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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Just buy some seeds or take some from a capsicum and plant them.
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Asparagus 21 Jan, Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
I have just raised asparagus (Fat Bastard) from seed . I have two plants per 4 inch pot planted in November 2017 & seedlings 4-6inches high. Should I plant these out to permanent garden beds now or continue to raise them in pots till next season? Locality is Berwick Victoria.. Graham
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Asparagus 23 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I live near Bundaberg Qld and it was a real struggle to grow from seed last year. Temp was 2-3 degree above normal. I had 6 survive out of about 30 in the garden so I would suggest you keep growing them in pots. Maybe put into bigger pots and push them along a bit with fert and water.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 21 Jan, Norma Bowden (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, when you say the fruit is ready when it falls from the vine, does that mean the withering of the plant where the melon is attached? Also, should the melons be lifted from the soil as they grow bigger by placing something like a piece of wood under them? Thank you
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 17 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
The older varieties when the skin would start to go yellow the fruit would come away from the vine easy. It would be fully ripe in a few days. Some of the newer ones don't turn yellow. How long to harvest is a guide to picking. Try one and see if it is ripe. Put dry grass/straw under them if you have wet soil.
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Potato 21 Jan, Lorna Findlay (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I would like to grow potatoes in bags and i dont know if its too late in Bombala nsw? Its late january
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Potato 22 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
By this website you are a little late. Give it a go and see what happens.
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Rhubarb 21 Jan, Leanne (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a rhubarb plant,it has been in a pot for approximately 12 months. The stalks start to turn a pinkish color but then they die. The weather here is quite hot in summer. What do i need to do for it
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Rhubarb 22 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try putting it where it gets part shade during the day and keep the water up to it. Good draining soil.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 21 Jan, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
If hey get too wet they can die suddenly. I've just had a couple die off quickly.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 20 Jan, Diana (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I live on the Tutukaka coast and have a healthy looking eggplant with lots of flowers which fall off without fruit forming. Why is this happening and what can I do? Thank you.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 09 Mar, Thumbellina (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
I’ve found “tea” made from banana skins really does help them to flower and set fruit! So easy. I just water them with it a few days in a row, and hey presto. It worked for me. Google it and give it a go!
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 13 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Google about flowers dropping off egg plants.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 03 Feb, Daisy (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi Diana, I have never grown eggplant but perhaps the plant that you have is a male one? I don't really know whether this is even possible. Also, it could be that you need to pollinate the flowers by hand? I hope this helps! xx D
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 05 Feb, Kristin (USA - Zone 11a climate)
Why someone would suggest maybe yours is a male plant and saying "hope this helps" is hilarious. Eggplants do not need separate male and female plants. A quick google search can tell you that. Several reasons your flowers are dropping - lack of pollination or the plant is under stress being - 1) too cold or hot 2)lack of water or nutrients. Try hand pollinating your flowers and lookup the temperature your variety of eggplant will set fruit. I looked up the temperature for Tutukaka coast and the temperature seems too cold for eggplant. I could be wrong. But you will need find out what variety you have first.
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Pumpkin 20 Jan, Leon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi - my butternut plants appears to have to many flowers/baby pumpkins. Will the stalk be able to sustain a lot of them or must they be thinned out?
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 20 Jan, Chap (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where do I buy salsify seeds in New Zealand?
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 27 Apr, Dominique (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I buy mine in the mediteraneen shop in Rangiora. If you need the address, let me know and I will send it. Have a good day.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 03 Feb, Eliot Thomas (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I buy most of my seeds from This site and have salsify www.italianseedspronto.co.nz
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 28 Jan, Bruce (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
search for seeds-4u on the net, lists two varieties of salsify amongst their interesting range of unusual and hierloom seeds.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 20 Jan, Alison (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I have eggplants in a tunnel house. The plants look amazing and are flowering like crazy and look to be pollinating but then drop off before fruit develops. They are getting plenty of water and tomatoes in the same greenhouse are fruiting happily. What am I dong wrong?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 19 Jan, Rachel Rushton (Australia - temperate climate)
I ordered & received some Yams this week & wondered when is the best time to plant them. We are on the Gold Coast. Many thanks Rachel Rushton
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 20 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You really are sub-tropical not temperate - it runs all the way down the coast to Sydney, unless you are in the mountains in from the coast. This website says plant by the end of November. It also says grows like potatoes. - a good time to grow potatoes in this ZONE is plant April/May. Try then.
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Pumpkin 18 Jan, Joanna (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Is it to late to plant pumpkins,
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Pumpkin 20 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Give it a go.
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Lettuce 18 Jan, Doug (USA - Zone 5b climate)
Planting lettuce indoors and will transplant outdoors after last frost in May. Keeping some of the plants indoors and will move to larger containers before the roots bind up. My starting mix will need added organic fertilizer after the real leaves are put on and grow light intensity needs to be increased somewhat for indoor food production. If this experiment works, I may continue growing through next winter. As for my outdoor lettuce, last summer I managed to get several cuttings. This year I will be planting on the north side of pole beans so that when the beans are tall and the summer heat comes on, my hope is the shade will increase my lettuce yields for a longer period of time .
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 18 Jan, Helen Brown (Australia - temperate climate)
I have painted Borage flowers with egg white and then sprinkled them with fine sugar, very pretty cake decoration, they will last a long time in air tight container if perfectly dried before storage. Freshly picked Borage flowers and Marigold petals, when sprinkled over salad, will win you a 10 out of 10 for presentation
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Kale (also Borecole) 18 Jan, Orville Roache (Australia - tropical climate)
supermarkets in Jamaica are asking for this a lot. Does anyonee have aJamaican Experience ?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 18 Jan, Stephanie Meggitt (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We have an approx 12 month old cape gooseberry that has fruited really well. Looks like it is ready to be pruned now. Is it worth taking cuttings (would like a couple more bushes) and would I just put them in water till they shoot or is more required. Thanks
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Give it a try - put about 8-10" of the vine in the water. Change the water each 3 days - it might take 2-4 weeks for roots to shoot. I'm doing Malabar Spinach at the moment.
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