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14 Nov 11, JETset (Australia - temperate climate)

What part of Outback SA? If you look at the Diggers site (diggers.com.au) they have a few slow to bolt varieties. That is all I could suggest as I believe it is the heat which causes bolting. Goldrush and Flame are 2 you could try. I am in Adelaide and will probably have the same issue when it gets to late January. Cheers and Good luck

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23 May 11, jenny (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I have some Bok Choy and cos lettuce planted. Something is eating them, but the Bok Choy more than Cos. I'm presuming its not snails or slugs as dont they always leave a silver trail behind, of which there isnt any. I have several planter boxes on a table(like a school table) so high off the ground. Does anyone have an idea what types of bug could be doing this-I live in Melbourne's northern suburbs.

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09 Mar 14, John (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have the same problem with my Bok Choy. It is caterpillars from the white cabbage moth. I try to remove them by hand but some still manage to evade me. A tell tale sign is lots of caterpillar poo in the centre of the plants

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30 Jul 11, Shona (Australia - temperate climate)

I would suspect possums.

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24 May 11, Geri (Australia - temperate climate)

I had Bok Choy in also and I initially had cabbage moth catapilliars on it...used some vegie dust and that seemed to do the trick...have eaten it and need to plant more...I am in Melb southern suburbs....good luck

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24 May 11, Angela (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Jenny, I had a similar problem. Thought it was snails or slugs but then one day found caterpillars on them. They were so small( less than 1cm) I didn't notice them at first, and because they are green they blended in with the colour of my asian greens. The plants were infested and i lost a few of them. Try looking for caerpillars - the cabbage moth type. - Angela

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17 Apr 11, Thalass (Australia - temperate climate)

How long does it take for lettuce to sprout? I had a couple of plants that weren't doing well and went to seed, but that was a few weeks ago. Shouldn't i be getting random seedlings soon?

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14 Apr 11, stella (Australia - temperate climate)

some ppl say u need a lot of space to grow iceberg lettuce but i am growing them in containers like old vege boxes and they grow quite good ..in fact whenever i need lettuce i just chop of the leaves from top and they grow again..u just need to water them regularly, so that they stay crisp and not turn bitter..they hav even started to form heads(although not as good as super markets) but full of flavour:D

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17 Apr 11, Donna (Australia - temperate climate)

how often are you watering them? And what do you mean by chopping off the leaves from the top? Do you mean you are peeling the external leaves off?

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19 Apr 11, stella (Australia - temperate climate)

i water them every alternate day..or if its very hot and dry, i water them daily..and by chopping of the leaves means... as i grow in containers the head of it is not as firm as supermarket lettuce but i chop of the leaves to the stalk but i have to make sure i dont harm the roots and leave some leafy part(like half torn leaf)..and then it regrows again like before..and anyways loose leaves are healthier than closed head ones..:)

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