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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 Jul, (Australia - tropical climate)
If falling over, provide a frame. Prune one side and see how it goes.
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Tomato 22 Jul, Gerald Kent (USA - Zone 10a climate)
What is the best tasting tomato to grow in zone 10a in Westlake Village California, area code 91361
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Tomato 10 Aug, Gina (USA - Zone 10b climate)
we had great success growing san marzano (redorta) tomatoes... great for homemade pasta sauces!
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Tomato 18 Jul, Jessica (USA - Zone 10a climate)
The best tasting tomato depends on what you value in a tomato. There are thousands of tomato varieties and you just need to find one that you like. I suggest you start with indeterminate heirlooms first, unless you a beginner gardener, then I would go with Hybrids. Good luck with your harvests.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 21 Jul, Barbara (Australia - tropical climate)
Can you tell me what the best variety of sweet corn is for the tropics, and is it too late in the year to plant it here (Darwin NT)? It is currently our Dry Season - ie no rain at all. Thank you.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Aug, Linda (Australia - tropical climate)
I have just bought seeds from Eden seeds for Bali corn, which is suited to tropics and will give two cobs per plant. I haven't planted yet, tho that is why I'm looking a t comments for any hints.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 22 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can plant it any month except Dec. Try Sweet Corn Bi- Colour from BOONDIE SEEDS on the internet. I usually buy several packets at a time. Plant several rows 2.5' apart. When plants are 18 (?)
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 31 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When the plants are 40cm high run a thin line of fertiliser down each side of the plants and then hill the soil up around the plants. This will give the plant better anchorage to the ground and produce a good strong plant.
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Rhubarb 21 Jul, Judith Hill (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, we are in Toowoomba Queensland. Have Black Soil. Have tried several times to grow rhubard with the same results. Plant does extremly well for a few months, then you can see it gradually dying from the ground up. We have tried partial shade,and full sun. Also tried in pots. I have just bought another 4 plants
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Rhubarb 22 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate)
I have never grown it. Sounds like it might die off in winter and reshoot in spring. Loosen up your soil with compost etc. Even put it in a raised bed for drainage. Plant Sept - Oct. Don't over water it. Read up on the internet.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 20 Jul, Noel (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi,I’m from Melbourne in the northern suburbs. I have about 5 eggplant plate 2 different varieties. We had a great season. Some plants are still having fruits. It’s middle of July, temps drop to about 2c in early mornings. Is it better to uproot plants and start new this season or trim back and let them re grow this season..? Trying to plan my veggie garden to start planting in September. Any advise is appreciated. Thanks.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 22 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the article above. Temperate - treat it as an annual. Grow it in a new position is my suggestion - think of the sun and the shade it will create - other plants.
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Carrot 20 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate)
What’s the best way to store carrots.
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Carrot 22 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
In the fridge. Don't plant so many next time. Try some succession planting next time.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 19 Jul, Claire (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Hi, Do we wait for the yams to start to ‘seed’ before planting them like potatoes? Thanks.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 22 Jul, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
You could wait, but just plant when they say so.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 19 Jul, Brian Wood (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in far west NSW and would like to grow choko vines. They do grow here (Broken Hill) as my father grew them successfully. Can you advise me the best way to grow them and where I can purchase fruit, plants or seeds. Would really welcome your advice. Brian Wood.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Buy some chokos from a supermarket or grocer and wait until they start sprouting then plant. Grow on a trellis. Look up how to grow on the internet.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 19 Jul, Bakholise (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Where can i buy shallots seedlings or do styres sell seeds for them?, i need them for my research.
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Garlic 18 Jul, Maria (Australia - tropical climate)
Can I grow Garlic in Cairns Qld. And if so, what is best type and when to plant?
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Garlic 19 Jul, (Australia - tropical climate)
Pay attention to the top of the page - it tells you whether you can grow it and when to plant in your climate zone - that is what this web site is for - self help. Look up the internet to see what varieties grow best in the tropics or just plant some and see what happens.
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Onion 16 Jul, Donna (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm confused I Googled what fertilizer is required for onions and 1 search says onions don't want a lot of nitrogen and another search says onions are nitrogen hungry. ...so which is it?
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Onion 17 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
All plants need some nitrogen. Now if you put a lot of N on the onions, you would have a big green plant above the onion bulb and probably little bulb. N produces leaf and plant structure. Generally if you prepare your soil with compost manures etc and let it all rot in over 6-8 weeks with watering and digging it over, and maybe add a little general fert in the process then you would not have to fert the onions again. A general fert is sufficient to grow most things - look up and learn about crop rotation also.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 16 Jul, Peter field (New Zealand - temperate climate)
We havnt had a frost up in the far north(kiataia) for zonks. I have wet ground temp of 13 deg . Can i plant corn
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 17 Jul, (New Zealand - temperate climate)
It does say plant from - Sept. Soil temp 16+. We are in July - have a think about it. Do something about trying to dry out your soil. Add decompose compost or manures to aerate the soil - have good loose soil - not heavy wet soil. Corn is a summer - autumn crop so the thing about frost is not important.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 14 Jul, Jack (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What would you suggest around Brisbane in regard to spacing the plant?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 16 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Good rich soil 900mm - poor soil 600mm.
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Garlic 13 Jul, Sam (Australia - temperate climate)
It's mid July and my garlic for planting only just arrived... I am in Canberra. Is it a waste to try planting them now? It's still very cold here for another month at least.
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Garlic 15 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate)
They should do alright - maybe not so big a bulb. Read the notes and plant earlier next year.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 12 Jul, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a few patches of mint - in a garden bed and in pots. It thrives in spring and summer, but still grows quite well through winter. In the last two years, though, I have had a pest; a tiny fly that must lay its eggs in teh growing tips. This causes the tiny terminal leaves to stick together as the eggs hatch and teh larvae feed. If I prise the tip leaves apart I can (just) see tiny, tiny yellowish maggots. I took them to a lab and examined these under a microscope. Sure enough they are typical maggots - legless, hairless, pointed at one end and flat at the bum (spiracle) end, wriggling about. They are about 1 mm long. It kills the tips - they go brown and once the larvae change into adults the tips dry out and die. Does anyone know what the ID of this fly is? And what I should do? I'm guessing remove all tips, put out yellow sticky paper for the adult flies and maybe spray with spinosad? Or stop growing mint for a season??? Help! I do love mint in my mojitos!
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