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17 May 17, Sean (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You are onto a good thing!For good air circulation and general management tomatoes are better grown in a flat plane than on a cage anyway. re using stakes, etc is sustainable and save money as well. You could probably replant the tomato/capsicum site with climbing peas or grow a quick crop like radishes or leafy greens ready to sow climbing beans in the spring. Good luck!

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18 May 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

The way I did it, is how they grow them commercially here. With the stake you have to have something to tie them up with. I was buying ribbon and reusing it - but it is $5 a 25m roll. With 2-3 lots of tomatoes (?capsicums) in at a time can use a lot of ribbon and they tend to slide down the stake. I do mix it up a bit. I have had corn in, followed by, snow peas to be followed by climbing beans probably. I'm in the process of setting up 6-8 Styrofoam boxes to grow my leafy lettuce, hon tsai tai rocket baby spinach. Cheers

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22 Apr 17, Helena (Australia - temperate climate)

as I cut and deseeded my red capsicum, there was 2 little balls with a green stem, would that be plantable?

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23 Apr 17, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate)

It is likely to be just a superficial growth in the seed cavity.

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23 Mar 17, Monique Bentham (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have had the same issue with a few of my capsicums, after research I think the brown streaks are due to a mineral deficiency.

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25 Jan 17, Wendy (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I planted capsicum seedlings last October however they haven't seemed to have grown at all. I have fertilized them and watered them, used mulch but nothing :(. This is also happening to my eggplant seedlings which I planted at the same time. Please help

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26 Jan 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

I don't know where you live but I live in South-eastern Australia and we have had hot days followed by cold days and the same inconsistency with rainfall. My eggplants are well manured and composted and have started to flower but are only about 30 or 40 cmss high. Now that we are having some more consistent weather I am looking forward to some better results. Trust this helps.

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17 May 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I'm in the sub tropical - Bundaberg. Over the years I have had very good caps and other years not so - little deformed fruit. I start planting in late Feb March. I have read recently that caps are a spring crop (Aug- Sept planting) so maybe that is the answer. I started some from seed and they are now about 10" high and looking good. My thoughts might be you planted a bit late. It starts to become very dry and hot by Dec and into January hot wet and windy. I don't grow things from Nov to Feb because of the different/difficult weather conditions in summer. It is a time I put some mulch and compost back into my soil.

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09 Jan 17, (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you know when to pick capsicum?

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16 Jan 17, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Pick them to eat when they are big enough! if you want an early feed. They are great stuffed and roasted when they are small. Green 'bell' capsicums will continue to mature and become yellow, orange or red. Longer capsicums will normally change to a bright yellow or red. It's mostly a personal thing. Trust this helps.

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