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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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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 15 May, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
Read the comment below I posted yesterday.
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Pumpkin 14 May, Sid Clancy (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Central West NSW, when should i be planting my pumpkins?
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Pumpkin 18 May, Paul Lehmann (Australia - arid climate)
No frosts, no problem! Get them going as early as you like! I have to wait till last frost is gone, early November but this year I'm going to get some frost covers and start them a bit earlier.
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 13 May, László Kántor (Australia - tropical climate)
Is the "Burundi" variety of taro tuber (or corm) available in Australia?
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 14 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go to daleysfruit .c**.au or greenharvest.c**.au on the internet. Not that variety but what is the common grown in Australia. Green Harvest has a great article on how to grow it etc.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 12 May, Scott F (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Are pak choy frost tolerant?
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 18 May, Paul Lehmann (Australia - arid climate)
A light frost is not a problem but if you get a heavy Jack Frost they will go to God like any other plant. I'm in Arid Western Vic and get at least two or three Jack Frosts unless I cover them with a frost proofing cover.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 13 May, Anon (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
By the planting guide for cool mountain climate I would say maybe an odd light frost. Where I live we don't have frosts. They are a cool weather crop.
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Rosemary 12 May, Bradley Swan (Australia - temperate climate)
When is the best time to prune a Rosemary bush in Australia.
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Rosemary 13 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably anytime of the year but more so when it is in a growing stage. The gardens I go to, it is a hedge so it is trimmed often.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 11 May, Lea Doolan (Australia - tropical climate)
why do leaves on a helathy choko curl,,the fruit doesn't seem affected..
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 12 May, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try an agronomist at a farming agency.
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Radish 11 May, Noah (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I highly recommend radish to beginners as they are fun and easy to grow
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Radish 22 May, karen (Australia - temperate climate)
I second that!
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 May, Trevor McPherson (Australia - temperate climate)
Do choko have a white sap it grows rampant i treat is a weed.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 25 May, Tonyw (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like moth weed which is climbing pest
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 11 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look on the internet to see if the leaves are the same. Or is it bearing fruit. Could be sweet potato?????
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Peas 08 May, Heather (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi. Newbie here both to this site and to veggie growing in general. Thrilled to find your site. I have two questions about Mammoth 'Snow Peas' which I planted in late April (doing well). First, how long might these plants bear in my sub-tropical region and should I continue sowing more peas into autumn? And, second, I've seen advice to pick the young shoots on pea plants (edible, I'm told) to encourage them to become more 'bushy'; does this apply only to 'bush' type peas or to climbing varieties also? Thank you in anticipation.
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Peas 11 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew Mammoth and they grew very tall before flowering. I recommend Oregon giant. They will bear over a few weeks, 3 maybe 4. Do plantings about 1 month apart. I don't pinch the top out, not necessary. Make a trellis for them about 1.2-1.5m high. A bit of chicken wire.
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Kohlrabi 08 May, Shar (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it okay to start sowing the kohl rabi seeds now or should I wait for a couple of months and start in August? I live in suburban Sydney
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Kohlrabi 11 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go to the kohlrabi page, set climate to sub tropical, ( eg www.gardenate.com/plant/Kohlrabi?zone=3) and read the calendar months when to plant. P in a green box means Plant or Sow seeds.
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Kohlrabi 11 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
Not sure why you would suggest setting to sub-tropical when the Sydney climate is temperate.
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Rhubarb 06 May, Jane Trembath (Australia - temperate climate)
My rhubarb looks terrible The leaves have holes and brown patches. Also the stalks have become woody and thin. Can you give me some advice about how to treat the plant? Regards Jane
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Rhubarb 27 May, Claudia (Australia - temperate climate)
I had the same problem with my rhubarb. It never thrived. For 3 years, it was in a spot that received western sun and full shade in winter. The soil wad always dry, and I had to keep the water up. I moved it into a north east facing raised bed full of rich soil and mulched thickly. Did this about 6 weeks ago, and it has already doubled in size. The leaves are bigger, greener and lush. The stalks are also thick and crisp! We're coming into winter now, so your rhubarb might take a little longer to recover. Give it a good drink of seaweed at transplant. I also soak my mulch in seaweed solution before mulching. As for the holes in the leaves, that will probably be from a grub. Inspect your plant and its root ball before transplanting, so you don't bring the little muncher over too! Sometimes grubs hide in the ground. Good luck!
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Rhubarb 08 May, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have never grown it although my mother did nearly 60 yrs ago. Holes in it would be some kind of caterpillar/grub, the brown could be leaves dying off or lack of water. Thin stalks would be lack of nutrient, maybe the same for woody stalks. Maybe time to replant it somewhere (if possible) into new rich soil and keep the water up to it and a fert feed now and again.
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Radish 06 May, judith (Australia - temperate climate)
In Tasmania its late May and getting much cooler. My radish plants are quite vigorous but have no roots only leaves. Is this because its not warm enough.
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Radish 02 Jun, Jon Hosford (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Radishes planted in Tasmania should produce reliably in the cooler months. They do establish a root first before filling out at about week 4 or 5. I wouldn't pull them out yet.They don't like too much fertiliser. After November in Tas you are best to sow them in the shade of a taller growing crop that will shade them from harsh sun. e.g sweet corn.
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