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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): They need sun and I believe in the warmer weather to pollinate.
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Pumpkin 21 Mar, Cecilia (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Why are my home grown pumpkins watery? Not nice mashed.Would they make a nice soup.?
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Pumpkin 23 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have the same - maybe they might dry out if left for a month or so. Mine are jap - very sweet and moist. I probably pick them a bit early as I wanted to dig the garden up to plant other crops.
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Pumpkin 20 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): I am trying to grow pumpkin in raised beds without much luck. I have flowers that don't fruit. I have lots of bees in other beds but suspect there is a pollination issue. How do you tell the difference between female & male flowers, then how do I pollinate the female flower?
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Pumpkin 23 Mar, Also Lisa (Australia - tropical climate): Ditto to Lisa above. The female flowers look like they already have a small pumpkin at their base. They are very easy to pollinate by hand.
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Pumpkin 20 Mar, Lisa (Australia - cool/mountain climate): The female flowers have what looks like a small pumpkin just behind the base of the petals the male ones have only got stalk there. The centre of the flowers are different too. The male flower has a longer, thin centre (think "male" and you get the idea) and the centre of the female flower is sort of a roundish swirl. To hand pollinate, remove a male flower and tear off the petals. The "male" part has the pollen. Rub it on the "female" part, the roundish swirl in the centre of the female flower. If it has worked, the pumpkin looking bit of the female flower will start to grow.
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Pumpkin 23 Mar, Shona (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I have exactly the same issue. Is it worth self pollinating now that its nearly April and will the pumpkins grow?
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Ginger 20 Mar, Phil Akers (Australia - temperate climate): I live very close to Mount Annan Botanical gardens in New South Wales and I grow Ginger every year in large pots very well. I am going to plant some in my garden next spring and don't see why it shouldn't grow just as well. I always use pelletised chicken manure, blood and bone meal and a good helping of compost and keep well watered.
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Garlic 20 Mar, tessa (Australia - temperate climate): Silly question really. Can we eat russian garlic. A friend gave me some and am wondering if it is edible
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Garlic 20 Mar, Lisa (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Yes, they are edible. They have a milder flavour than most garlic. If you have plenty you can eat the stems like leeks too. Don't pull them, just cut at ground level and they will regrow.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Mar, Pauline Lambert (Australia - arid climate): How and where do I grow my Gooseberry bush and how do I look after my bush. Do I prune it hard after fruiting, does it prefer sun or shade. Can it grow in a big pot. I have very little land and it does not get much sun but as I am on a corner and have a lot of Council land I can plant it there if it requires sun. Please help my plant flourish. Many thanks.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 19 Mar, kevin (Australia - temperate climate): I cut back on watering and since them they have we have had a great crop
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Brussels sprouts 18 Mar, G Ellard (Australia - temperate climate): Is it too early to plant out Brussel seedlings ? Have never had a good crop to date.Fruit is floppy and open. They don`t set. Have prepared soil as per specks. Will try a couple in my Wicking bed.
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Brussels sprouts 18 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): It says April May here. Probably OK to do now. Probably not much success because they are a cooler weather crop.
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Carrot 18 Mar, Kdub (USA - Zone 8a climate): What ph level should the soil be for carrots?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 18 Mar, Susan (Australia - tropical climate): Trying to raise cape gooseberry plant from seeds purchased from a seed bank. It’s been 4 weeks and nothing has appeared. How long does it take. Am I too impatient?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 25 Aug, Lucy (Australia - temperate climate): I just had great success with seeds from last years fruit. As they are tiny seeds and prone to drying out I use old sour cream, yogurt, etc. tubs, pierce a couple of drainage holes in bottom, half fill with moist seed raising mix, sow seeds and then pop the clear lid on to keep moisture in. Approx. 4 weeks and the seeds have emerged, now I'm hardening off by having lid slightly off and opening a bit more each day.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 18 Mar, Mike (Australia - tropical climate): 2-6 weeks I read for germination. Warm moist soil. Use a light spray to wet the soil. Maybe cover with shade cloth.
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Pumpkin 18 Mar, Margaret (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): How do you know when they are ready to harvest
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Pumpkin 10 Jan, Jacob (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Wait till the plant dies before harvesting.
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Pumpkin 14 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Above it says 15-20 weeks to harvest. Take notice of when to plant and how long to harvest.
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Tomato 17 Mar, jaheda (Australia - temperate climate): my aunt rubys german green tomato has been producing a lot of fruit. one of the branches had a slight tear because of too many tomatoes. what should i do?
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Tomato 18 Mar, Mike (Australia - tropical climate): Put a stake in near the hand of tomatoes and tie it to the stake to support it.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 17 Mar, Jonita Venter (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I am in the Somerset West, Cape province area and want to buy the bulb or the plant. you do not get it in stores or at nurseries. Is it possible that you can provide me with the information please. Regards Jonita.
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Pumpkin 17 Mar, Hank Vanderwaarden (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Just picked my pumkins last week 10/3/18, after the vine died off, have them sitting on the veranda out of the sun and just want to know how long to leave them before they can be eaten.
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Pumpkin 01 Apr, Grant Onysko (Australia - temperate climate): Just make sure the attaching stem has hardened up and gone brown, I still have pumpkins over a year old, keep them inside if you can, all you have to do is pick them when they are ripe. Cheers
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Pumpkin 30 Mar, Stephen G (Australia - temperate climate): I left Butternut pumpkins harvested March 2017 out for about ten days before storing in a cellar. We picked 98. They were still excellent for 9 months, and we have just finished off the last 12 months later. No longer 100%, but we are not complaining.
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Pumpkin 18 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Straight away. Keep them in a cool place and they will be good to eat for a few months.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 17 Mar, kathleen ingram (Australia - temperate climate): Questioun Trying to grow a choko i live in cooma nsw can i grow it in a hot house (green house ) could u tell me when it will start flowering please any help would be gratefull thank u
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 18 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): It says plant in warm climates. Plant in temperate zone in Dec. I think it maybe too late to plant now. If it has a sprout plant it.
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