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Cucumber 06 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew borage last year in the winter - grew tall 1.2m high and bushy - fell over everywhere. Had to stake and rope it. A bit turned off by that. Bees love it. I now grow a perennial basil for bees. Will have my own bee hive in a few months.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 05 Feb, Sandra (Australia - temperate climate)
Maybe a bit of a silly question- but are the western suburbs of Sydney considered temperate ? Thank you
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It suggests you are sub tropical - I would say probably more sub tropical than temperate. You can have very hot summers - hotter than us - sub tropical (Bundaberg).. Winters here are generally 10 - 4-5 min and 20-25 max. Work around these figures.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 04 Feb, Srini (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Does Dwarf French beans die after 1 harvest. The plants had an excellent produce and seem to start dying (with yellowing leaves) after the first harvest.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 05 Feb, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Could be lack of water fertiliser and even end of growing season. I'm sub tropical and don't know temperate. You still have very hot days in summer - I don't grow in summer. Don't let the beans become too old before picking. I generally had 3 pickings in the spring.
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Rhubarb 01 Feb, Mick (Australia - temperate climate)
Not too sure about chooks eating rubbard leaves, ours's eat rubbard leaves, potato leaves and will strip a chilli bush !
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 01 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What should I be feeding my corn with please ?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 03 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Fertiliser.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 31 Jan, Zac Ezzy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Boondie Seeds, Armidale NSW. that's where I got mine :)
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Carrot 31 Jan, Stephen Meiklejohn (Australia - temperate climate)
My carrots have hard core and it is a different colour to the outer flesh
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Artichokes (Globe) 30 Jan, Gary Sant (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Mike. I just planted an artichoke seedling. Found it at Bunnings. I read it will take about a year to bear fruit. Fingers crossed.
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Artichokes (Globe) 31 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Might need some looking after in this heat. Good luck!
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Pumpkin 29 Jan, Richard (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I'm growing grey pumpkins,do they grow bigger fruit if you cut end of runners off once plant has several pumpkins on it.
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Pumpkin 03 Feb, mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Do you want a few big ones or a lot of average to good size? My cues last year - if I had cut - would have picked 18 - left to grow 49 cues.
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Pumpkin 31 Jan, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Don't cut unless limited by space.
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Pumpkin 31 Jan, James (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yes they do mate
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 28 Jan, Chris Gee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have grow a Yacon as a test run and it went OK so I have 10 plants in now and they are about 1m high. When I harvest can I just plant the rhizomes straight away back into the ground or should I pot them first?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 29 Jan, m (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the above (info on growing yacon for Sub-Tropical Australia) or google it.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 27 Jan, Mrunal (Australia - temperate climate)
I had grow okra seed directly to my back yard in the soil on Dec 2018 last week but there is no any germination find out so please guide me for further perusal
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 03 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
Okra takes 10-14 days to germinate so be patient.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 Jan, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
You need warm weather without it being too hot. Read the above and maybe try again later this year.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 27 Jan, Peter Krochmal (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
try PEPPER JOE'S in the USA, specialised in super hot chilies. Mails seeds to Australia, with a good germination rate.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 27 Jan, Michael (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Advice needed: *what species of corn to grow in subtropics (Northern NSW, Australia). *what desities (2, 3, 4 rows, how far apart)? Thanks all.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 29 Jan, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Plant 20cm apart rows 60-70cm apart. 15-20 seeds in 2-3 rows Try Boondie seeds on the internet – variety “bicolour” nice and sweet.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 06 Feb, Michael (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thanks everyone for the advise. WIll check out Boondie seeds! Also found Greenpatch seeds around the corner from them too. Looks promising.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 29 Jan, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Better to plant 2-3-4 rows to have better pollination.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 31 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google about growing it in WA
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 26 Jan, Christine Cain (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello, my egg plant plants are very healthy, lots of flowers, however the flowers die before the fruit develops. What causes that to happen? Thanks for your advice.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Jan, peter cranston (Australia - temperate climate)
lack of pollination. Egg plants self, but at some times (weather ?) need some help. Take an cotton bud, gather pollen (yellow) and apply to stigma (single central erect part). Watch any utube on search 'pollinate egg plants'.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Jan, Noel (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Perth wa what is the best time to grow sweet corn anfor what period can you grow for
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