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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 12 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have plants that are 5-6' long and still bearing zeeks. i want to pull them out but a fellow at the men's shed keeps hand pollinating them and they keep producing fruit. They are 5.5 months old.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Sep, allan clark (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
can an artichoke be broken or cut into several pieces to be able to plant more?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google growing them and go to the green harvest website.
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Sunflower 17 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the notes here about when to plant, how long it takes from planting to harvest. Probably can grow in most places. Animals if hungry will probably eat them. How big the flower grows will depend on how well the plant grows to some extent.( And the variety) If first attempt at growing you probably have little chance at producing flowers on a certain date.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 16 Sep, Dez (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Yes bumble bees around everyday. maybe its a late season for Broad Beans?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 16 Sep, Michelle Mckee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Where can I buy the plant or the vegetable please I'm in ispwich Queensland. Many thanks Michelle
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 16 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
google, (or other search engines) where to buy luffa seeds on the internet.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 15 Sep, PATRICIA GRAHAM (Australia - arid climate)
We spend 6 months in Puerto Vallarta Mexico where daily temperatures are 75 - 85 F. and almost no rain, but mild humidity. They are impossible to buy and wonder if we could grow a few for ourselves. They do not seem to import them as they do apples. We really miss them in soups and stews.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 29 Jun, Lee (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
In short, it’d either not work at all, or it would. The problem is the temperatures/humidity you describe would make germination non-existent, or incredibly rapid. We have similar conditions at the end of summer when we have to sow our swedes. You’d have to shade them from the sun/light, and water them very carefully. What happens in that kind of heat is they sprout within two or three days, and then if they get direct sunlight, they wilt and die. The little seedlings cant take the heat, there’s not enough moisture in the top layer of soil for the tiny roots, and often the bulbs wont form even if they survive. But having said that, there is more to growing than the weather. Location is also a big factor. In Europe they say it takes up to 6months to harvest, and they grow some whoppers. I grow mine as singles in 3L containers and start harvesting from 3 to 4 months.
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Broccoli 15 Sep, C (Australia - temperate climate)
Broccoli variety for warmer weather, Melbourne spring
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Broccoli 16 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Look up some seed selling websites and pick the one you want to grow.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Gerard O'Donnell (Australia - temperate climate)
I can't see anything here about feeding brussel sprouts. Can anyone direct me to the appropriate page on this website please?
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
GO TO GOOGLE - how to grow Brussel sprouts. If you start with good soil when you plant you don't need to feed them.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Gerard have a look here - www.gardenate.com/plant/Brussels sprouts?zone=5
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Garlic 14 Sep, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a garlic that has green shoots coming out of each clove. Is it still possible to plant the cloves now in the South West of WA? Thanks
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Garlic 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Read the first line in the notes here.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 13 Sep, Kathy Rielly (New Zealand - temperate climate)
can chives been grown in pots?
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Chives (also Garden chives) 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Kathy, you can grow chives in pots. They form a clump and will last a few years if you keep cutting them.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 15 Sep, Kathy Rielly (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Thanks Liz, put them in a pot today.
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Garlic 13 Sep, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Can venda in limpopo b suitable for garlic?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 13 Sep, Dez (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I've had my BB planted since March/April. They have heaps of flowers on them but there's no beans appearing. Have seen plently of bees to germinate them but still nothing. any ideas on what's gone wrong - with it now being sept??
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Dez, do you have bumble bees around ? They tend to shortcut the nectar gathering from BB flowers by piercing a hole though the back of the flower.
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Tomato 13 Sep, robyn mee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
please advise growing tomatoes in a garden bed with sun in afternoon and not much sun in morning when best time to water when to put stakes in to hold and what pressure to i put on the ties we also have a lot of different wild life birds from our back yard as we live on the back of a reserve protected how to keep insects away and some of the birds how far apart should i plant them and what can i plant with them eg. carrots ect any help would be helpful. i live on the gold coast currumbin on Simpson road
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Tomato 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I suggest you find a place with sun all day. You are really just wasting your time if you don't. Then google how to grow tomatoes. Water in the morning or at the base of the plants. Put stake in when you plant. Put the tie around the plant and cross it over and then around the stake and tie it off - have it a bit loose - a few inches. Plant them about 60cm apart and in rows 90cm apart. Don't plant anything near them (that is close to them). the shade from the tomatoes will stop the other plants from growing strong. Plant tall things near each other and small things near each other. Read up as much as you can about growing them. When they are about .5m high give them a good side dressing of fertiliser and put some mulch all around the plants .3m diameter.
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Leeks 10 Sep, Gail (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When do I plant leeks on the mid North coast?
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Leeks 25 Sep, Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted leeks in April at wauchope on the mid north coast and they were slow at first but have done very well since. We had plenty of frosts in July and August however this didn’t seem to effect them.
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Leeks 11 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go back to the leek page, set your climate to sub tropical - then look at the year monthly calendar - S plant seeds - T transplant seedlings.
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Potato 10 Sep, Kashmir Singh (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Which is the best month to plant potatoes in upper north island of New Zealand, please ? Also I understand that the seed potato must be sprouted before it goes in the ground. What is the sprouting procedure please? In a cool dark place or any other suggestions you may have for me. Many thanks.
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Potato 11 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The north tip of NZ is sub-tropical. Not a lot of difference to temperate. The year monthly calendar says when to plant. It best to plant potatoes that are starting to sprout. Go to a nursery or farm produce place and buy from them. Plant in a furrow and fill the furrow in as they grow and then hill the soil up around the plant.
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Peas 10 Sep, Adam (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi everyone, does anyone know if I can grow black chick peas (Kala Chana) in South Australia? Is it just shown here on this site as Peas? Thanks, Adam.
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