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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 30 Dec, Greg (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I bought my egglant seedling from Bunnings and it's going well. Two months old and over 1 high (climbing up stake) and fruiting. Give it a whirl...only a few $ for the seedling.
Pumpkin 28 Dec, Cathy (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Something is eating the pumpkin leaves They were planted around mid November so they are around 6 weeks. Thought it might be snails but no sign of them. Any suggestions in what to look for? Cathy
Pumpkin 15 Jan, Mel (Australia - arid climate)
May be little lizards/geckos that is what I am currently fighting with
Pumpkin 01 Apr, Phil (Australia - temperate climate)
Actually, if you just have small skinks or geckos in your vegetable patch, this is a good thing as they'll be feeding on any potential pests (well, they may not necessarily discriminate between what insects/invertebrates they feed on!). Anyway, I have many small skinks running around my garden/vegie patch and I consider them a sign of a relatively healthy garden. My best advice for looking for pests is to sneak outside at night and see what's happening. Many pests are 'nocturnal' or easier to spot at night. For example, root weevils (which love my basil!) and green caterpillars (loopers) which may be a culprit of pumpkin leaves. If you look for leaf damage that looks somewhat like a mosaic of holes, turn the leaf over and I can almost guarantee, you'll find a little green caterpillar smiling at you!
Pumpkin 30 Dec, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Snails come out at night I think. Early in the morning or late afternoon check the leaves for grubs.
Horseradish 26 Dec, Joseph (Australia - temperate climate)
I have some Horseradish growing but cant get it to grow in to any thing of consequence, it spreads like wild fire but roots are too small to grate. Does anyone have a suggestion please
Horseradish 30 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like you are using a fertiliser with a high N %. N produces grow of leaves etc, P is good for root development. K for flowers/fruit. Try and plant them after another crop has used up most of the N.
Ginger 26 Dec, Tolani (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Can I grow ginger in Botswana in a place surrounding Gaborone? What are likely prospects?
Ginger 30 Dec, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Look through the climate zones of Sth Africa and pick a similar one to yours. Then go to ginger and set the climate zone to yours. It will tell you if it will grow there and when to plant.
Cardoon 26 Dec, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Can cardoons be grown in a spot that receives afternoon shade? If so, do I still need to blanch the stems?
Cardoon 14 Oct, Leslie Trail (USA - Zone 6b climate)
yes you can grow them in the shade. I have had several varieties and some like the shade more than others. You should still blanch the cardoon though. If you do not blanch it you can still use it... I soak my trimmed, cleaned and chopped cardoons in water with vinegar. Then drain and put in a pot with water and a little salt. Then put it on the stove on high until just before it boils. Remove from heat and rinse. After that cook it or can it. This will remove most of the bitter. It tastes great but I imagine I am loosing some of the flavor when I do this. This is especially handy when I am going to harvest them in the middle of the summer since wrapping then in the heat seems to cause a lot of damage to the stocks. Its best to wrap and harvest in the spring or the fall.
Watermelon 26 Dec, Phoebe (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I have a watermelon growing and setting teeny baby fruit but they all wither and drop off within a week of setting. Any ideas?
Watermelon 30 Dec, anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like you have no bees to pollinate the female flower. Do it by hand. (With a soft artist's brush or use a male flower)
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
Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 27 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try the internet - like diggers and Eden seeds.
Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 20 Jun, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
. I got mine posted from living-mudflower.blogspot.com, they seemed pretty good.
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?
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.
Cabbage 22 Dec, Lea (Australia - temperate climate)
Sorry correction what bug or virus can affect a cabbage
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.
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.
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.
Cabbage 22 Dec, Lea (Australia - temperate climate)
Can affect a cabbage and how can they be treated naturally
Rhubarb 22 Dec, Hannes (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
What time of the year is best to plant Rhubarb seeds in Gauteng?
Rhubarb 24 Dec, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Go to the blue tab above
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.
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
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.
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.
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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