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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 24 Oct, Phil (Australia - temperate climate): I usually have no problems growing dwarf beans. However this year I am having all sorts of problems. The seeds come up but look anemic. Yellow some hole and eventually die. I have fertilized, sprayed. Perhaps it's something in the soil. Any guidance most appreciated.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 27 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have a virus called tomato yellow leaf curl virus in my tomatoes. I read the other day it effects other crops, beans included. In tomatoes it is carried by silver leaf white fly. It stunts the plant and the leaves are small, curled and yellow. Could be that.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 23 Oct, Ryan (Australia - cool/mountain climate): my snow peas don't grow
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 27 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Without knowing what kind of soil you have, how friable it is, how fertile, what the weather is like it is a big guess. Soil temperature and soil fertility would be the main reasons probably.
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Watermelon 23 Oct, Dumi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi. I am in Herkpoort, in the South of Johannesburg. Can I plant watermelons late November? Where can I get seedlings in GAuteng.
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Watermelon 13 Nov, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Usually have to plant seeds.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 23 Oct, Brewster (Australia - temperate climate): how do you know when the bean pod ready to pick..? mine look massive , but when open them there not full size yet? is it a firmness or size..?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 23 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): You can eat the whole pod when Broad beans are young , about 8cm. Otherwise, leave them until the pods feel firm and you can see the outline of the beans.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 22 Oct, Pippa (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Contact chirene at cfruit. [email protected]
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 21 Oct, (Australia - temperate climate): Can you put me in touch with some Australian choko growers please.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 23 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Phone your state fruit and vegetable growing organisation.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 21 Oct, Carine (Australia - temperate climate): I notice that someone asked the question of where you can source choko tubers, but there is no reply. I would be interested to know as I am looking for some tubers myself. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. With many thanks.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Buy from a shop then leave them sit in the cupboard or windowsill. Go to google and research how to grow choko.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 Oct, Paul (Australia - temperate climate): I just planted a whole choko in the ground and forgot about it. Had to get rid of it in the end as it got a bit out of hand.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 23 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Trim the plant back after it fruits each year. I had a 600mm high young passionfruit (?) plant grow to over 10 m long in the space of a year. I have just cut 2/3 of it off. The neighbour waters the hell out of her plants on the other side of the fence. I didn't have many fruit but a huge vine.
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Tomato 21 Oct, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): Can tomatoes grow alongside zucchini
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Tomato 22 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Zucchini like to spread out .
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Tomato 22 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Read the notes in Zucchini - the answer is there.
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Strawberry Plants 20 Oct, Kay (Australia - tropical climate): I have strawberry plant in terracotta pot. huge number of berries but they get soft patches before ripening and taste awful, sour but juicy. They are beautiful in colour and smell very berry like. Its under eastern facing stairs, gets some direct sun but mostly filtered light, has a saucer, has had liquid flowering fertilizer each 2 weeks. thanks everyone
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Strawberry Plants 21 Oct, Anon (Australia - tropical climate): Maybe more sunlight and air to dry them out. Less water also ?????. If in the tropics you season is probably finished by now - mine are - sub tropical.
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Strawberry Plants 19 Oct, Deb (Australia - temperate climate): What month should strawberry plants be planted. I've noticed they are in the nurseries now.
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Strawberry Plants 21 Oct, anon (Australia - temperate climate): In Qld the first 2 weeks of April.
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Strawberry Plants 21 Oct, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Did you read the notes here - it tells you.
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Ginger 17 Oct, Mr. Nic MILLS (Australia - temperate climate): Dear Sir or Madam, Where in Australia can I buy HEIRLOOM GINGER PLANTS to go in my garden in Newcastle NSW ??? Thanks, Nic ( 0417 657 120 ) By mobile would be the best way to give me the info please.
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Ginger 10 Dec, Rachael (Australia - temperate climate): Hi! I live in Newcastle too! I know u mentioned u wanted heirloom ginger (I’m not sure u will get “Heirloom” ginger as such-there are several different varieties of edible ginger though). I just bought mine from the supermarket (if u wanted, u could look for organic ginger in supermarket/farmers market etc.) with signs of tiny shoots (u want to make sure of this as sometimes they can be treated with chemicals that prevent shooting-although it seems producers are not using these chemicals as much these days). If u didn’t want to go the supermarket route, u could try Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery (Kyogle, NSW-they have a mail order service & lots of unusual/rare/interesting fruit/herb/spice plants-I find it near impossible not to buy something when I visit the site!). I’m fairly sure greenharvest.com.au has them. Diggers (Dromana, VIC) may also be another possibility. I just did a quick search “buy edible ginger NSW Australia” & got several hits. I left the rhizome out of the soil for a couple of weeks to let the shoots develop more, then planted it. I would buy your ginger a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of spring so it has time to shoot before planting in early spring, as ginger dies back a couple of weeks into winter in Newcastle. You could bring your plant inside for winter if it’s a possibility for you, as it would allow continuous growth-I would probably have a pretty impressive plant by now if I was able to bring mine inside, as Newcastle winters make the plant completely dormant & slows its growth significantly with it having to “come back” each year. Make sure u water minimally over winter, or your rhizome will rot & not reshoot. I wish I had known that ginger dies back in winter here early on, as my first planting died because I planted it in the middle of summer. It just didn’t get enough growth on to make it through the winter and reshoot! I also suggest you don’t harvest it for at least a couple of years, to get the plant really established (as it takes a LOT out of the plant to reshoot each year). I’ve had mine for about 3 years, & it’s successfully “come back” after 2 winters now. I haven’t harvested anything yet, and don’t plan to for another year or so, just to make sure. I grow mine in a big pot, & it’s quite happy in partial shade (I live in a block of flats). Recently, I saw a YouTube video describing a different method of growing ginger that results in better/quicker production-I think I’m going to give it a go! I think I would start this process around mid winter, so plants have spring/summer to get going before winter. 1. Place the rhizome in a container of moist soil, just barely covered (you still need to be able to see the tuber and what it’s doing) 2. Let it shoot. 3. When the shoots are at least a couple of centimetres long(the bigger the better), the base of the shoot should have a bulbous appearance (yellowish in colour) with little bumps on it that will become roots. 4. When there is a decent number of bumps/developing roots, break this off the rhizome (it should break off easily), and plant so the bulbous part of the shoot is well covered (at least 3cm deep-but depends on size of shoot). Don’t plant too deep, or the shoot could rot. You can always add more soil as the shoot grows to ensure the tuber is well covered. 5. Replant the rhizome and wait for the next shoot, repeating the process until the rhizome doesn’t produce anymore shoots. I would probably try planting the “mother” rhizome as well, as u have nothing to loose-it may grow as well! You could buy several rhizomes at the same time & follow this method-it would result in more plants, just in case some don’t make it through their first winter. Apparently this is a method that many commercial growers use for higher/faster production. Goodluck!!!
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Ginger 14 Feb, Linda (Australia - tropical climate): Hi Rachael, thank you for your detail explanation on growin ginger. It has given me new info and I will try your suggestion as it sounds like a more economical way to do it considering the cost of organic ginger, from the supermarket, which is what I used last year. Cheers Linda
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Ginger 18 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I suggest you do some searching on the internet. If you can't find any go to your supermarket/green grocer and buy some.
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Potato 17 Oct, Alan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When do they harvest potatoes
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Potato 18 Oct, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): 15-20weeks from planting. Read up on the internet. HOW TO GROW POTATOES
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Tomato 17 Oct, lindsayshand (New Zealand - temperate climate): what can i use to set my tomatoes to fruit
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