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Garlic 28 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): "Yellow tips are such a common garlic phenomenon that many consider it “normal.” They can be caused by any number of stressors: a hard winter, a warm spell followed by a freezing spell, mild nutrient deficiencies or imbalances, too much or too little water; a little of this and that. I don’t worry about yellow tips. My garlics usually get them. Everything I read says that unless they are extreme, yields should not be affected. However, yellow stripes, splotches, speckles, leaf curl, thickened leaves, purple veins, or other abnormalities indicate something more serious is going on: soil deficiencies, insect infestations, fungal growth." Google and read up about it.
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Garlic 28 Aug, Darren (Australia - temperate climate): If the leaves are yellowing, and look like they are dying, it is possible your garlic is ready.
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Carrot 25 Aug, Justin (Australia - temperate climate): I got carrot seeds to grow in 1 week, that's right, I soaked the seeds in warm water for 24 hours then sowed them out & covered with a thin layer of sugar cane mulch.
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Carrot 29 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): An old trick was to put a damp hessian bag on the seeds until they germinated. Or today you could use shade cloth - probably the 90% the best. Cost about $10/m 1800mm wide.
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Carrot 28 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Bet you had fun trying to plant out small wet carrot seeds.
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Carrot 02 May, Jennifer (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I can just imagine it, tiny wet seeds, it’s difficult enough to sow when they are dry. I planted my seeds in a large pot hope they are successful, I like your tips
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Carrot 05 Oct, Ashmoore (Australia - temperate climate): I just buy the ones on tape,so basically just lay the tape down and lightly cover and water
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 Aug, Pauline (Australia - temperate climate): I have it growing in my vegetable garden in full sun,and afternoon shade, and it borders on becoming invasive The plant sends out underground runners a bit like mint does. It dies down each winter. I love it for the beautiful skeletal seed cases, so I just rip it out of some areas. I tried it in pots but it quickly filled the pot with roots
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Potato 23 Aug, Paul Kelly (Australia - temperate climate): The leaves on my potatoes seem to be shriveling and dying. Leaving crisp brown holes in the leaves and dead stems. Could it be a fungal disease or insect attack. If it is fungal disease what should I treat it with. Could it be viral?
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Potato 25 Aug, Tim (Australia - temperate climate): How old are your plants? The leaves and stems will die when its time to harvest.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 23 Aug, Tracey Flynn (Australia - temperate climate): Hi..I have come across a great recipe Jamie Olivers Spicy Lamb Shanks...Absolutely Yum if a meat eater....He suggests Oregano OR Marjoram. I I have used Oregano....I want to grow at my home....wondering why he chose between the 2 herbs....I googled and seems to have an Italian taste.....
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 02 Sep, Anne-Marie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Tracey, my husband makes this yummy dish often and always uses Oregano - better flavour, more versatile and can be used in several other recipes we make, like bolognaise sause, with oven baked Mullet, chicken bone broth. We have grown oregano both in the ground and pot, morning sun and not too wet or it will die! I recently bought some in a pot and repotted it to a larger pot within 3-4 weeks... grows very quickly! We've had a very mild winter (warm days) but very cold nights.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 23 Aug, Mario Skapin (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I bought the seeds from "ITALIAN GARDENER" they are situated in Adelaide, find it on google by the name, they are very obliging and helpful, and they have a mobile number on site that you can call. I bought Radicchio,Salad mix, Cicoria Zucherina di Trieste, witlof and other seeds from them. i am starting to do the final stage with witlof now hope it works. Cheers Mario
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Cabbage 21 Aug, Alex Little (Australia - temperate climate): Why should you avoid growing beans next to cabbages?
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Cabbage 22 Aug, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): Website - sustainable gardening Australia says beans are good neighbors of cabbage. It also says don't grow beans next to beetroot - and I have that happening - all going good so far. Most to do with similar diseases etc. Read up about companion planting. Sometimes it works sometimes not.
