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Rhubarb 12 Jan, Deb (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted 2 rhubarb crowns, 1 died and the other has grown well but the stalks are still green while the leaves are now dying. Can you pick and eat the green stalks before the whole thing dies.
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Rhubarb 19 Jan, Cynthia (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The variety of yr rhubarb will dictate that. Some produce stems that remain green in colour ie do not turn red. Check your variety for its characteristics.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 11 Jan, trevor (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I buy beetroot in punnets
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Beetroot (also Beets) 20 Jan, gary (Australia - temperate climate)
yes
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 11 Jan, Sam (Australia - temperate climate)
My sweet corn has prolific growth of side-stalks emerging from the base of each plant. Is this normal, and should the additional stalks be removed to encourage growth and production from the main stalk?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Jan, nic (Australia - temperate climate)
yes
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Tomatillo 10 Jan, Nina (Australia - temperate climate)
I have some plants that I grew from the seeds of dried Inca berries. However, I'm yet to grow tomatillos. The seeds I planted didn't germinate. Not one! Have you had success with this fruit?
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Dill 09 Jan, Mick (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
DILL can get mildew some years use bi -carb spray or milk sunny spot helps every year in Australia is different may be the same everywhere else I dunno
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 09 Jan, ray obrien (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
where can i please buy some cape gooseberries or some seeds we live on bribie island just 1 hr north of brisbane and our email is [email protected] and our phone is [07] 3408 8787 thank you i think they are the nicest fruit
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Jan, Nina (Australia - temperate climate)
I never liked this fruit as a child but now I'm crazy about them :) Did you have any luck getting seeds? If not, I can post you some (next time I buy the dried Inca berries - or if you can get the dried fruit, save your own) ... or if you happen to be in Sydney I'll dig you up a plant. Mine are still small and not yet fruiting.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 04 Apr, Venus Law (Australia - temperate climate)
Nina! I looking for cape gooseberry seed too... I have plenty of Husk Tomato seed...I lived in Sydney as well.. Can we exchange it. Venus
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 08 Jan, Leigh (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Pak Choy seedlings gone to seed soon after planting in hot house. Any reason why ?
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 26 Feb, Betty (Australia - temperate climate)
I find pak choy plants go so seed in the summer months, I find autumn plantings better. They germinate quickly in the garden, usually under a week. I plant seeds other months as well to keep a supply of the greens but use them quickly, sometimes even with the flower head. - Betty
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 08 Jan, Chris Williams (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What is the best food to feed rosellas with
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Pumpkin 08 Jan, julia (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hi im trying to grow jap pumpkins in Ipswich near Brisbane in queensland we have both male and female flowers and have even tried to hand pollinate them but the females wither and fall off the plant after a week or so, could anyone give me some suggestions on how I can get a crop of pumpkins, we have a native bee hive in the garden also
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 08 Jan, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have grown Rockmelons in Brisbane ,and had about 10 but there are still a few flowers on the vine but no more rockmelons appear to be growing .When do I actually pull up the vines as there appears to be nothing happening except small yellow flowers, do they all come at once or in waves?
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Carrot 07 Jan, Yvonne (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello I have a question about growing carrots , every time I grow them they head up great but have small deformed carrots , they taste ok can you tell me what I am doing wrong they are in well fertilized soil with blood and bone and compost soil . Thankyou PS we live at Strathbogie Vic
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Carrot 14 Sep, Kath (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Your soil is too good! With carrots rich soil produces lots of green tops and deformed, stunted roots, they need to be pressured a bit to produce the big juicy roots we like. Use your rich soil for heavy feeders, like broccoli or corn. After the hungry crop is finished clear away the debris, dig over thoroughly and plant your carrot seed, the mildly depleted and deep dug soil will encourage your carrots to send down long shoots which will fill out into good sized carrots. Water daily but don't overdo it, excess H2o will make the roots swell and split.
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Carrot 30 Aug, Bec (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like you have rocks in your soil. Carrots deform around rocks. Doesn't change the flavor, just the look. -Bec Whiting
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Carrot 08 Mar, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It sounds like you have too much nutients in your soil for carots, causing leaf growth and not root growth. By nutients i mean nitrogen much needed for leafy crops as well as fruiting but a bane for most roots as the nitrogen causes the plant to put all its energy in to the leaves leaving the root small. There for carrots like soil that has been 'spent' (had hungery crops growing in it preavesly so the nitrogen is depleated). Sandy, free of stones that will canse the carots to split, well draining, and moist soil will also help your carrot crop. They also like part sun to full sun over shade.
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Carrot 09 Jan, Xan (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Yvonne, I'm in the Adelaide Hills. This year will be my 3rd attempt with carrots after having the same result as you the other 2 times. I've done some research and am optimistic this year will be better. Apparently carrots like to be sewn direct into the bed and like poor nutrients as this encourages them to grow big and straight in search of soil goodness. I'm going to give it a go... fingers crossed :) Goodluck, hope it works for you. Xan
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Carrot 20 Jul, Kerry (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Xan. I've had great success planting carrots in the adelaide hills. Yes, direct seeding is best. Hills soils can be too rich or too heavy. I've always planted carrots after another crop and also rotary hoed the soil prior. Have always planted in full sun as well. Good luck with your crop this year !
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 07 Jan, tina (Australia - temperate climate)
l have got a black jack zucchini plant with normal size zucchinis on it but also have a zucchini that messures 15 inches long & 16 inches round is this normal please
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 19 Jan, jason (Australia - temperate climate)
yes, that means it is maturing. if you leave it you should end up with viable seeds for next year. however if not picked the plant may stop/slow production as it has produced mature seeds
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 07 Jan, reg rouse (Australia - temperate climate)
As I have limited space can I tip prune my rockies, Will this help the remaining fruit grow larger. thank you
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 06 Jan, Michael Tuma (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am chasing seeds or plants of a swede / turnip I've been told is called Rutabaga by the Americans and here in Australia. Every listing I find here has Rutabaga as 'Brassica napus (var.) napobrassica' whereas I'm after the one the Germans call "Steckruebe". It's botanical name is Brassica napus (var.) rapifera. Can anybody help?
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 12 Apr, Pat Fraser (Australia - temperate climate)
Bunnings have Swede seeds.
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Pumpkin 05 Jan, jeff o'brien (Australia - tropical climate)
Been growing jap pumpkin from seed. This time I have some pumpkin flowers which seems to be both male and female on same flower. On the inside, there is a tiny pumpkin, then the female style, stigma and on top of that the male stamen. Is this possible?
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 05 Jan, Phil Blayden (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Planted seeds approx. 5 weeks ago they came up within 3 days. I have thinned the crop out as suggested and now the plants are going to seed. I have tried cutting back the seed heads but it does not help the plant still want to go to seed. They not developing the way that I thought they would. Have you any suggestions.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 08 Mar, Shelley (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Phil, once they start seeding they will continue. Although you should be able to harvest up to ten weeks, the plant is actually mature in six weeks. How much fertilizer did you use. Compost is the best solution for them, the ground should remain moist, but not soggy. The ground may not go completely dry either, this may cause the plant to start seeding. Keep in mind that if you want to have this plant year round, you should sow every four to six weeks. If you harvest the leaves, seeds don't form that fast. If you plan to harvest the whole plant at once, harvest the sixth week, else the leaves become old.
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