my others out? thank's.. i am in the South West of Australia. by the beach
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Radish 31 Aug, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)
Can you eat the leaves of radish? I don't fertilise but have poor root development. Probably too much nitrogen in the compost that I forked through before planting.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 31 Aug, Narelle stirey (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Like all bulbs they appreciate room, so divide your clumps regularly. Also they like a sandy but humus rich premium soil so consider that and give them side dressings of manure and pick flowers. I cut mine off at the base and sell/use both flowers and leaves to make medicinal , edible salts.
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Rhubarb 30 Aug, ken (Australia - temperate climate)
To neutralize the acidity when cooking rhubarb, my mum used to cook it in the juice of orange( one or two) depending on how much you are cooking. MOST PEOPLE TEND TO DROWN IT.( makes it too sloppy) Do not overdo the fluid You will need sweetener as well!!!!!
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 30 Aug, Kyria (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted my spring onions (from seed) roughly a month and half ago, they have only grown a tiny bit - they actually resemble toothpicks. What am I doing wrong? I live in Melbourne metro. I have the exact same problem with my leeks
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 13 Jul, Jason (Australia - temperate climate)
This reply is a few years late, but I found it's easier to grow spring onions from healthy, fully-grown ones from a fruit market. Just cut off and keep the bottom 5 to 7cm and replant. They like a fair amount of water but good drainage, so they grow well in containers, in full sun. I tried growing from store-bought seeds and seeds saved from last year, but many didn't germinate, the ones that did took a long time to grow, and the sprouts are so tiny they can get damaged/squashed when watering if you're not really careful.
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Leeks 30 Aug, Kyria (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted my leeks (from seed) roughly a month and half ago, they have only grown a tiny bit - they actually resemble toothpicks. What am I doing wrong? I live in Melbourne metro
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Leeks 30 Mar, Matt from Canberra (Australia - temperate climate)
You are too impatient, that is the only thing you are doing wrong. Leeks grow very slow when grown from seed. We grow perennial leeks to avoid this problem and have leeks growing all year.
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Leeks 31 Aug, E (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm also in Melb. I've found things have started to pick up in the last few days due to the warmer weather, so your leeks may begin to improve. Aside from that, how is the soil that they're in? Is it dense, or loose? They really do seem to like loose soil as the leeks ends in my compost seem to attest.
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Tomatillo 30 Aug, Katrina (Australia - temperate climate)
I bought my seeds from the seed collection website.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 30 Aug, Rod (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What type of fertiliser can I use on my beet root seedlings thank you
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Beetroot (also Beets) 15 Sep, ej (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Rod, See my reply to Carolyn above.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 29 Aug, Daisy (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I put my zucchini seeds in wet tissue in door along with tropical tomato seeds, cherry tomato seeds, capsicum seeds, bean seeds to help them to germinate. It turned out all the other seeds have germinated except zucchini and cherry tomato. Could anyone tell me the reason please? I am in Adelaide..
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 28 Aug, Antonio (Australia - tropical climate)
My broad beans plants have plenty of flowers but after more than one week with flowers I can not see any pods. What is wrong with them? When should I see fruit pods?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 30 Aug, joe (Australia - temperate climate)
flowers may show for a month or more..don,t worry.the warm weather days will get them moving. also there is a only a few bees around im trying to get my basil and and lavender into flower. and hopfuly attract more bees.this may help also.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 28 Aug, Rebecka Darling-Darren (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I too do that with supermarket shallots (keep the ends and plant them out - into a pot - and they do fine). I'm also wanting to try it with coriander roots (from supermarket). Will keep you posted on the results of the experiment.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 27 Aug, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
where can I buy witloof in gauteng
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 27 Aug, Lindsay (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Have grown a good crop not sure of the best way to eat them
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 12 Aug, Liz (Australia - temperate climate)
Eat them very which way! Young in salads, stir fries, soups, stock, and fermented in Kimchi. And here they are so easy to grow and save seed.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 28 Aug, Cecilia (Australia - temperate climate)
I use bok choy a lot, which may be cooked in similar ways. Usually: wash the leaves, shake or pat dry, shred leaves, lightly sauté in olive oil with some chopped garlic and/or ginger, add a small splash of liquid (something acidic like lemon juice, ver juice or left-over wine, a dash of mirin and tamari or fish sauce), cover and steam over moderate heat for a few minutes.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 26 Aug, ryan (Australia - arid climate)
Hi I have heaps of the triangular seeds ? Or are they the fruit. I am in Perth and have never seen the spinach before . If it is the fruit can you please tell me what is best method of extracting the seed from the fruit
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 22 Nov, glen (Australia - temperate climate)
Just let the seed go black, soak it overnight and sow
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 26 Aug, Dave (Australia - temperate climate)
Its been 50 years since I grew Jerusalem Artichokes. But supermarkets and nurseries in Perth (Western Australia) look at me stupid when I ask about them Eastern States outlets are prohibited in sending them to WA. Is there anyone in the Perth Metro area that has these? I would like to beg, borrow, buy or steal at least one tuber to get me going again. In the past I grew them in the UK, they grew like weeds and can be hard to get rid of if not controlled. They grow just about anywere. A case of try them. If they grow, good, if not, bad.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Jul, Tara (Australia - temperate climate)
The florist at the farmers market in Leederville (every sunday) sells jerusalem artichokes for both seed and eating.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 09 Sep, (Australia - temperate climate)
Go to Swansea market on Swansea street Victoria Park. It's a left off Albany highway into Oats street then first right, if you're coming from the north. Anyway they sell Jerusalem Artichokes for food, don't know if they will sprout, but it may be worth a look if you're in the area.
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Dill 26 Aug, hamish (Australia - tropical climate)
Dill is an amazing companion plant. Plant it amongst your brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower etc) and it will keep away the cabbage moths. Plant it a little earlier to set up the patch. It's wonderful to eat with any potato or cheese dish and has abundant seed to replant.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 26 Aug, Boohoo (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Can they be grown in large pots? I know they grow well here in this climate (Hobart), in the ground at least.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 28 Aug, Afrikah (Australia - temperate climate)
Yep, they can be grown in pots. Tubers can be purchased from Bunnings (gardening section) all required info on pkt
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