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Cucumber 21 Aug, JC (Australia - tropical climate): Hi, I've just moved to Cocos Keeling Islands and have heard it is difficult to grow any fruit or veg here. Any advice on what to plant and when, how to improve soil conditions etc. would be appreciated as fresh food options are costly and not reliable. TIA
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Cucumber 24 Aug, Darren (Australia - temperate climate): This is just a generic answer, not specific to the Cocos Keeling Islands. Any where the soil conditions or climate are considered poor, I would suggest raised garden beds filled with a good soil blend and organic matter. If the soil is unavailable, then a good potting mix (without moisture retention) and organic matter/compost will be fine. Then just grow what you want according to your climate.
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Cucumber 22 Aug, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): Improving soil condition is about adding good soil if possible or adding organic matter - compost, manures, plant residue, grass clippings, veggie scraps etc to the soil and letting it all decompose - could take a few months. As for what to plant ask the locals what grows and what doesn't. I assume it is hot and wet so that rules a lot of things out. Look around and see what grows and have a go.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 19 Aug, Kathy Mc (Australia - temperate climate): I have red capsicum, blackjack zucchini and burpless cucumber. I planted a Dwarf eggplant in a pot. can I plant the others in a raised garden bed now.. Thanks for your help
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm in sub tropical. I have zucchini plants about 4-5 weeks old - planted from seedlings. I have other zucchini plants - from seeds just coming up now. I have the round white cucumbers seeds germinating now also. I have capsicum seeds germinated for 3 weeks or so and they are hardly growing. Temps here in August should be like 10-11 at night and 23-24 in the day. This year we are about 2 degrees above both. Been 28-29 a few days in the last fortnight. Very mild winter. Seeds germinate differently during the year. Quite a few seeds were germinating in 48-72 hrs in early Feb. Now they are taking 7-10 days. All to do with soil temp.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 21 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Read the notes about each plant on this website. Different planting times for each.
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Garlic 19 Aug, Charles Schembri (Australia - temperate climate): Where can I buy garlic for planting.. Would be OK to plant now
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Garlic 21 Aug, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): From the notes on this page. "Garlic is traditionally planted in cold weather and harvest in summer ("plant on the shortest day, harvest on the longest"). Try Tooley Garlic. Google it.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 19 Aug, M H (Australia - temperate climate): Anyone in Melbourne growing carouby de Maussane snowpea?
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 15 Sep, Shirley (New Zealand - temperate climate): I am in Victoria australia, new house new garden and two plants came up in garden in separate places. I thought when they came up and saw two tone flowers that they were sweet peas. Although much stronger leaves and vines. Looked again today and underneath there are a lot of pea pods. I thought they were normal peas with different colored flowers until I saw the post about these Heirloom snow peas that grow quite large. I opened a pod and seeds inside quite full, so not sure about eating them if they get bigger They either blew here or came in soil mix we brought and put in garden. I do grow normal snow peas these are much stronger. They have been growing there for quite a few months Noticed them about May/June. I was a bit scared to eat them, that is why I started investigating
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 22 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I grew mammoth melting snow peas from March this year and plants grew 7' high in my own garden. At the school gardens I grew snow peas from Bunnings and only grew about 3-4' high with heaps of peas. I'm going to try Oregon snow peas from seed next year otherwise it will be the Bunnings seedlings in future.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 21 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Had a look on the internet and would guess that it is not common in Australia.
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Garlic 18 Aug, Bec (Australia - arid climate): Just wondering how often I should water my garlic and how do I know when to harvest? They were planted about 4 days ago and I'm in Perth, Western Australia. Thanks!
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Garlic 21 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Read earlier post today re planting. You need good draining soil. Too wet and it will rot and too dry and will die. I would say you have sandy soil. Try a little water each day. Sandy soil water more regularly than good soil. Bit of trial and error. Google about growing it.
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Watermelon 17 Aug, Rodney A Dwight (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What is the best soil condition water Mellon grow in was and best time to sow
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