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Rhubarb 17 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I would say you hit it with too much fertiliser especially Nitrogen. They recommend 40 ml to 10 L of water - I would think that is for well established plants - cut it back to 10 ml or 20 ml for small plants. If you start will good fertile soil to start with then you don't need to fertilise again until they are well established - if at all.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 15 Jan, Phil Morton (Australia - temperate climate)
I've got three Asian eggplants growing, all from the same source, one in the ground and the other two in a raised garden bed. They all get equal treatment re fertiliser and watering but the two in the raised bed produce smaller fruit that is a very pale purple and tougher while the other has long much bigger deep purple fruit that's perfect. What could the likely cause be? pH or something else?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 17 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The soil could be the difference. The raised bed would dry out quicker than the garden bed probably. Do they get the same amount of sunlight?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 25 Jan, Phil Morton (Australia - temperate climate)
Not a lot of difference.... the one in the ground is closer to a west wall so get's about an hour less afternoon sunlight in a day. They both have good layers of mulch to help keep in the moisture. The 42' days recently and the few arriving from tomorrow have/will be doing damage to them both no doubt!
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 14 Jan, Warren (Australia - arid climate)
Where can I get Jerusalem Artichokes in WA? I live on the edge of the desert and don't get to Perth very often. I have only seen them once in WA. I bought those and they grew well. We had a few meals out of the pot I grew them in, but unfortunately my wife threw away the ones I was keeping for the next year's crop. I have found suppliers in the eastern states but they can't supply to WA because of the quarantine restrictions.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 17 Jan, Mike (Australia - tropical climate)
If you go to website agric.wa.gov.au click on crops - under horticulture you will see vegetables - click on it. Click on Artichokes and then click on the heading - you will read all about how to grow them. I would try ringing/email the WA veggie growers association or similar and try and find out where to buy from. OR try and find a green grocer who might sell you some and post it to you. Or a friend or someone who lives in Perth. Try these sites - Australian City Farms and even Remote Indigenous Gardens network. Good luck.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Jan, Craig (Australia - temperate climate)
If you're in Melbourne then you planted waaaay too early. December/Jan sowing of seed works best in Melbourne. BS are a cold season crop, but they need to be well-established, healthy and vigorous plants when the cooler months of autumn set in around April/May. If you can get hold of seedling now, prep ground and plant them out at the end of the month or direct sow seeds in the ground right now.
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Potato 11 Jan, Kaye (Australia - tropical climate)
We live in Townsville and are wondering if we can grow potatoes here and if so when is the best time to plant them and also are they best grown in the ground or pots??
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Potato 17 Jan, Mike (Australia - tropical climate)
It suggests planting April/May here. I would suggest after the chance of cyclones - heavy rain. Plant in a raised ground so that the soil drains freely. You want the soil to be wettish but not water logged. Easier to care for when in the soil. In a pot you would have to be on the ball with the watering.
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Pumpkin 09 Jan, Colin mcguigan (Australia - temperate climate)
I have 2 Qld blue pumpkin vines growing 1 vine has 1 pumpkin growing on it the other has none lots of flowers but all male no female does any one know what I am doing wrong...?
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Pumpkin 10 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Take some time to read the comments here from people about growing pumpkin. Take note about male and female flowers and hand pollinating.
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Potato 09 Jan, Michelle Whyte (Australia - temperate climate)
Going to plant potatoes in the pig paddock ( when the pigs have gone ) will their manure be too strong and can we put in old dried animal manure with them. We are down near the sea in the lower south east of SA. We have a red/black loam soil. When should we start planting?? Thank you
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Potato 10 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It would depend on how freshish the manure is in the soil after you take the pig/s out. Fresh manure has nitrogen - old dried out manure has very little. Old manure is more a soil conditioner. If you had looked at the guide here for growing potatoes - temperate climate - Plant Aug to Oct. You may be able to grow a crop from April/May. Read up about growing them.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 08 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi where can I buy salsify seeds? I am in inner Sydney
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 09 Jan, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Eden or 4 seasons seeds on the internet have it.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 08 Jan, Kathy Lather (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Can you please tell me where I can find this vegetable to try and also the seed to plant. On the Gold Coast thanks
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 02 Aug, Rhona (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
you can buy green okra in season at the discount fruit & veg at Harbour Town, Gold Coast, probably most large f&v shops. I bought some red okra seeds online at boonieseeds.com.au, they grew really well here last summer
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 09 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Boondie seeds have it. On the internet.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 08 Jan, Tony Barnes (Australia - temperate climate)
Planted my zucchini early in raised beds. Brilliant start looked good producing well. Then these and later plantings have started well but the leaves get a shrivelled look around the edges and only male flowers are produced. When I pull these plants out the roots are quite rotten looking. Am in Northern Rivers area NSW so very humid with warm/hot winds.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 09 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try growing from Sept - as you say hot and humid now.
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Garlic 07 Jan, Carolyn (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I have 4 Pearl Garlic Plants that all have a head of seeds on them. The seeds are still white. do I wait for them to go black before I collect the seeds. And when I do - how do I go grow from seeds. when do I plant the seeds in the ground? I also have a bag of pearl garlic dried cloves from the Barossa (I am in Melb) - when can I plant the dried cloves. Would it still be in March/April? Any help would be appreciated :-)
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Garlic 09 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I would suggest you research on the internet - how to grow garlic from seed. A lot easier and quicker from the bulbs I think.
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Garlic 18 Jan, DavidG (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I suggest saving 4-6 bulbs from each crop, divide the cloves and plant them. Simple and 100% strike rate
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Garlic 22 Feb, Tony.E. (Australia - temperate climate)
If your plant that smells like garlic has a stem with a seed pod at the top then it is not a garlic, it has the name giant russian garlic or elephant garlic, but it is not a true garlic it is closer related to the leek family. True garlic does not grow seeds.
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Garlic 17 Jul, Ray S (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I’m afraid that’s not quite correct Tony. Garlic can and does set seed though only some varieties manage it. There is at least one breeding program, in Israel I believe, using true garlic seed to develop new varieties, among other things. It took them a while to track down varieties that do set seed but they managed. I have heard that the variety Duganski sets seed readily.
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Rhubarb 06 Jan, Shaybe (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted two rhubarb crowns in late winter 2017 and they are growing well. One plant has quite green stalks and the other is a lovely pinky red. Will the green one eventually go red?
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Rhubarb 09 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Maybe different varieties or one more mature than the other. Time will tell.
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Rhubarb 09 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You may have two different varieties or one is more mature than the other. Time will tell.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Jan, some one (Australia - temperate climate)
How long did u have to wait before taking cuttings. Mine are about 60cm high and just finished fruiting. But also from the mane stem only has 2 shoots about 40cm high
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Pumpkin 06 Jan, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)
I believe pumpkins are way smarter than us humans, in the past weeks we have experienced a significant rise is daily temp and today with 43c predicted by the bureau of mythology, my pumpkins have drooped their leaves away from the sun which I think is like us going indoors into the shade. The many shadows produced by this configuration sees my pumpkins alive to live another day. They know how to keep cool! This is one one smart vegetable me thinks! All my pumpkin have plenty of water, the ones in full sun protect themselves the most. Cheers Jeff
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