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06 May 17, Giovanni (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Late Spring is a good time to sow maize/corn in cooler areas. The soil temperature needs to be above 15 degrees before Summer crops will really take off. A soil thermometer is a good investment, they cost around $20.00.

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03 May 17, (Australia - temperate climate)

I have s quite a few PURPLE CORN which I grew a few years ago but over the last 2 years I have been unable to grow them again. Is there any information available about the best time an method to grow them in Sydney?. Thank you

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

Corn and maize do well if they have plenty of compost or manure and a good water supply. They can normally be planted as the weather warms up in spring. probably mid-September onwards in Sydney. You could also plant climbing beans to grow up the corn stalks once the corn has reached about waist high.

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03 May 17, Rae (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Best time to plant corn in Geraldton WA

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04 May 17, Ken (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Sow seed from September till the end of the year.

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03 Mar 17, Max (Australia - temperate climate)

We live in suburbs in Chatswood Sydney but as soon as the cobs form a rabbit turns up and eats all the corn (also the chillies).

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06 Mar 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

The rabbit stew sounds like a great idea!

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05 Mar 17, Simon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Max, Best trap the rabbit and enjoy a rabbit and vege stew.

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04 Mar 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Rabbits, possums, etc can be a real menace with our vegetables. Multicrop have a product call 'Scat' which is supposed to provide protection for up to 10 weeks. I haven't used it but have used other products from the same company and found them to be safe and effective. It is available at Bunnings but should be available from other hardware stores and garden centres. the DEPI in Victoria, Dept Env. Land and Water have a number of solutions to the problem. Look up - www.depi.vic.gov.au and search for possum repellants. Their recipe using Quassia chips has been around for many years. Trust this helps.

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19 Feb 17, Pauline (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Mark Southcombe About the ants. While I have a lot of ants they are not a problem now that I am using a Bokashi system of compost. In fact no bugs are attacking my vegetables. I am growing corn for the first time and so far so good. I will keep an eye on all the things mentioned in this post.

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