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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 05 Apr, Pam Adam (Australia - tropical climate): I have sweet potato growing. Is it okay to cut away the continuous runners it is producing?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): You could cut them off from about 1-1.2m each side if you like. Over fertilising with N will produce a lot of leaves/vines. Cut off some of the new vines and plant them with the growing tip out of the soil. Read below about how to do it.
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Pumpkin 05 Apr, Pam Adam (Australia - tropical climate): I have just harvested my first ever pumpkin (jap) and it’s a beauty. However there were no seeds inside. Does this mean anything?
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Pumpkin 15 Apr, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate): If your pumpkin is ripe it doesn't matter. It just means that you can't save seeds.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 04 Apr, Suzanne Blackwood (Australia - temperate climate): I am seeking Yellow Yam in Australia. I live in Perth Western Australia. I want to grow the yam for personal use. I think Jamaican Yam is of the plant species in the genus Dioscorea. Are you able to assist please?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Check internet seed selling websites.
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Pumpkin 04 Apr, Bruno (Australia - temperate climate): I have a number of grey pumpkins on drying vines and the stems have completely dried off most and the pumpkins self detached. The flesh is still far from ripe however with a lot of green flesh under the skin and the rest a pale yellow. While the p’kins are a good size there is not much flesh inside. What’s gone wrong ?
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Pumpkin 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): At a very rough guess I would say they were not fertilised and watered enough. Looks like you planted them about the right time, takes bout 20 weeks to mature.
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Pumpkin 04 Apr, Lisa Morton-Jones (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): We have sown healthy grown pumpkins seeds now, early April They are about 2 inches tall..........we live in Loburn, outside of Rangiora. Do you think they will grow ?? or did we waste our time?? Thanks
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Pumpkin 06 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): If you went to the new Zealand section and looked up pumpkin in cool/mountain you would see to plant Oct to Dec. Look at the time to plant crops, there is a reason, that is when they do best.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 02 Apr, aileen cooke (Australia - temperate climate): last time... the fruit failed to mature and some leaves went yellow and fell and the branches became straggly now it's autumn.it has bulked up. it's having another go...with flower. I love the plant. where am I going wrong?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 Jun, Brad (Australia - temperate climate): The roots of the goldenberry are quite shallow and prone to drying out. If you are growing the plant in soil perhaps you could try a thick layer of mulch to keep the soil cool and moist.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 03 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): There is a notice at the bottom of the page " This planting guide is a general reference intended for home gardeners. We recommend that you take into account your local conditions in making planting decisions. Gardenate is not a farming or commercial advisory service. For specific advice, please contact your local plant suppliers, gardening groups, or agricultural department. The information on this site is presented in good faith, but we take no responsibility as to the accuracy of the information provided."
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 02 Apr, Anne (New Zealand - temperate climate): Do you think I could grow these in the Wairarapa? We have frosts to about -5 in winter.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 07 May, Christie (New Zealand - temperate climate): I’ve seen them growing in a few Wairarapa gardens - not sure if people water them but I’ve also seen them growing along side the Ruamahanga under one of the bridges so I guess it should be fine!
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Potato 02 Apr, Danielle (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi, I'm researching when to plant potato, Iknow they make good companion plants with broad beans... if braod beans are ready to be planted now (I live in Melbourne) can I also plant potatoes too? Please help, the internet is confusing... Many thanks in advance, Dan
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Potato 03 Apr, Anon (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Check the pages here for broad beans - plant April-May and August - Sept. Potatoes plant Sept to Dec.
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Potato 03 Apr, Genevieve (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Potatoes are normally planted in mid to late spring when the possibility of frost is over.
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Horseradish 02 Apr, Kerri (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, just dug up my horseradish and it is really spindall. What have I done wrong?
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Horseradish 03 Apr, anon (Australia - cool/mountain climate): My guess would be you have picked it too early or your soil is a bit poor. Read the notes here about growing it. Or google how to grow it.
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Onion 01 Apr, paul ryan (Australia - temperate climate): What do you mean by saying onion bulbs should sit on the soil and not be covered.
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Onion 03 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When an onion grows the bulb part sits on top of the soil, only the roots are in the soil. DO NOT hill the soil up over the bulb. Check on the internet and see.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 01 Apr, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi there. Once I've harvested and eaten the delicious rockmelons, do i leave the plant there till next year? Or shall i pot it and bring it inside when it turns colder. Will it fruit again next year? Thanks so much!
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 02 Apr, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): You grow one crop over about 4-5 months and then dig them out. As the melons ripen the vines will die.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 20 Apr, (New Zealand - temperate climate): Thank you so much! Dunno why but couldn't find info on this on google
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Onion 01 Apr, Kaz (USA - Zone 11b climate): Aloha What onions & tomatoes grow well in zone 11 Hawaii Ohau north shore
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Asparagus 01 Apr, Barb (Australia - arid climate): I do two picks of my patch one now (mid march) the other later in the year does any one else do this an how many weeks do they usually pick for my dad use to pick for 4/6 weeks but friend only picks 2 or so whos right lol thanks
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Asparagus 02 Apr, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm sub tropical. My plants are 3 years old. I cut the old growth off late August, new spears shoot soon after. I pick for about 6 weeks - the ferns get away from me. This year in January I cut my ferns off and picked asparagus for about a month. The important part is to let the ferns grow and store food back into the crowns for next spring. If you over pick the spears or pick them too long it will not give the plant time to build the crown for next year.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 01 Apr, Lea Zimmer (Australia - temperate climate): Planted in January as as stated for the temperate zone area. There is only one eggplant forming but. numerous flowers can be seen it is a strong healthy bush and it was planted from seeds it is taking a very long time to grow and produce .prior to the planting of the seeds the soil was prepared with cow manure and nutrients and left to sit for 3 months. Can anyone advise me where do these flowers will form fruit I will I only have one eggplant also does the eggplant bush produce another season or does it need to be removed after fruiting.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 13 Apr, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Flowers sometimes need to be pollinated by hand to form fruit. Not enough bees around at some times of year. Just go out there with a cotton bud and transfer the pollen between flowers and you will have a bounty of fruit forming.
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