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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
It says to plant in December in the temperate zone, so you are about 5 weeks late. If you have a choko that is shooting, plant it.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 12 Feb, Brett Chanter (Australia - temperate climate)
No I don't , Ill have to see if I can find one . Would it be to late for this area you think ?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 13 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can try - the times here are only a guide - they are not perfect all the time - if it doesn't work plant earlier next time. An idea is to buy a choko a couple of months earlier than planting - put it down the bottom of the pantry in the cool dark place. It will probably start to shoot after awhile. Come Dec plant it in the soil.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Feb, John Manousso (Australia - temperate climate)
Can you please tell me how to grow Okra the best way in the Liverpool area... what do I need prepare to plant the seeds once they germinate. Thank...John
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
A garden bed should be started to be made ready 4-6 weeks before you plant seeds or seedlings in it. Dig it over several times adding compost manures grass clippings lime and some fertiliser if you wish. By the time you plant you should have nice friable soil. By the guide here you should have planted seeds Oct/Nov and have planted seedlings Dec/Jan. So you plant out seedlings 4-6 weeks after they germinate. Give it a go.
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Pumpkin 07 Feb, Rose (New Zealand - temperate climate)
My pumpkin snapped off the vine. It is very large but the vine is still healthy. What do i do with the pumpkin to ripen it
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Pumpkin 14 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Support the vine next time. If the vine had started to die back etc the pumpkin would have been ripe/mature - 5-6 mths old. If the plant had only been growing 3 mths then the pumpkin would be immature.
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Pumpkin 08 May, Peter (New Zealand - temperate climate)
had the same problem early in last season I put the pumpkin in a warm dry place in the garden shed and was left for 3 months decided to cut it and was surprised to see a fresh not fully ripe but very edible pumpkin, warm shed and dry seems to work
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Tomatillo 06 Feb, Michael Williams (Australia - temperate climate)
I've been growing tomatillos for six years in inner suburban Melbourne. They went totally crazy this January, and I think this will be the best crop yet. Here's my blog entry from 2013 which includes a salsa verde recipe https://valcook.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/tomatillo-season-is-here-again.html There are loads of recipes, since these are used extensively in Mexican cooking. Go nuts :-)
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Tomatillo 15 May, Janelle locke (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi I’m desperately looking to grow tomatillos do you know where I can get seeds or a cutting ? Thanks janelle
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Tomatillo 17 May, Patti (Australia - temperate climate)
We just chopped ours all down as the season in Adelaide is finishing. Planting guide is similar to tomato. Original seeds I got from Bunnings the “world seed collection” but have also got some online trying to find different varieties. This is a great plant, got 6 months productivity Cheers Patti
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 05 Feb, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello god morning I leave in Sydney I buy Asparagus Pea in Bunning is that ok I plant in the pots or in the ground ......thanks
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Growing anything in a pot requires a lot more attention re watering and fertilizing regularly. And you would only produce a small amount of produce. Give it a go if you like.
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Rhubarb 05 Feb, stephen lavell (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a young blueberry plant and a raspberry plant . Ive potted them in large 85l pots with good soil but unsure where they should be positioned in my yard. The info that came with the plants is very confusing. Any help would be great. Thanks Steve Lavell
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Rhubarb 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look up the internet how to grow blueberry and raspberry.
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Rhubarb 04 Feb, Charles Thompson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a Stratco planter box with no bottom and 30cm deep and standing on a partially shaded concrete slab. Will I be able to grow rhubarb in it under these conditions?
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Rhubarb 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
30 cm of soil on a concrete slab - I wouldn't do it. The shallow soil would require a lot of attention with watering and the concrete slab - how does the excess water drain away.
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Thyme (also Common thyme) 04 Feb, Greg Woodcock (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi... I have planted three thyme plants in a pot with a dwarf peach tree. I find that all three plants have developed dead spots around the centre of the plant. I feel that I am over watering the palnts. Any ideas, please? Greg
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Thyme (also Common thyme) 06 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Thyme likes to be fairly dry, so you are probably right about overwatering. Save a few cuttings and try again
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 04 Feb, Peter Wilson (New Zealand - temperate climate)
How can I tell when my zuchinies are ready for picking
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 04 Feb, Quarteracre Kiwi (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi Peter - Leave them as little or as big as you like. If you pick them when they are about 25cm long, they will be lovely, fleshy and seedless. If you leave them past this point, they will quickly become marrow, which are watery and full of seeds. Give them a twist and they will come off with a bit of stalk. They will keep for a good while in your veg chiller of your fridge. If you get lots, you can grate them and freeze them in ziplock bags for winter. Give them a squeeze in a teatowel after thawing though.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 03 Feb, james (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
tip when they are ready eat them
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The older varieties use to start turning yellow and they would pull away from the vine easy when ripening. And you could smell the rocky smell. Called slipping. The new varieties in the super markets don't do this so it is a bit of a guessing game. They have green skin and the flesh is tough. I grew some of the newer ones and around ripening time we had 5
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Strawberries (from seeds) 02 Feb, Linda Roman (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I press some strawberries on toweling paper. Its dry now. I want to know when can i plant it.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 02 Feb, Geoff (Australia - tropical climate)
Does growing sweet potato deplete the soil of any particular mineral. I have grown a good crop of the sweet potato & intend to plant some sweet corn on the next full moon. Is there a particular fertiliser that’s advisable to add, prior to or as planting? I understand that all soils are different, but assuming all things are equal, is there something to add?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A bit of fert in the soil now and when the plants are about 12-15
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When the plants are about 12-15
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Someone recently told me sweet potatoes take a lot out of the soil - NPK and trace elements etc. A general all round fert should have about 10-14 N 3-10 P and 12-15 K with 1-2 S. You can then up grade to a fert with trace elements. I buy from a farmers fert depot. 25Kg bags cost $20-25 and $30-35 with elements in it. You can buy stuff from supermarkets or Bunnings but you pay 2-4 times the price for smaller 2-5kg bags. Or you can go the organic way with manures et.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Feb, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have recently planted climbing beans. but am having major problems with grasshoppers and leafhoppers, They aren't giving the seedlings a chance.. I have tried a couple of natural sprays but nothing is working,Today I even put plain flour over all things with leaves-still waiting on that one..ha ha . I have been squashing them too -yuck I have even planted flowers,.and coriander . They are loving the marigolds though... Also my kale is all but skeletons HELP
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Feb, Darren (Australia - arid climate)
Have you tried covering up the plants? Alternatively, apparently a yellow bucket of water attracts them. You could also try to attract birds to your garden. They will prey on the grasshoppers.
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