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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 08 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
Most vegetables need a fair amount of sunlight, that is one of the main ingredients for them to grow. Some only need 4-6 hrs, some 6-8 hrs. Try growing something in shade and see how it grows. Read up on the internet how many hours of sun plants need.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 07 Apr, Don McLeod (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I bought a few years ago a different scarlet runner flowers white & red they have turned out to be a perenial not an annual like most modern runners . Query can I cut back while the leaves are green or do I have to leave and let die back so the root system gets more nourishment ? Thanks
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 20 Apr, Claudia (Australia - temperate climate)
Scarlet runner bean aka 7 year bean is a perennial bean. It will die back in the cooler months and shoot up again when warm enough. You can cut them back, compost, seaweed solution and mulch. When it starts to shoot up again, it will need a good feed.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 08 Apr, anon (Australia - temperate climate)
My thoughts on this are, you paid $3-5 for a packet of seeds and they probably produced $20- 30 worth of beans. That is a pretty good investment. If you like, let a few mature and keep the seeds for planting in the future. Why bother messing around with old plants trimming them and looking after them for months. Your soil needs a good working over and resting and manure compost etc added to build it up for the next season of plants.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 07 Apr, Jo (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi, I've bought some 'Cicoria variegated Di castelfranco' seeds and wonder whether it's at all possible to put them in my garden bed now? I'm in Melbourne, and new to growing chicory. Any advice is much appreciated! Jo
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 08 Apr, anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)
If you go to the blue tab at the top of the page called CLIMATE ZONE you will see you are temperate climate. Then go to CHICORY. Look at the planting guide. About SEP TO DEC. Read the notes about how to grow it.
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Ginger 06 Apr, Maria (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I grow ginger in a greenhouse? I know winter is coming... but I just want to save my shoots...
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Ginger 20 Apr, Claudia (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Maria, ginger is a tropical, so it will need to keep warm. If your greenhouse is heated, great! Otherwise, grow it in a pot indoors, in a sunny spot. Not on the window sill, as it can get quite cold at night. Keep it moist, especially if you have the heater on, but don't overwater, as the rhizomes may rot.
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Ginger 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the notes here on how and what to do.
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Garlic 05 Apr, Roland Philip (Canada - Zone 2a Sub-Arctic climate)
Hey pal. In canada right now. Looking to relocate to Caribbean , will that be a tropical climate. Few pointers on growing garlic in Caribbean tropical climate. Soil type Amt. Of water Start date for planting Thank u regards
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Garlic 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
I would suggest you look up tropical and sub-tropical climates in Australia or USA etc and check what they do there.
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Garlic 05 Apr, Anon (Australia - tropical climate)
You can try growing garlic in the tropics but it needs chilling in a fridge to get it ready to grow.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 05 Apr, Robyn (Australia - tropical climate)
I’ve always though corn was super hardy. My plants are about 3 weeks old, decent size and some little green caterpillars (about 1cm long) smashing it. Please help, what can I do? Natural solution?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 06 Apr, Jenni (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, we use a mix of 1 tablespoon molasses to 1 litre water on caterpillars in corn, swamp lilies, and new cycad leaves. Molasses is available in 2 litre containers from produce stores. Good luck.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
Go to iView (ABC TV) on the internet and find Landline from yesterday Sunday 5/04/20 and watch the show. There is a story about the army worm (I think) that has just arrived in Northern Australia in particular Qld that is hammering sweet corn/maize.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 05 Apr, ange (Australia - arid climate)
container gardening in foam and fruit boxes.....how much depth will beetroot require....also carrots....meaning the space to really grow
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Beetroot (also Beets) 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
250-300mm of soil.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 05 Apr, Robert Pye (Australia - temperate climate)
I was told to plant the seed so they mature for harvest in September, is that correct?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 06 Apr, anon (Australia - temperate climate)
Plant March to June - 12-22 weeks to maturing,
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 05 Apr, Pam Adam (Australia - tropical climate)
I have sweet potato growing. Is it okay to cut away the continuous runners it is producing?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
You could cut them off from about 1-1.2m each side if you like. Over fertilising with N will produce a lot of leaves/vines. Cut off some of the new vines and plant them with the growing tip out of the soil. Read below about how to do it.
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Pumpkin 05 Apr, Pam Adam (Australia - tropical climate)
I have just harvested my first ever pumpkin (jap) and it’s a beauty. However there were no seeds inside. Does this mean anything?
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Pumpkin 15 Apr, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate)
If your pumpkin is ripe it doesn't matter. It just means that you can't save seeds.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 04 Apr, Suzanne Blackwood (Australia - temperate climate)
I am seeking Yellow Yam in Australia. I live in Perth Western Australia. I want to grow the yam for personal use. I think Jamaican Yam is of the plant species in the genus Dioscorea. Are you able to assist please?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Check internet seed selling websites.
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Pumpkin 04 Apr, Bruno (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a number of grey pumpkins on drying vines and the stems have completely dried off most and the pumpkins self detached. The flesh is still far from ripe however with a lot of green flesh under the skin and the rest a pale yellow. While the p’kins are a good size there is not much flesh inside. What’s gone wrong ?
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Pumpkin 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
At a very rough guess I would say they were not fertilised and watered enough. Looks like you planted them about the right time, takes bout 20 weeks to mature.
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Pumpkin 04 Apr, Lisa Morton-Jones (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
We have sown healthy grown pumpkins seeds now, early April They are about 2 inches tall..........we live in Loburn, outside of Rangiora. Do you think they will grow ?? or did we waste our time?? Thanks
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Pumpkin 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you went to the new Zealand section and looked up pumpkin in cool/mountain you would see to plant Oct to Dec. Look at the time to plant crops, there is a reason, that is when they do best.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 02 Apr, aileen cooke (Australia - temperate climate)
last time... the fruit failed to mature and some leaves went yellow and fell and the branches became straggly now it's autumn.it has bulked up. it's having another go...with flower. I love the plant. where am I going wrong?
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