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Pumpkin 15 Nov, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A few pumpkin plants would need half your potato patch to grow in - not 2 sqm.
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Pumpkin 14 Nov, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Some plants produce chemicals in the soil or extensive root systems which affect other plants. The advice is generally to avoid planting curcubits (pumpkins, courgettes etc.) and potatoes together. If you have room grow them in separate plots.
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Ginger 14 Nov, Rachael (Australia - temperate climate)
Wash well & freeze-u can scrape the skin off with a teaspoon when frozen, or if the skin isn’t an issue, just grate with a box grater or similar
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Strawberry Plants 14 Nov, Deb (Australia - temperate climate)
My plant is in a hanging basket..last season just runners......... It's looking good again and growing runners...... Will I ever get fruit ?
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Strawberry Plants 15 Nov, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read up about how to grow strawberries or go back through the last 50 posts here. I would suggest you scrap the idea of a hanging basket. Have a big pot where you can plant several plants or plant in the ground.
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Strawberry Plants 19 Nov, natalie (Australia - temperate climate)
My hanging baskets never survive or thrive, yet planting in large pots that already have a plant, and they have taken off!! Seperate them from the hanger and plant in pots
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Strawberry Plants 25 Nov, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Anything planted in a pot requires a lot more attention to watering and the amount of fertiliser you apply. A fine line between under watering and over watering, same with fertiliser. Too much fert and the plant will be just leaves. The other night on a gardening show I saw a person fill 3 pots of reducing sizes to make a tower. One pot on top of another on top of another.. The bottom pot about 15 (??)
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 10 Nov, Beth (Australia - temperate climate)
I bought some tall leggy capsicum seedlings. Can I plant the deep into the soil like tomatoes or should the soil be at the same level?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 11 Nov, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You probably could. Don't buy leggy seedlings.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 14 Nov, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Tomatoes planted deep produce more roots up the stem that is in the soil. Caps probably don't meaning the root system is 4-6-8
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 15 Nov, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
the root system is 4-6-8
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 18 Nov, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When planting the roots deep remember you have to be able to get water down that far when watering.
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Kohlrabi 10 Nov, Duana (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, my kohl rabi have failed to form the swollen tuber. They are 30cm tall and long stems, have been in the ground for 10 weeks, planted out from seedlings I raised myself and look really healthy. In raised garden bed, full sun, new soil and surrounded by successful snow peas, lettuce, broad beans and radish crops. What have I done wrong ?
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Strawberry Plants 10 Nov, (Australia - tropical climate)
Can I grow strawberries in a pot with a raspberries plant
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Rhubarb 07 Nov, Phil (Australia - temperate climate)
Is rhubarb best planted in garden or pot
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Rhubarb 08 Nov, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The difference between pot and outdoor garden is how much time do you have to look after a pot. Watering and fertilising more often.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 06 Nov, Julie Swallow (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Being trying to purchase Yacon but no-where has supply of them.Is anyone selling them please as I live in Orange.Thanks
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 07 Feb, Dylinda Matiga (Australia - tropical climate)
eBay sells them
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Oct, Jan N (Australia - temperate climate)
Daleys Nursery in Kyogle sell yacon online
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 06 Aug, Andrew (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
If you still need yakon let me know,,woman in Bilpin has,,,can send her details if still needed
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 05 May, Dana (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Could I suggest this site, Stanthorpe, Qld. https://blog.nutri-tech.com.au/the-yacon-opportunity-a-gut-boosting-superfood/ It's May now and I am waiting and hoping my plants will flower soon so I can harvest the three tubers I planted.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 28 Nov, Barb (Australia - temperate climate)
I recently got one from Greenharvest I think Daley’s also have them
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 07 Nov, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Yacon - try other seed selling companies on the internet or contact Boondie Seeds and ask when will she have them back in stock. On her website go to vegetables then other seeds and you will find Yacon.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 05 Nov, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Have just noticed a few snow peas coming up.They self seeded.Do you think they will survive the heat of spring / summer? I hope so ,but doubt it very much...as it is going to be 36 degrees later this week. Must have popped up with that little burst of rain the other week.The area is fairly well mulched too. Also, how can I get rid of green shield bugs on tomatoes?
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 07 Nov, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They may grow alright. The mulch will keep the soil temp down a bit and if you have anything that can provide some shade protection when it is in the 30's. Some protection for some of the day, like a shade cloth wall. Keep the water up to them. My peas are producing now and for another week or two - temp today 33.
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Watermelon 04 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What fertiliser do you use and where do you put it. Also how often do you water?
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Watermelon 05 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It is best to prepare your soil and add the fertiliser (compost, manures, in-organic fert , organic fert) when preparing it unless you want to use these soil enhancers that have very little NPK.
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Watermelon 05 Nov, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Most veges just need an all round fertiliser. Leafy veges a bit more N, fruity/root veges a bit more P/ K. Read up about what N P K does in the soil. that will determine what you put on. But it is impossible to go and buy 20 different fertilisers for 20 different plants. I buy the same fertiliser to fertilise all my vegetable, lawn and shrubs. Also look at crop rotation. A leafy crop will take the N out, so you might plant a root crop after. When plants are very small they need a light watering each day, as they grow you can water less often but put more water on. Plants half grown need watering each 2-3 days. The amount depends on how big that plant grows. You would water lettuce a lot less than 1.8m high tomatoes. I water 3 days a week.
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Potato 03 Nov, Woza (Australia - temperate climate)
Are the green potatoes safe to eat? I always get a few in my crop
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Potato 04 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
IT IS NOT SAFE TO EAT THEM. It is caused by the potato being exposed to the sun. In future keep the potatoes covered with soil to stop this happening.
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