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20 Jun 10, Andre (Australia - temperate climate)

Don't forget to not let the new planted seeds to get too wet just after you plant. Try and keep them away from a lot of water until the little green growth starts coming thru the soil like broad beans

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27 Jun 10, andrea (Australia - tropical climate)

Would it be too much to ask that you add something to the vegetables growing details. I wish you could add the type of bug or disease that bothers them and how to deal with them organically. I came across a site that identified the problems but gave no treatment which seemed to me to be rather pointless.

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18 Jul 10, Tania (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi all, My snow peas are going great but my regular peas look like they are being eaten by something. What would be eating them and how do I prevent it? I have just read that putting crushed eggshell around them will stop slugs from eating them as they cant crawl on the sharp shell but my partner said he has seen a slug on a razor blade edge before so I dont know if it will work. Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance, Tania

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15 Sep 10, Dave (Australia - temperate climate)

Tania, I have had success with coffee grounds placed around the plants, the snails have problems with it sticking to their mucous. Most coffee shops are willing to let you have their grounds.

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19 Jul 10, Dion (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I find beer traps are an excellent prevention for snail and slug damage. Snails will crawl in overnight, they can't seem to resist, and just don't wake up. Just put around a few containers of beer, in round take away containers or something similar. I use left over beer, and dregs from home brew. For slugs, I have found that adding salt to the beer works more effectively. You will need to top them up after rain etc.

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31 Jul 10, Greg (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

That is an excellent way of keeping snails and slugs at bay but i find i don't have any left over beer at the end of the day, ha ha. The salt in the beer (solution) sounds interesting, i'll give it a go.

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01 Aug 10, Glen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

for the first time ever i'm having problems growing peas. i'm new to the mountains region, and before have alwasy just put the seeds in,they've grown, then i eat them! This year the tall peas grew, but were demolished by downy mildew that also had rusty coloured dots (there seems to be a lot of diseases here), and the sugar snaps are v. slow and not looking healthy. Does anyone have any suggestions? I had to buy soil, and it's well enriched with mushroom compost, manure and blood and bone. many thanks.

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12 Aug 10, mohan (Australia - temperate climate)

Your tips for growing are indeed good. I wish a few more critical aspects such as: 1. Soil pH required i.e. whether the veggies thrive in acid soil or alkaline medium. 2. Important elements required :from the N-P-K, Mg, Fe, Mo etc.

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26 Oct 10, Nicole (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I recently grew a few pea plants however they produced a couple pods each and then all died. There was no sudden change in weather, soil, watering, insects and I can't think of anything that could have led to all of them dieing so rapidly. Does anyone know why? Thanks

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14 Aug 12, john (Australia - temperate climate)

you could be over watering your pea plants.do they have spots on them.?they might have to be planted in a more warmer part of the garden.they love the winter sun.

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