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Ginger 12 Mar, Andre Bester (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): will ginger grow Hydroponic, what chemical must be used. want to plant in a tonnel
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Onion 12 Mar, Albert (Australia - temperate climate): When do l plant a giant decorative allium and how deep.? any other advice would be appreciated.
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Onion 13 Mar, Mike (Australia - tropical climate): Type into google
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 12 Mar, Helen Rowe (Australia - tropical climate): Can I grow Borage in far North Queensland have tried once didn't have too much success
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 13 Mar, Mike (Australia - tropical climate): It says here plant from May June - try then.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 11 Mar, Jennifer (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Hi, could okra be grown year round if grown in a temperature controlled tunnel?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 11 Mar, Campbell (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hello. What happens if I leave ripe chilies on the plant. Is there a risk they will start to rot? I have a few that seem to be starting to soften in places and splitting ?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 22 Apr, Brooke (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Yes they will rot best to pick when ripe and freeze
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Ginger 10 Mar, Emily (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hi good day, Please may I know what type of sand to use to plant ginger and where do I get/buy them from? Also are egg shells a good substitute for sand. Thanks lots for your help! Have a lovely day!
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Ginger 25 Mar, Prakash chandra (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Just put lots of compost in soil and plant ginger. You may have to wait for two years before you can dig ginger out. Within two years there will be enough big ginger formed.
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Onion 10 Mar, Nana (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I live in Lady Frere, Eastern Cape S.A. I would like to know if I can plant onions now in March. Also how long will they take to mature.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 10 Mar, Greg (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm in Ipswich , SE QLD. I planted five purple sweet potato slips back at the beginning of August (2017). They have been in the ground seven months. They have grown well but have not flowered or died back at all, unlike the normal orange ones i grew the previous year. I've had a little bit of a dig around but have not found any tubers at all. Has anyone grown these before in my climate and should i be expecting to find tubers by now? Perhaps they went in at the wrong time of year? If i could upload a photo here, i would. Thanks for your help!
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 11 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I planted the orange ones one summer and they produced heaps. The next year nearly nothing. I talked to a farmer a few months ago and they plant slips. That is they go onto an existing growing crop about 6-8 weeks old and they take slips/runners/vine
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 13 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): They cut this off from my post. You need a slip about 18
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Rhubarb 10 Mar, John Ryan (Australia - temperate climate): I have a small rhubarb patch, 5-6 plants, in soil about 20cm deep, then clay. Plants have remained small (Northern Wollongong) and I wish to revitalise by digging plot deeper, and manuring appropriately. Can you advise which manures best to use? Advice appreciated. John Ryan.
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Rhubarb 11 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Manures are much the same, just some have a bit more N in them - they range about 2-3% to 6-7% I think. Look up the internet. Just buy a bag from a nursery and mix it in well.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 09 Mar, Heidi (Australia - temperate climate): I have two Asian eggplant bushes which look like they are coming to an end in terms of producing fruit. Is there any chance I could prune these back and see if they regrow next spring? Also, what to do about the nasty grubs that get in and make tunnels, along with lots of black stuff. Sometimes you don't even know they are there till you cut the eggplant open.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 11 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): A mate of mine has pruned back his egg plant the last 3 years - but I don't think they produce very well. Then he again he isn't a keen gardener.
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Watermelon 09 Mar, Justin .C (Australia - temperate climate): I have planted 2 watermelons in early summer & they produced 3 good sized fruits, 2 are still on the vine & now the vine is sending out lots of runners with numerous fruits which I have pollinated, it's now early Autumn. Will these fruits mature or does the vine die off once the cooler weather starts?
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Watermelon 11 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Let them grow they probably will produce fruit but probably not as good as the first 3. Yes the plants will die back some time.
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Pumpkin 08 Mar, Mick (Australia - arid climate): Hi planted my pumpkins in mid February, very healthy vine but very few female flowers and the ones that do arrive fall off before they get the chance to open.
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Pumpkin 10 Mar, Darren (Australia - temperate climate): Listening to all the gardening experts, this year has been poor for pumpkins, for whatever reason. Persevere with watering and feeding, as mine are just starting to fruit now. Regular liquid fertilizer should get them going fro you.
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Pumpkin 14 Mar, ron (Australia - temperate climate): Female flowers usually blossom the day after rain be sure to snap off a male flower and pollinate. You may have some success if you leave to later in the day but have found the morning offers the best result. We had 6 pumpkins this year off a small plant.
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Pumpkin 09 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Planted mid Feb - that is only 3-4 weeks ago. I would give it some time to let the plant grow. Read back 20-30 comments here. Male flowers first then female. You are arid - maybe too hot. Consider when it is a bit cooler.
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Pumpkin 08 Mar, Annette (Australia - temperate climate): I thought I’d give growing Butternut Pumpkin a go but planted them in January. They’ve all grown & have big leaves. I know I planted them late but was wondering if I will I get pumpkins growing from these plants? Or have I wasted my time?
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Pumpkin 09 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Your plants aren't very old yet. give them time to produce some male and then female flowers. Hand pollinate if you have no bees. Read back a page or tow of comments here - a lot of info. Your big leaves maybe from too much nitrogen/very rich soil. Pumpkin take about 16 -20 weeks before picking.
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Tomato 08 Mar, Martin (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Australia, a tomato plant poped out of the ground I live in Albion Park N S W The plant is loaded so I need to fertalze and what with. Plant age 2 months Thank you martin
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Tomato 09 Mar, Hamsa (Australia - cool/mountain climate): We get chicken manure from a farm and we soak about 1 cup of manure to 1 litre water in proportion for a couple of days and use the liquid to water the tomato plants. You can keep adding more water to the manure. We did this on a regular basis, weekly and had a bumper crop
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Tomato 09 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Most of its early growth has happened so it doesn't require a lot of fertiliser. If you give it a lot of Nitrogen it will produce a lot of leaf and growth. It is requiring Potassium now for fruit production. So buy a fertiliser that isn't too high in N. What kind of tomato is it.
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Pumpkin 08 Mar, Jen (Australia - temperate climate): Is it too late to grow pumpkin & potato now in central coast NSW ?
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