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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 23 Dec, Antoinette (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I am trying to buy some j/a, but do not seem to find them for sale anywhere. Has anyone got some spare tubers I could buy? Thanks Antoinette
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 27 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try the internet - like diggers and Eden seeds.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 20 Jun, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): . I got mine posted from living-mudflower.blogspot.com, they seemed pretty good.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 23 Dec, Sonya McKerrow (New Zealand - temperate climate): My courgettes get flowers on then only grow to about 10 cms flowers die and then courgette dies , has not done this other years don't know what is going on?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 27 Dec, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Sounds like you have no bees to pollinate the female flowers. Hand pollinate if you like. Look up the internet to find out how to do it.
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Cabbage 22 Dec, Lea (Australia - temperate climate): Sorry correction what bug or virus can affect a cabbage
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Cabbage 27 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I think the white cabbage moth is the main problem. Bugs and moths etc. are more prevalent when there is rain. So you would be checking the plants more often after rain. Research on the internet for more info on bugs etc. and for natural sprays. In warm/hot climates best time to grow cabbage is late summer to early spring.
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Radish 22 Dec, Madison (Australia - temperate climate): This is my first time growing radishes, and I found that most of the leaves had been eaten through or had tough brown/yellow streaks. I believe it may be some sort of disease or they have been attacked by pests.
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Radish 27 Dec, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): when it is wet and rainy the bugs and insect breed more, or that is their breeding time. I'm sub tropical and I try to grow radishes March to Oct. I'm finding I grow the best radishes late autumn winter. And try and have the soil a bit firm when planting radishes. I find if the radish has germinated and is growing and the soil is then compacted a bit by rain/watering you end up with radishes that look like a number 8 instead of a nice circle round.
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Cabbage 22 Dec, Lea (Australia - temperate climate): Can affect a cabbage and how can they be treated naturally
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Rhubarb 22 Dec, Hannes (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): What time of the year is best to plant Rhubarb seeds in Gauteng?
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Rhubarb 24 Dec, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Go to the blue tab above
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Rhubarb 30 Dec, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Work out your climate zone then go to Rhubarb and set your climate, then check when to plant.
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Pumpkin 22 Dec, peter (Australia - tropical climate): I lived in Victoria Australia every Christmas grew turks head pumpkins. gave them out as presents I want to do something similar up in tropical queensland.what can you think of please
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Pumpkin 24 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You could grow the Turkish pumpkin, you would have to plant the seeds mid winter and have warm soil to germinate the seeds.
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Pumpkin 23 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live near Bundaberg and at the gardens I work at, a lady planted sunflowers 2 months ago. We are picking the flowers now - quite stunning a bunch of five heads in a vase. I have Kent or jap pumpkin growing now but won't be ripe for another 4-6 weeks. I say so often here it is too hot to be growing crops in late Nov and Dec unless you are protecting them from the sun. Sweet potatoes would probably grow. They grow here all year round.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 21 Dec, Bj (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I have 4 Capsicum plants and i use worm fertiliser and water on the days I can and i will all so use bath water and I have had flowers and that's it .
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Dec, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Depends whether you are using worm leachate or worm casting as fertiliser. I don't believe they have much NPK in them especially the leachate and I think you would have to use a lot to grow things. Although it says you can grow caps in summer I think it is far too hot to do so. Better a crop in autumn and early spring.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 20 Dec, Maf (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi, I’m in Sydney and it’s really hot here at the moment, and it’s expected to get 40+ degrees most of January. Do you have any advice for keeping my snow pea plants alive? My concerns include scorched leaves, wilting, drought. Also, I use sugar cane mulch to cover to soil. Do you suggest something else or is sugar cane mulch alright. Please reply soon. Thanks.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 21 Dec, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Snow peas grow best in cooler weather. See here www.gardenate.com/plant/Snow Peas?zone=2
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 20 Dec, Elie (Australia - temperate climate): Hey guys, My capsicum plant is giving me a lot og capsicum but they are small and changing colors while they are still small... any advise on what might be the issue
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Dec, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Probably not enough fertiliser and also I feel it is too hot this time of year to grow caps.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 20 Dec, Eliud Mungai (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I am from Kenya in East Africa and I have a small garden planted with golden berries.the plants are about 1.5 metres high. Their leaves have developed white sports underneath and are falling off. What could be the problem? And what's the soluton to this problem?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 22 Dec, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): Check with a local agricultural department or a nursery.
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Cucumber 18 Dec, Natalie (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): First time planting and i put tomato next to it. What can i expect?
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Cucumber 19 Dec, Anon (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have just read on several websites that tomatoes and cucumbers are compatible. Don't grow near potatoes. I recently had tomatoes in one bed and cues in the next bed, beds 1.2m apart, beds 4.8m L x 2.5m W. Cues need space to spread out so don't plant close to other crops. Also consider if the tall plants will shade out the lower growing crop.
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Cucumber 18 Dec, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): In my experience, the tomatoes grow well but the cucumbers struggle .
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Cucumber 19 Dec, Anon (New Zealand - temperate climate): Tomatoes have a deep and wide root zone and would probably pinch most of the water and nutrients in the soil. Tomatoes need a lot of water and fert, cues far less. That is why I never recommend planting things too close to each other, give them the required area they need.
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Garlic 17 Dec, Brian Gavaghan OAM (Australia - temperate climate): With our diverse weather, what watering should we do?And Oblige Brian
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Garlic 18 Dec, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): It is a bit of trial and error. Have good draining soil. Little plants need little waterings more often, daily, big plants a lot more water less often, 2-3 times per week. General rule dig down into the soil 50-70mm to see how moist the soil is. You will quickly learn that say a crop of lettuce might need 60 sec of watering. Whereas some mature tomatoes plants need 2-3 minutes.
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