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Leeks 04 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Maybe water was caught down between the leaves and it just went rotten.
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Tomato 04 Mar, Anna (Australia - cool/mountain climate): My tomato vines are full of fruit, all of it green. I've often had the problem of ending up with lots of unripe fruit at the end of the season so I was wondering it there is a sure-fire way of ripening the tomatoes on the vine before the first frosts?
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Tomato 30 Mar, Eddie (Australia - cool/mountain climate): My dad said he used to pull the whole plant out and hang it in a shed and the tomatoes would vine ripen then finish off on the windowsill.
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Tomato 04 Mar, ML (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Ethylene gas ripens tomatoes and some other fruit. Add a few bananas to them. Suggest you read up about how to ripen tomatoes on the internet. Read different articles. Also see if you can start your seedlings earlier in future so that they grow/ ripen earlier in future.
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Tomato 08 Mar, anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Also most fruit take a few weeks from being fully developed to then ripen, 3-5 weeks. Same applies to pumpkin, rockmelons, watermelons etc.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 03 Mar, Kevin (Australia - temperate climate): Question - How do I get in touch with Trevor & Lynda of Australind ( Bunbury ) who posted a comment on the 9th June 2019. Regards Kevin Moir
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Garlic 02 Mar, Ian Cummings (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Try these links, a great cool climate variety is Dunganski (Std Purple Stripe) if you can get cloves. https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/guess-my-garlic/9436272
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Garlic 02 Mar, Allan Clarke (Australia - temperate climate): Hello, I would love to grow garlic, you say that it should be planted in cold weather, but this year is very queer, it is cold now, but is still the last days of summer, can I still plant it now. I live in Victor Harbor, South Australia. Have a great day people. Allan.
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Garlic 02 Mar, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): The planting times here are a guide only. You could probably plant a month either side of their planting months. Soil temperature is the more important thing. Summer crops need a higher soil temp where as winter crops need a cooler soil temp. Google germination temperatures for vegetables.
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Pumpkin 02 Mar, Ann Moeser (Australia - tropical climate): I live in Cairns in Far North Queensland. Will pumpkins grow in shady areas up here and how far apart should I plant each seed please? Regards Ann
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Pumpkin 28 Mar, Clive (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, Central QLD here. Jap pumpkins. This season i planted 2 lots of 3 vines on the same day. One in full sun and the other in a shady area. The full sun ones are growing wee with lots of pumpkins. The ones planted in the shady area grew great looking healthy long vines but not a single flower, male or female. Have turned the water off these ones and will be pulling out in the next day or two. Need plenty of sunshine
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Pumpkin 02 Mar, Anon (Australia - tropical climate): Most vegetables need a fair amount of direct sunlight a day, 4-5 to 8+ our a day. In shade you will have weak looking plants. It tells you in the notes how far apart. Set the climate zone to tropical for planting times.
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Watermelon 01 Mar, Kerrie (Australia - tropical climate): A few weeks ago I harvested the last of my watermelon. I lost a few due to the rain and too much water. I live in the coastal area of Brisbane. A few plants have self seeded, is it too late for them to bare fruit ?
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Watermelon 02 Mar, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My first time growing them this time of year. Mine are just starting to send runners out and I feel I maybe a bit late. The farmers around here (Bundy) planted out seedlings about a month - 6 weeks ago. You could try, depends on what the late Autumn early Winter is like, warm or cool.
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Garlic 29 Feb, Ian Cummings (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Ok In Canberra, due to the late summer season here I have run out of space to plant out my garlic this month. Can you plant them out in seedling trays and transfer them later on? Or as the are a root crop like carrots do they not respond well to transplanting?
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Garlic 02 Mar, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try Styrofoam boxes from supermarkets.
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Garlic 29 Feb, Dion young (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Best variety of galic for Canberra Act Australia
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Garlic 02 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Look up the internet about garlic varieties for different climate zones.
