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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Dec, wayne gardiner (Australia - temperate climate)
edges of bean leaves drying out
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like lack of water or hot sun. Temp here today 35-36 - within 2 degrees of record since 1948 for Dec. Not really a good time to be trying to grow things in SE Qld.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 04 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hot dry winds can do this also - especially a NW wind - current heat wave conditions north of Gladstone.
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Garlic 02 Dec, Kia (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Got some garlic cloves sprouting ready to plant in the garden. Summer here, scorching hot summer this year. Will the garlic be alright growing in the garden? I have shade cloth. Or is indoors better?
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Garlic 02 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It does say plant May to July. You can try it under shade cloth if you like. Because it is not the right time to plant it may not grow very well. Research it on the internet.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Dec, Wayne cronin (Australia - temperate climate)
In the past I have grown sweet corn but the cobs get attacked by an orange beetle with black spots, (pumpkin beetle)? They attack through the silks. How do I deter these beetles before they start please?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 06 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I think you may have
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 07 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I think you have lady bug/bird/beetles. They are good.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 03 Dec, Paula (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Wayne, You could try planting your corn seeds in pots and putting them in a greenhouse or a shade clothed area. That's how I'm growing mine this year. Hope this helps.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A simple way would be to place a small cover/bag/sock/plastic bag with a few small holes (???) over them to stop the beetle getting in there. You can go on the internet and find fruit bags from China. Cost about 20c each - have to wait for about 2-3 weeks to receive them.
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Celeriac 01 Dec, Lynn Lawler (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Hi! I live on the east coast of Central Florida and would like to be able to grow celeriac seems to do really well here, so does anyone know if I can grow celriac? Also, do you know if it can be regrown for the seeds?
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Celeriac 21 Jan, Drew (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Yes, I live also on the east coast near Titusville and I grew really big, beautiful celeriac, from seed, organically, in a raised bed last year. I plan to put it in again this week (late Jan). They take what seems like forever to bulb up. But patience is your friend. Good luck!
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Corn Salad (also Lamb's lettuce or Mache) 01 Dec, Stephanie Lovatt (New Zealand - temperate climate)
For on-going winter greens, let your corn salad go to seed each year. Free fresh greens in winter.
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Corn Salad (also Lamb's lettuce or Mache) 02 Dec, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I left a Honi Tsai Tai plant go to seed - loved watching the bees come each morning for the flowers as I had my cup of tea each morning. When finished I threw it under the mango tree. I have had 2 big flushes (dozens of plants) of seedlings come up in the last 6 weeks. I find it hard to germinate the seeds but under the mango heaps.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 30 Nov, Jezza boruch (Australia - temperate climate)
I've found that wildfire chilli's in WA is a great and prompt chilli seed seller, great variety and delivered within 5 days
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Garlic 30 Nov, Tsuska (Australia - temperate climate)
What softneck or hardneck variety of garlic is best to grow in Sydney climate?
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Garlic 02 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Search the internet or call a nursery or seed selling company.
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Garlic 04 Dec, Tsusa (Australia - temperate climate)
The only one I found that was mentioned Italian red (subtropical group). The only bulbs in nurseries I've been able to find so far is Australian white and red for sale. Planted Australian white last season and they don't seem to have done particularly well... maybe I'll try italian red (if i can find some) next season.
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 30 Nov, Brigitte (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Is there a difference between 'bolting' and 'going to seed'? Our parsely was wonderful for quite a long time then large thicker stalks started to appear with sparse leaves, no flower heads that I could detect. I cut off the stalks as close to base as possible but more are appearing.
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 02 Dec, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
They mean the same thing - bolting to seed. If it is an annual it is coming to the end of it's life and setting seed.
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Asparagus 29 Nov, Ainsley Armishaw (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Our asparagus is in its third year, grown from crowns, how many stalks should I leave each year to flower and when can you cut off the stalks that have been left
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Asparagus 29 Nov, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
In the spring you pick the spears after they come out of the ground - stop late Oct early Nov. To have a good crop next year you need to leave all spears/ferns to grow. These then provide food for the crown to grow for next year. Stop watering about early May and let the ferns die back. Cut the ferns off in August. As soon as I cut mine the spears start growing.
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Rhubarb 28 Nov, Heather (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
We have just arrived In New Zealand and our place has a rhubarb plant in the garden. I have been trying to find out how to look after it and I think I have that information but I can't find out the best time to harvest the rhubarb in New Zeland. Can you help tell me when to harvest please? Thank you.
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Rhubarb 29 Nov, Mike (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
It says dormant during winter so when it has a good production of leaves/stalks in the spring you could start harvesting depending on the age/size of the crown. Probably ease off harvesting late autumn. Other people here might have a better idea than me as I don't grow it.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 28 Nov, Jeremy (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Durban coriander is very tasty and fragrant. The coriander we buy in Cape Town has no flavour and no taste ! Any idea why ? I just throw it away. Durban is sub tropical, and Cape Town is Mediterranean. Thanks, Jeremy Anderson, Cape Town.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 21 Sep, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Kwazulu-Natal receives more annual rainfall than that of the Western Cape. Their average annual temperatures are 21 degrees celsius and 14 degrees celsius respectively. East of 25 degree longitude(KZN), soils have formed under wet summers and dry winters. The weather and soil types are the main reason why grapes aren't as successfully grown in KZN as they are in the Western Cape. It all boils down soil type and weather.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 27 Nov, G'Day Farm (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have started to get the same problem with our blue lake beans, beautiful and now not so much. My general feeling is not enough even watering. I use tech line and we've had very little rain. When we had the rain they were perfect.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 29 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The techline watering might not give a good enough watering - 3L/h/dripper spaced 300mm. When plants are near/full grown I probably give my plants (about 10 plants) 1 1/2 to 2 minutes at 20 L/ min.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 29 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have had 2 great crops (dwarf) this spring. My third planting is struggling with flowering (they are shaded by tall sweet corn in the afternoon) and my 4th crop is flowering now also. All crops were planted after having grown other crops in the autumn and winter. I gave all crops a good hit up with fertiliser and the plants have grown big and strong. I have mulched around the plants and watered M W F. It is quite hot now (within 1-3 degree of record highs) so they need water. I will rest my ground after these have finished producing. We have had a very dry last 6 weeks.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 27 Nov, David (Australia - temperate climate)
Of my 4 zuchini plants brought as seedlings only one has green fruit the other 3 have an abundance of fruit but they are more a pale white colour, are they still okay to eat.
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