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Basil 10 Apr, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks Mike for the hint. I spotted an unusual roll of shade cloth at Bunnings, and it was very closely woven- I think it was a beige colour. But I got confused with all the price tags and descriptions that I just gave it a miss.(looks expensive) What is mossy netting and where do you buy it? Blessings to you on this fine day.
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Basil 20 Apr, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate): If you'd like to save money then go to an op-shop and pick up some net curtains. They're easy to find and will be very cheap. That will let the sun and air in but keep the bugs out
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Basil 12 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Mossy netting is mosquito netting - in the old days you hung this over your bed to keep the mosquitos out. They sell it at Spotlight - about $7/mr. What width I don't know. 70% shade cloth at Bunnings is approx. $5-7/mtr - that is 1.83m x 1mtr. It has multi uses in gardening.
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Basil 15 Apr, Jane (Australia - tropical climate): Thanks Mike. With basil, do the leaves need to be picked small (do they go spindly/woody) or can they be picked big?
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Horseradish 08 Apr, Robert Ashby (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I’m looking at growing my own horseradish I just want to know where I can get the seed to grow kind regards Robert
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Horseradish 02 Oct, (Australia - cool/mountain climate): What part of the country are you in if Tasmania I can supply you with a plant
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Horseradish 09 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try an internet seed selling company.
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Pumpkin 08 Apr, Toni (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have pumpkins that have come up in my garden .They came up in November and are white skins at the moment.I live in Rangiora North Canterbury.I don't know anything about growing them.Do I leave them in as long as possible as I don't know whether the frost or rain will affect them. Thankyou
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Pumpkin 09 Apr, Jim (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Toni you can stop watering your Pumpkins now. After you have a frost the leaves will die off. After the leaves die off you can harvest them any time now. Leave the stem on and store in a place with good air supply and sun to ripen. You can check the ripeness by knocking on them with your knuckles listen for a hollow sound which indicates ripe. Enjoy Jim
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Strawberry Plants 08 Apr, David (Australia - temperate climate): i have a small hothouse ( 3.0m x 2.0 m ) and am curious if i can grow both Tomatoes and Strawberries in the same hothouse, obviously not in the same pots but given the size of my hothouse in close proximity to each other ? Thanks in advance for any replies.
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Strawberry Plants 20 Apr, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate): As long as they're not sharing the same soil they'll be fine
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Strawberry Plants 09 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): It says don't grow after tomatoes. Nothing about at the same time.
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Garlic 07 Apr, danie van niekerk (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): What fertilizer can I use to grow garlic. I use very old manure and 323 fertilizer.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 07 Apr, Jeffrey Williams (Australia - temperate climate): My beetroot seedling leaves (grown from commercial seed) are getting eaten by something. I have eliminated slugs/snails, rats/mice and birds by adopting appropriate preventative measures. I am at wits end, as I have successfully grown beetroot for many years and this is the first instance I've had issues. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 23 Apr, David (Australia - temperate climate): Do you have sugar cane straw as mulch. I have found the slaters and big brown grubs come out of the mulch at night and demolish anything new. I had the same problem as you with new beetroot seedlings and in desperation sparingly sprinkled some snail/slater bait amongst them. Whilst I never found any dead snails or slaters, the problem disappeared. Hope this helps.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 09 Apr, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): 50 or 70% shade cloth for awhile.
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Potato 07 Apr, Makhosini Mdluli (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi. Is it recommended to plant potatoes in Tyres here in SA (Gauteng)
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 06 Apr, Gaynor (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): How can I grow zucchini’s in Auckland in the winter thanks.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 09 Apr, mike (New Zealand - temperate climate): I don't believe you can grow them during winter, maybe with a good glass house and heater but you'd also probably need to hand pollinate.
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Basil 06 Apr, Charlene (Australia - temperate climate): I planted Basil seeds 19 Feb they come up lovely, but 5wks later they are still 3cm tall. They get plenty of sun and enough water why arent they growing anymore.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 06 Apr, ron (Australia - temperate climate): I put a post about Yacon on 30 Aug 17.We planted tubers in May ,ended up with 9 plants all put into pots . They are now Flowering . We can see some tubers now.Plants still green some have up to 5 stems & over 2 metres tall Thank You to Mountain Herbs @Katoomba. Great buy for $16.10 Would highly recommend them.!!Ron
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Artichokes (Globe) 05 Apr, Denise Gibson (New Zealand - temperate climate): We have some artichoke plants which I grew from seed and we had a few fruits last season. There are a few off shoots on all of the plants and I would like to know what time of the year I could divide my plants. Another question: Two of the plants did not have fruit as such and the plant itself was very thorny and the fruit was so thorny that you could not touch them. Do they have male and female plants? Thank you very much.
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Artichokes (Globe) 15 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I suggest you look up google about growing and pollination etc.
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Tomato 04 Apr, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I noticed on the veggie chart that tomatoes are not on the growing list for autumn. Is it possible to grow some now? I really want to grow some tomatoes.I have some cherry tomatoes struggling with things eating the fruit ,and they seem to be taking ages to ripen. I'm guessing it is this unusual weather we are having. At the moment it is wet and no sun.( Also I have noticed some tomato seedlings popping up in the patch.- might that be a sign that I can plant them ???)
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Tomato 05 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Late March onwards is perfect for tomatoes. I have plants 600-700mm high and going great guns at the moment. An autumn and spring crop in sub tropical.
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Watermelon 04 Apr, Sandy saunders (Australia - tropical climate): Bought watermelon in bunbury recently will these plant still grow in bunbury climate
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Watermelon 14 Apr, (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate): I wanted to start greenhouse & I am following www.agricultureguruji.com blog for greenhouse please help me which crop suitable for me in greenhouse
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Watermelon 05 Apr, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Give it a go. Probably too late now. Plant next Sept/Oct.
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Lettuce 04 Apr, Eugenia Wen (Australia - temperate climate): I have a question is that my letuce will not grow and it always is dying I always follow the step of growning a good letucd but is always dies please help Eugenia
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Lettuce 05 Sep, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Eugenia - What I have found (so far) is that older types of lettuce have grown better where I am where-as the softer leaf ones struggle. A purple coloured one died. I am trying butter crunch, and all seasons lettuce at present although our climates are different. I have drought. You have heavy rains. Not sure any of this will help. You could try different types of lettuce and see what happens.
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