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Pumpkin 28 Feb, Garden Gnome (Australia - temperate climate): I also have seeds germinating from my compost and have at times so much produce have taken great joy in giving them away and hearing about the joyous results. I am out most mornings 2 hours after sunrise when the male stamen is all fluffy with pollen and the female has ants crawling around inside. I pollinate myself by gently picking and trimming the male flower because if I leave it to mother nature my crop is very small. I usually use 2 or 3 male flowers on one female just in case. Recent rains have not been helpful for flowers at all but 1 week later flowers are appearing and just this morning I watched a bee laden with pollen flying from flower to flower. It was so laden it had trouble flying. I love mother nature she is the best for people like me.
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Ginger 28 Feb, Rebkah Medina (Australia - temperate climate): I live in the South East of SA. Would I be able to grow ginger and turmeric? Will I have to make shade for them?
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Ginger 01 Mar, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): It doesn't give planting times here for ginger so you may not be able to grow them. Look up growing turmeric on the internet. Read the notes here I think it says ginger needs warm/ hot weather.
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Tomato 27 Feb, Luke (Australia - temperate climate): Any advice on best cool climate tomato varieties for a greenhouse in Melbourne between March and October? Thanks in advance
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Tomato 01 Mar, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): You are temperate, a greenhouse will raise the temperature in it. Most varieties would grow in it. Ask at your local nursery etc.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 24 Feb, Susan Chisholm (Australia - temperate climate): We live in Bundaberg Qld. Should I be planting my seeds now?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 25 Feb, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Bundaberg is sub tropical climate zone, read up about climate zones in the blue tab at the top of the page. At the top of the page for Rosella you will see the months to plant, the big capital P. Just be careful with the current wet weather (14 inches for Feb so far) we are having. Maybe start them in some potting mix or a good draining soil combo. I live Coral Cove.
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Watermelon 24 Feb, Juliet (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Can it get too hot for watermelon plant to survive Tauranga NZ, weather gowing over concrete pavers and river stones ?
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Watermelon 25 Feb, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Growing them over concrete or river stone could do damage to the vines if it is very hot.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 22 Feb, Greg (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, Its now 22 Feb 2020 and I live in Wollongong (temperate region). I'm going to start growing eschalots. I purchased a pack with about 6 bulbs from the local fruit and veg store. Not sure what variety, but they have a brown 'skin' and are a purple/mauve colour when the skin is peeled off. After reading some of the posts ( and the growing guide for temperate regions in Australia) , I see that I can start to plant the bulbs in March through to May. So far so good. I grow all my plants in containers (polystyrene boxes from fruit and veg stores) and raised corrugated iron garden beds (Aldi) For my Ginger, Turmeric and edible Pandanus I use a '50% coir and 50% premium potting mix' for my soil. Coir is a compressed coconut fibre. I got this 'soil recipe from Daleys plants (www.daleysfruit.com.au) BUT they are North NSW Coast and specialise in tropical plants, not eschalots. Will probably test try this soil medium for some of the eschalots but QUESTION : I am wondering what the best soil to use in containers (40cm x 80cm) and raised garden beds (approx size - 210cm x 90cm) ? Thanks in advance. Feel free to comment on any aspect of my post, but I'm mainly after the soil to use.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 13 Sep, Debra (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Greg - I am researching for a new vege garden the planting out of shallot seedlings (located in Kiama not far from you) as I've not grown them before and my husband bought a punnet - as a result I read your comment on Gardenate with interest (a very interesting post I might add) given your location. My research has totally confused me re the bulbs - I'm thinking of the shallots we buy in the supermarket. My understanding from the research is the bulbs are formed from mature plants and can be eaten and/or saved for future planting. Do you know how I can grow them to harvest similar to those we buy? Also I have never grown tumeric or ginger before - any tips? :)
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 22 Apr, Meme (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I haven't tried growing eschalots or onions or garlic before so your tips in your comment are very helpful. I love ginger and hope to grow it when the plants are available again as well as potatoes. Wanting to grow a lot more of the basic staples other than tomatoes lettuce carrot and peas.
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