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Garlic 27 May, paul hansard (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Where do I buy Garlic bulbs & ginger to grow ? Please.
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Garlic 28 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Boondie seeds or other seed selling websites.
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Pumpkin 27 May, Pumpkin Pete (Australia - temperate climate)
What is the best prep after drying seeds to grow ? Thanks
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Pumpkin 28 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Give them a couple of weeks to dry out, put them in a little sealing bag, then put them in a sealable jar and into the fridge. When you take them out of the fridge leave for 20-30 mins before you open the jar. Stops condensation.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 26 May, Eric Brooker (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate)
Do runner beans grow up poles in clockwise direction? Anti clockwise here. Of course I need to know!
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 01 Jan, Jason (Australia - temperate climate)
Good question. Mine are growing up in a clockwise direction - Penrith, NSW Australia.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 27 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I suggest you grow some, then you will be the expert.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 03 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google it and read up about it.
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Pumpkin 25 May, Holly (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, I'm wondering if pumpkins can be planted now on a hot western slope in nth new? Yes it's late! Just wondering!
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Pumpkin 26 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the article here and get as much info as possible to make a decision. We are about 5 weeks away from the coldest period of the year July August, most plants do not grow much during these months. Generally give the hottest and coldest months a miss. Advice here is they need 20-30 temp to germinate, my soil is currently 18, Bundaberg. It says plant from August. I suggest you wait until then and find a warm area to be able to germinate the seeds or buy seedlings. There is a reason why you plant at the correct time, you have a better chance of a successful crop. Start preparing your ground if it needs it.
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Strawberry Plants 25 May, Maria Garreffa (Australia - temperate climate)
When is time to grafting a young lemon? in South Australia , adelaide north east aerea, Thanks.
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Strawberry Plants 26 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Suggest you do some research on the internet about that.
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Garlic 25 May, Jon Hosford (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Garlic is best planted before the extremely cold weather sets in so that it can sprout and grow healthy leaves. It will then use this solid start to set healthy bulbs in the spring months. When tops start to flag, cease watering. Pull the garlic when the bulbs are strong and healthy and allow the leaves to die right back before storing. I live in a cool climate (Tasmania) and am able to keep garlic without it sprouting for use in cooking until July/August .
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 May, murray foster (New Zealand - temperate climate)
where to buy a yacon tubar
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 22 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Seed selling website.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 19 May, Pat obrien (Australia - tropical climate)
Is there a variety of amaranth that could be more suitable for growing in the cooler Months in the tropics?
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 21 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Further to yesterday's advice. You could go on the internet and spends hours trying to find your answer. I have never seen it or grown it. Best to ask some flowering society or agricultural dept. From my knowledge and experience most plants need a certain temperature range to germinate and then temperature range/climate to grow. That is why some plants are recommended to grow in spring in some climates and other climates it might be summer or winter.
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Asparagus 19 May, Helen (Australia - temperate climate)
I bedded my 4 year old crowns down for winter, ie, cut back fronds, fed, remulched - and now I have at least 2 new spears per head. Should I just let them go to frond and cut back in mid June ..... or can I harvest and eat them (preferred option of course .... but a healthy plant is a better one ). Thanks for any advice. Helen.
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Asparagus 21 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have only grown it for 4 years. During the summer/autumn asparagus grows ferns and puts nutrient and energy back into the crown to be able to produce new shoots next spring. In winter the ferns dry off etc. I don't hand water mine from May onwards. In late August I trim off the ferns and apply a mulch/compost and water. New shoots appear in a week or so depending how cold it is. I think you have jumped the gun by about 3 mths. Eat the spears and cut back the watering.
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Peas 17 May, Chris Chitumwa (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Thanks for the info. I was looking for the best time to grow peas in my small garden. The article was very helpful.
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Peas 19 May, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hoped you looked up your climate zone in S A for the info. Planting is a couple of months later than sub- tropical Australia. We receive most of our rain in the summer also.
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Ginger 17 May, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)
May I plant ginger now — mid-May?
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Ginger 23 May, Teresa (Australia - temperate climate)
Depending on where you live? It’s too cold for Melbourne now. Ginger should be planted in October.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 17 May, Matthew Malcolm (Australia - temperate climate)
looking for some NZ Oka/ yam seed in Tasmania if anyone knows where i could get some
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 04 Jun, Lisa (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Malcom, in Tasmania you can usually find oca for sale as providence growers (Salamanca market or roadside stall at Nieka), and sometimes in store when it’s harvest time at hill st, young’s veggie shed and organic grocers.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 14 Mar, Gaye (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
This is the best place I have found - Daleys Fruit https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/search.php?q2=oca
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 19 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try on the internet.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 17 May, Alenka Bosnic (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi it's mid May do I pull out my eggplants or can I prune them back and get them ready for Spring Summer.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 18 May, Paul Lehmann (Australia - arid climate)
If you don't get any frosts you can leave them in the ground/pot but give them a prune back to half their size. If you have frosts you can cover them if you really like them or pull them out and plant a green manure crop to put energy back into the soil. Eggplants are hungry plants!
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 14 May, László Kántor (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Are any of the giant arrowroot/taro varieties -- like the Dasheen grown in wet soil in Kenya -- available to buy in Australia?
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