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Carrot 22 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): In the fridge. Don't plant so many next time. Try some succession planting next time.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 19 Jul, Brian Wood (Australia - temperate climate): I live in far west NSW and would like to grow choko vines. They do grow here (Broken Hill) as my father grew them successfully. Can you advise me the best way to grow them and where I can purchase fruit, plants or seeds. Would really welcome your advice. Brian Wood.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Buy some chokos from a supermarket or grocer and wait until they start sprouting then plant. Grow on a trellis. Look up how to grow on the internet.
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Garlic 18 Jul, Maria (Australia - tropical climate): Can I grow Garlic in Cairns Qld. And if so, what is best type and when to plant?
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Garlic 19 Jul, (Australia - tropical climate): Pay attention to the top of the page - it tells you whether you can grow it and when to plant in your climate zone - that is what this web site is for - self help. Look up the internet to see what varieties grow best in the tropics or just plant some and see what happens.
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Onion 16 Jul, Donna (Australia - temperate climate): I'm confused I Googled what fertilizer is required for onions and 1 search says onions don't want a lot of nitrogen and another search says onions are nitrogen hungry. ...so which is it?
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Onion 17 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): All plants need some nitrogen. Now if you put a lot of N on the onions, you would have a big green plant above the onion bulb and probably little bulb. N produces leaf and plant structure. Generally if you prepare your soil with compost manures etc and let it all rot in over 6-8 weeks with watering and digging it over, and maybe add a little general fert in the process then you would not have to fert the onions again. A general fert is sufficient to grow most things - look up and learn about crop rotation also.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 14 Jul, Jack (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What would you suggest around Brisbane in regard to spacing the plant?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 16 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Good rich soil 900mm - poor soil 600mm.
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Garlic 13 Jul, Sam (Australia - temperate climate): It's mid July and my garlic for planting only just arrived... I am in Canberra. Is it a waste to try planting them now? It's still very cold here for another month at least.
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Garlic 15 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): They should do alright - maybe not so big a bulb. Read the notes and plant earlier next year.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 12 Jul, Sally (Australia - temperate climate): I have a few patches of mint - in a garden bed and in pots. It thrives in spring and summer, but still grows quite well through winter. In the last two years, though, I have had a pest; a tiny fly that must lay its eggs in teh growing tips. This causes the tiny terminal leaves to stick together as the eggs hatch and teh larvae feed. If I prise the tip leaves apart I can (just) see tiny, tiny yellowish maggots. I took them to a lab and examined these under a microscope. Sure enough they are typical maggots - legless, hairless, pointed at one end and flat at the bum (spiracle) end, wriggling about. They are about 1 mm long. It kills the tips - they go brown and once the larvae change into adults the tips dry out and die. Does anyone know what the ID of this fly is? And what I should do? I'm guessing remove all tips, put out yellow sticky paper for the adult flies and maybe spray with spinosad? Or stop growing mint for a season??? Help! I do love mint in my mojitos!
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Mint (also Garden mint) 15 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): I'd suggest you spray and yellow sticky paper and see how it goes.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 11 Jul, Vikas Beri (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm in Townsville. Where can I buy /get by post ?..Jerusalem Artichoke tubers to plant ?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 17 Jul, Lorelei White (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Green Harvest at Witta near Maleny have online store. I just bought my Jerusalem Artichokes at QLD Garden Show from their stall. I just planted mine today following the instructions from Green Harvest also available online. Good luck Lol White
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 12 Jul, Dianne (Australia - arid climate): Bunnings sells an 8-pack (Bloomin' Bulbs range) that is available in most stores. (I checked availability for Mackay recently and noticed that a bunch of stores all the way up the coast stocked them as well.) If they don't have any, it might be worth checking Mitre 10. I recall the store in Sarina having some and suspect that it might be something that the chain stocks on a regular basis. Best wishes in finding some bulbs near where you live!
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 12 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Look on the internet.
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Carrot 07 Jul, Dianne (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Don't forget to make use of carrot leaves and stems as well as a tasty salad green, but be sure not to leave them on the plant too long as they get a bit stringy.
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Potato 07 Jul, david lilliman (Australia - arid climate): Hi , when do I know when to harvest my potatoes.
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Potato 08 Jul, (Australia - arid climate): It does say 15-20 weeks to grow and it does say plant Aug to Dec. Usually the plant tops starts dying off.
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Potato 05 Jul, Val (Australia - temperate climate): I didnt plant potatoes but they shot up from last year's crop. They started in autumn but the frost has now killed them. Why did they shoot at such a strange time and will they reshoot - or should I just harvest the new potatoes that they have produced before the frost killed them? I'm in South Gippsland Vic and we get pretty cold nights this time of year.
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Potato 08 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): Harvest them. Crop time is 15-20 weeks from germination/shooting - consider this when planting and frosts.
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Asparagus 04 Jul, mark (Australia - temperate climate): i live in a frost prone area reg minus 1or 2 deg c i planted asparagus seedlings 2 year ago and 2 year old crowns about a month ago i mulched with a good layer of suger cane mulch it is early july and the shoots on my older plants are emerging we had another frost today , my questing is should i just leave them or should i trim them of to prevent frost damage to the plant
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Asparagus 05 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): I would suggest you read the article here until you understand it.
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Kohlrabi 03 Jul, Josephine (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Live in Hervey Bay qld growing kohl rabi was wondering what pest would bite big chunks out of bulb not eating leaves
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Kohlrabi 04 Jul, Janette (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Could be one of our natives such as Bandicoot which dig down to eat roots of plants.
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Kohlrabi 04 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): Some kind of grub in the soil ???????
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Pumpkin 03 Jul, Trevor Worth (Australia - temperate climate): Can a Butternut Pumpkin be grown from a top only, and what would be the best method? I'd love to try it if there's a chance it may work. Thank you kindly.
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Pumpkin 04 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): I don't see it working. Stick some skewers in it and hang it in water.
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Strawberry Plants 02 Jul, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Inglewood just 10 minutes north of Perth CBD please advise when it’s best to plant strawberries and what month
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