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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 23 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
The only climate zone they say here for growing choko is sub-tropical. You could try and see what happens.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 21 Nov, Steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live on sunshine coast and was wondering can I plant corn, sweet potatoes and bean in the same patch. So that the bean grow up the corn with the sweet potatoes under neath
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 17 Mar, Veronica @Bundaberg (Australia - tropical climate)
Sweet potatoes are more a perennial plant, meaning they can be left in the same spot for at least 2 years. Furthermore, when harvesting, you need to dig around in the soil, which is not convenient to other plants. We grow them solely in their own beds. The three sisters is a better way to go.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 07 Jan, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
Beans fix their own nitrogen, which if you like to companion plant (and some people do), the beans don't compete for the nitrogen. Some studies indicate the the beans assist (perk) the other plants by giving them nitrogen WITHOUT over supplying nitrogen - and too much nitrogen can be a problem for some plants (corn in particular). The standard North American Indian Three sisters planting is: Corn, beans and squash. This combination dates back ........ probably centuries and it has been around a long time for good reason: Corn is actually fairly WEAK rooted when young; corn can uprooted fairly easily when it starts growing. Squash on the other hand is a rooting power house. The squash stabilizes the corn. The squash with it's large leaves ALSO shades the soil (all plants that I know of like shaded soil, keeping their roots cooler -- even full sun plants want shaded soil). The beans then scamper up the corn, and perk the corn and squash with nitrogen. What your asking is can I take this classic all time threesome and substitute sweet potatoes for the squash. I really can't see a reason why you could not. It sounds reasonable. Further more Blistering on sweet potatoes can be prevented by adding Borax to soil - and corn loves boron (boron gives corn not only better tassels but better yields). Additionally, both corn and sweet potatoes need and love potassium. So when I think about it... it sounds like a really good combination. Best of Luck.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 23 Nov, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)
Beans do not require a lot of fertiliser. Corn and sweet potatoes do require a good fertilising. Just my opinion but I'm not a believer in mixing crops together. I think because of the fertiliser and sun requirements it would produce inferior crops. At the moment I have 7 rows of corn 60cm apart, they are 1.8m high. I would like to see how beans and sweet potatoes would have grown in that corn. The beans and sweet potato would have taken a lot of fertiliser and water and the corn crop wouldn't be as good as it is.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 19 Sep, Paulg (Australia - temperate climate)
Beans will do fine as I have grown them in any part of the garden with no fertiliser so growing up corn plants will work..
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 20 Nov, Judith Fisher (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Can yams Oka be grown here?
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Cucumber 18 Nov, Karen (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi. I’ve planted my Lebanese cucumber in my garden bed about 3 weeks ago around middle of October. I’m in south australia. The plant is about 1/2 inch . I feel that nothing is happening . No growth. What should I do. New Gardner.
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Cucumber 27 Dec, Fiona (Australia - temperate climate)
Ours were very slow to start this year due to our unusually cool temperatures. But have now started to take off and produce fruit. We are southern fleurieu.
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Cucumber 20 Nov, Nigel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I plant mine a bit earlier and found that they take a fair bit of time to take off. Plenty of water and a good fertilizer will move them along. I use Power Feed liquid fertilizer and get great results
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Cucumber 19 Nov, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The first leaves that come out of the seed are called cotyledons. The next set of leaves are call the first set of true leaves, these can take a few days (6-10) to appear. You may need to look at do you have good rich soil, do you water regularly, do they receive plenty of sunlight.
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Carrot 17 Nov, jusee (Australia - tropical climate)
Can I find tropical carrots varieties seeds that suitable to grow here in Malaysia?
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Carrot 19 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Any common carrot should. It is more about when to plant and soil type.
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Rhubarb 09 Nov, ROBIN KINROSS (Australia - temperate climate)
We live in Melbourne. Where can we buy a rhubarb forcer? Thanks
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Rhubarb 10 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
plant asap
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Garlic 08 Nov, Green thumb (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello, What’s the best way to store garlic, if you have some bulbs now in summer given to you , till your ready to plant on shortest day ? Thanks for the replies
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Garlic 10 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Dry them out in the sun/shade for two weeks. Then in a cool dry place in a tray, spread them out a bit.
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Carrot 06 Nov, Colin Scott (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have had carrots with for legs and then two by thinning consistently. The last one was single at the top but had multiple small legs at the bottom. How do I stop this?
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Carrot 10 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
Best to grow carrots in a sandy loam kind of soil. Don't need a lot of nitrogen. Also I wouldn't thin out too much. I don't grow them because they are cheap to buy and take so long to grow.
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Carrot 09 Nov, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Multiple
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Carrot 02 Jul, Kelly (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you want to reduce forking of the roots - you must stop digging and tilling and hoeing. No dig beds are your answer and only do compost as your medium to grow. They are light and airy and nutrient dense.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 06 Nov, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i live on the gold coast my chillies are flowering now and have chillies .my chilli plants self seeded around august .i pickle my chillies .easy to do and has not got the zing as a fresh one ,yet nice to taste .
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 10 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You chop up your chilli or quick blend and fill jar with olive oil.
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Tomato 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have good success with oxhearts and rouge de marmande. They fruit all through winter too and I'm more southerly than you. You can get these varieties in DT Brown seeds from Reject Shop for $2 a packet. Mine self seed after the first season and I'm about to harvest a pair of oxhearts weighing 300gms each. They don't seem to revert to wild tomato types when self seeding which a lot of other varieties do. Cherry toms are prolific fruiters and easy but a PITA to harvest and not useful for sandwiches. But perfect to toss into a salad. I prefer the larger types. I harvest the toms as soon as I get a small blush of pink/yellow on the skin and then they ripen perfectly inside without inviting pests. But you need to let them get the colouring enzymes going on the vine first in a small amount for this to work.
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Tomato 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I never use anything and get large crops. Maybe I am just exceptionally lucky? Who knows.Try tomato fruit bags. These are fine mesh bags you tie over the green fruit trusses that prevents insects from getting at them. If you can sew you can probably make a heap out of an old fine net curtain to save $$$ as they tend to be rather pricey to buy. Just a rectangular bag with a drawstring large enough to house the truss.
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Rhubarb 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Don't plant it in plastic, they hate that. Use terracotta and it will do well. It likes the airflow. I have mine in a medium terracotta pot and it's loving it. You do have to feed and water it very regularly though in warm weather. It's not a set and forget situation potted up, needs some looking after. But does make a great display.
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Rhubarb 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My guess is that your soil has too much clay content in it for rhubarb. It does this in heavy soil. I tried to grow it in the ground here, I have very rich, dark soil but it borders on high clay content. My plant suffered until I removed it and potted it up in large terracotta pot with light potting mix. Now it's doing brilliantly. The terracotta keeps the roots cool and stops the crown from rotting. But it has to be watered daily potted up like that as it wilts very easily. I ended up growing my rhubarb and strawberries in pots because they just didn't like the heavy soil. They are producing wonderfully now and make a nice display together. An alternative could be to add a lot of organic material to your soil and plant it into a built up mound for free draining situation.
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Rhubarb 10 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Buy some sand or sandy loam soil and mix into your soil and compost.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 03 Nov, Maria Craig (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
can you make a frame to grow rock melons on if so what type I live in Auckland New Zealand
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 05 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Wood frame with some kind of mesh or house reo. Have as trellis or flat base.
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