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Ginger 03 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you plant at the right time it shouldn't take too long to shoot - 2-3 weeks max - depends on soil temp.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Sep, allan clark (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
can an artichoke be broken or cut into several pieces to be able to plant more?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google growing them and go to the green harvest website.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 16 Sep, Michelle Mckee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Where can I buy the plant or the vegetable please I'm in ispwich Queensland. Many thanks Michelle
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 16 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
google, (or other search engines) where to buy luffa seeds on the internet.
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Broccoli 15 Sep, C (Australia - temperate climate)
Broccoli variety for warmer weather, Melbourne spring
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Broccoli 16 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Look up some seed selling websites and pick the one you want to grow.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Gerard O'Donnell (Australia - temperate climate)
I can't see anything here about feeding brussel sprouts. Can anyone direct me to the appropriate page on this website please?
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
GO TO GOOGLE - how to grow Brussel sprouts. If you start with good soil when you plant you don't need to feed them.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Gerard have a look here - www.gardenate.com/plant/Brussels sprouts?zone=5
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Garlic 14 Sep, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a garlic that has green shoots coming out of each clove. Is it still possible to plant the cloves now in the South West of WA? Thanks
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Garlic 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Read the first line in the notes here.
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Tomato 13 Sep, robyn mee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
please advise growing tomatoes in a garden bed with sun in afternoon and not much sun in morning when best time to water when to put stakes in to hold and what pressure to i put on the ties we also have a lot of different wild life birds from our back yard as we live on the back of a reserve protected how to keep insects away and some of the birds how far apart should i plant them and what can i plant with them eg. carrots ect any help would be helpful. i live on the gold coast currumbin on Simpson road
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Tomato 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I suggest you find a place with sun all day. You are really just wasting your time if you don't. Then google how to grow tomatoes. Water in the morning or at the base of the plants. Put stake in when you plant. Put the tie around the plant and cross it over and then around the stake and tie it off - have it a bit loose - a few inches. Plant them about 60cm apart and in rows 90cm apart. Don't plant anything near them (that is close to them). the shade from the tomatoes will stop the other plants from growing strong. Plant tall things near each other and small things near each other. Read up as much as you can about growing them. When they are about .5m high give them a good side dressing of fertiliser and put some mulch all around the plants .3m diameter.
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Leeks 10 Sep, Gail (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When do I plant leeks on the mid North coast?
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Leeks 25 Sep, Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted leeks in April at wauchope on the mid north coast and they were slow at first but have done very well since. We had plenty of frosts in July and August however this didn’t seem to effect them.
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Leeks 11 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go back to the leek page, set your climate to sub tropical - then look at the year monthly calendar - S plant seeds - T transplant seedlings.
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Potato 10 Sep, Kashmir Singh (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Which is the best month to plant potatoes in upper north island of New Zealand, please ? Also I understand that the seed potato must be sprouted before it goes in the ground. What is the sprouting procedure please? In a cool dark place or any other suggestions you may have for me. Many thanks.
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Potato 11 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The north tip of NZ is sub-tropical. Not a lot of difference to temperate. The year monthly calendar says when to plant. It best to plant potatoes that are starting to sprout. Go to a nursery or farm produce place and buy from them. Plant in a furrow and fill the furrow in as they grow and then hill the soil up around the plant.
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Peas 10 Sep, Adam (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi everyone, does anyone know if I can grow black chick peas (Kala Chana) in South Australia? Is it just shown here on this site as Peas? Thanks, Adam.
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Peas 11 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Chick peas plant winter early spring. If it becomes hot mulch the soil. Look up on the internet.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 07 Sep, kathy (Australia - temperate climate)
I grew chocolate mint. It smelled FANTASTIC. It tasted bleh.
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Garlic 06 Sep, Nikki (USA - Zone 5a climate)
When is the best time to plant garlic in Western Colorado and southeastern Utah
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Garlic 06 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Have a look here, www.gardenate.com/plant/Garlic?zone=11 You can find planting information by using the Vegetables and Herbs tab, then setting your zone at the top of the page for your chosen vegetable.
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Marrow 06 Sep, Rita (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate)
Hi,I was given some Apple Cucumber seeds but they do not look like the Australian pictures when grown. Very large green/stripe and round.Lovely yellow flowers which look like courgettes.Any ideas? Thanks, Rita.
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Marrow 23 Nov, Rosie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Apple cucumber urea does the job. Nice fleshy yellow cuces.
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Marrow 09 Sep, Angela (Australia - temperate climate)
I should have mentioned- my variety is Richmond Green Apple cucumber. Our climate has hot dry summers. In my wicking beds, which give good consistent moisture, this variety was by far the best and most consistent producer of the 7 types I tried last year.
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Marrow 10 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you go to the website
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Marrow 09 Sep, Angela (Australia - temperate climate)
That’s what my apple cucumbers look like. They can get quite large (about the size of an orange, but slightly oblate) if water and fertiliser are plentiful. In hotter weather I find they are smaller, but more are produced. In very hot weather here they stop producing until it cools down. The stripe is more pronounced on the larger fruits. I like to eat them :)
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Marrow 07 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look on the internet and try and work out what you have. Hand pollinate the female flowers and see what vegie you have.
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