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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 22 Oct, Robyn bongaarts (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Help. I have corn growing really well but I also have other babies growing on the Maine stem do I leave them or take them off. Thanks
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Corn quite often has two cobs on the main stem. Quite often there are 2-3 stems growing. I just let them all grow.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 22 Oct, James (Australia - tropical climate)
My beans (climbers and dwarf, both), don't seem to grow nice and straight and tend to curl. They still cook up well and taste fine. Thoughts please?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have had this problem in the past. I'm growing mine in the spring now - bean fly gets them in the autumn. I am giving my plants a good fertilizing and producing big healthy tall plants and I have straight beans. Do they touch the ground and curl.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 24 Oct, James (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi Mike... No, they just seem to curl anywhere.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 22 Oct, Robyn Williams (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello. I'm wondering if climbing beans will grow on a south facing fence in Melbourne?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
They should grow as long as they receive plenty of sun.
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Radish 22 Oct, Jean (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grow radishes a few years ago and they were so hot and spicy and I wanted to have another go, but when I went to the shop they had three or four different type. I just want to know which ones are mild and I can grow here in Brisbane.
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Radish 06 Sep, Terry (Australia - temperate climate)
Most of the heat is in the outer - red - skin. As a small child I'd peel that away (thumbnail worked well) and eat the white flesh inside, which is much milder. The leftover skin can be used in cooking, where they lose the peppery taste. Another way to use overly hot radishes is therefore to cut them into halves or quarters, coat in oil, and roast them in a hot oven (say 220C) until coloured and not too watery inside (30 mins or more).
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Radish 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I have grown them for 40+ years and I think it has to do with watering and weather. Better grown into/in the winter - a more even growing conditions - smaller variation of temp and water in the soil. If grown in the hotter weather they can dry out a bit and I think this makes them hotter. Try and grow quickly. Pick as soon as they reach the required size. They will keep in the fridge for weeks.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Oct, wayne rub (Australia - tropical climate)
is there any chilli plants that take full sun all day better than others
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I don't know - but stick to the planting times and in the hot tropics use mulch around them and water often probably.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 18 Oct, Helen (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Just bought an orange lunchbox capsicum. Should I pinch out the top leaves to promote a more bushy plant?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I don't know. If you had several plants you could try it on one. Fertilise and watering well should produce a good bushy plant.
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Cucumber 18 Oct, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted some cucumber seedlings the other day and 3 of them have died I have kept the water up when it hasn’t rained any ideas why they died???
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Cucumber 22 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably too much water. When planting seedlings protect them from the sun (more so in the hotter months). I use a frame with shade cloth on it for a week or so. I also do this with seeds planted in the ground.
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Onion 18 Oct, Malcolm Langley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted onions last season and thined out where necessary and had a reasonable crop.this season l did it a bit differently. I planted the seeds into pots and then replanted into the ground so that I didn't waste any by thinning out. The seeds used were the from the same suppliers and were brown onions as before. This season they are growing well but most of them have very thick stems and seed pods are formed. The onionbulb in lots of instances is not developing .am l doing something wrong? Mal.
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Onion 23 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I had this problem this year. First time I had grown onions. I put it down to too rich a soil. Maybe less N applied. And probably back off the watering a bit when they have grown for say 4 mths.
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Pumpkin 17 Oct, Vincenzo gattellari (Australia - temperate climate)
When the time for plants the grey pumpkin
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Pumpkin 21 Oct, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)
Now
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Pumpkin 17 Oct, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Most common is the Jarrahdale pumpkin - plant Sept to Dec and don't pick until vine starts dying - about 18-20 weeks from planting. Good fertile soil, lots of sun and plenty of water.
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Potato 17 Oct, Tony (Australia - temperate climate)
As an expat Pom 52 years in South Australia, the only thing I still miss is is traditional "new" potatoes, with thin papery skins that can be removed with a fingernail.. They had a wonderful texture and tasted sensational. Only available in March/April, an annual treat. My question is, is threr a variety available here with these qualities and when would they be planted?
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Potato 20 Oct, Steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Tony, Sadly no, there used to be a supplier in SA but I can not find any trace of them now. A couple of things to mention: Kipfler and Pink Fir Apple can be quite similar if grown quickly, secondly the traditional Jersey New and Jersey Mids were certainly grown with massive amounts of fertilizers so I am not sure if that sort of thing is acceptable these days even if they still grow them in Jersey. Cheers from another old Pom
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Potato 17 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I'd suggest you try and find the name of the potato you liked. Then look up potato varieties on the internet. I think most potatoes fresh out of the ground have a thin skin. If you are temperate climate plant Sept Oct and harvest 15-20 weeks later. Try seed selling companies.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 14 Oct, Rick (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi I live in Bundaberg and have a choko vine that was planted in the summer, during the winter we had so much good looking fruit we gave it away to our friends. We find our fruit is now growing deformed, we have cut back new growth to stop the vine from taking over the garden, it is very healthy, we have some ants around and what garden hasn't !! could you enlighten me as to what could be causing the deformity ?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 15 Oct, Mike Logan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live coral cove. Hard to tell without looking at it. Maybe trace element deficient, some bug, disease ???? I'd suggest you may be better pulling it out and plant another one. Probably in a different position.
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Asparagus 11 Oct, Robert Koch (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
In north central Indiana, USA, I usually trim them back after the first frost, and add mulch through the winter. Is there anything else I can do to enhance my crop next year? Bob Koch
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Asparagus 12 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have been growing for 3 years and done a bit of research. I don't have frosts. August is the end of winter here. Temps start rising from 6-10 to 12-15 by end Sept at night. Days go from 20-25 to 24-28. I cut mine 1st week of Aug and apply compost and horse manure. The manure is new but I'm going to try and decompose it before hand next year. I also apply some fertiliser once it starts to shoot spears. 3-4 teaspoons to 9l of water.
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Garlic 09 Oct, margaret nunns (Australia - temperate climate)
we want to know how to grow black garlic
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Garlic 09 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Black garlic Black garlic is a type of aged garlic which is attributed to be browned by the Maillard reaction rather than caramelized, first used as a food ingredient in Asian cuisine. It is made by heating whole bulbs of garlic over the course of several weeks, a process that results in black cloves. The taste is sweet and syrupy with hints of balsamic vinegar or tamarind. See more online
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