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Peas 07 Oct, robert newman (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Why can't i grow snow peas , got healthy green plants but no peas
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Peas 07 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Depends on the variety. Some are smaller plants and flower from about 8 weeks
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Peas 11 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They cut half of my comment off. Some peas grow to 4-5' before flowering. After 8-10 weeks you should have flowers. (Mike, I did not cut your comment. It arrived cut off - Liz @gardenate)
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Peas 12 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Liz - this happens to me quite a few times - any reason. Do i not give it enough time to up load???? Most of your 'comments' arrive complete, so that is probably the reason - Liz
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Cucumber 07 Oct, Greg (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I plant tomatoes and cucumbers together? This seasons tomato bed has a trellis and our cucumbers have been terrific since growing them on a trellis.
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Cucumber 08 Oct, KS (Australia - temperate climate)
I don't think so as it says on the cucumber page... /www.gardenate.com/plant/Cucumber?zone=2
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 06 Oct, Kaye Arnott (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Are the little pink yams grown like sweet potatoes which I've grown commercially ..And can the yam be cut like a sweet potato to create a new plant?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 07 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can only try. They plant sweet potatoes here in SE QLD with slips. 50-60mm lengths of the vine when the plants are about 6-8 weeks old. They plant from one crop to start another and the cycle goes on and on.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 06 Oct, Karen Robertson (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Where can I but in nz tauranga area pse.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 07 Oct, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try on the net - seed selling people. If not try Australia.
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Onion 06 Oct, Wayne (Australia - temperate climate)
Onion Red Odourless: Planted sixty seedlings in April which have been growing well but are now going to flower and bulbs have not formed. (Adelaide Hills)
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Onion 07 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew onions for the first time this year. Mixed success. White ones. Some formed bulbs some didn't - good health plants - probably too much N. Onions can take 6-8 mths to grow.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 05 Oct, Mary-Clare (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My mint is very yellow on the lower leaves. How do I make it more healthy. Is there a tip to adding something to the soil? Or do I just need to pinch all the tips off?
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Mint (also Garden mint) 07 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Pinch all the yellow leaves off and give it a shot of fertiliser. Mix some in a bucket of water and apply -1-2-3 teaspoons.
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Cucumber 04 Oct, Robert Ridgwell (Australia - temperate climate)
is there any special fertilizer that will enhance the growth of apple cucumbers
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Cucumber 04 Oct, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Just a general vegie fertiliser will do.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 01 Oct, Jeanette (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I'm in Ipswich Qld .I've planted a whole tubor of the purple sweet potato ( after it produced roots in water) and it's shooting up beautifully, do I break these off and plant separately? or try to grow roots in water first? I have had no luck at all with the orange sweet potato.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 02 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Cut it into 4-6 pieces and plant. Then when they have grown for about 2 mths take some of the vine about 5-600mm long and plant in the soil laying horizontal with just the end sticking out of the soil. Water well for week or so.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 28 Sep, Frank (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Planted broadbeans in late April, have lots of flowers but no pods, do I still wait or should I just work them in as it is getting time to plant for summer?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 03 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you don't have beans by now - Oct, probably time to put out.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 24 Sep, Greta (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I originally took free tubers left by a neighbour on the kerb. I planted five in a raised garden bed of one metre diameter. I've harvested about 5 kg of them! I've been giving them away, cooking & eating them, frozen the last batch as well. I call them fartichokes. They're a handsome plant with pretty flowers that don't appear until late summer.
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Tomato 23 Sep, David Perry (Australia - temperate climate)
What temperature should the soil be to plant out tomatoe seedlings in Melboune? It is now Sept 23. Is it too early. Thank you.
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Tomato 03 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You could probably grow tomatoes all year - I do in sub-tropical area even though it says seeds in Aug Sept and seedlings Oct to Jan. This website is only a guide.
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Tomato 03 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The guide above says plant seedlings out Oct to Jan. Your answer is there.
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Tomato 02 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
google it
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Tomato 26 Sep, Darren (Australia - arid climate)
Obviously weather will be a factor, but I've been told by other Melbourne growers after Melbourne Cup for tomatoes.
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Tomato 22 Sep, Andrew (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I am looking for a hybrid tree tomato Variety that can be planted outside in A Tasmanian spring/summer.
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Tomato 03 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look on the internet.
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Fennel (also Bronze fennel) 21 Sep, Elaine Chan (Australia - temperate climate)
It's supposed to give you better bulbs when grown in warmer weather. When did you grow yours?
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Ginger 20 Sep, Rucha (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How long does it take for the shoots to emerge from planted rhizome?
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