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Ginger 22 Jun, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I've been growing what appears to be healthy Ginger for over 3 years now initially from rhizomes of ginger bought at the supermarket. But whenever I severe a piece for cooking it looks and smells nothing like ginger being a bleached white in colour. Is there something I'm missing in the process?
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Ginger 01 Aug, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
No, you're not missing anything. That's just new ginger which hasn't been out of the ground long enough for the skin to toughen. It looks good, smells great, and tastes even better. Has quite spice hit, too.
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Potato 22 Jun, Justin (Australia - temperate climate)
If you keep building up the compost as it grows you will get more potatoes from your crop. Just be sure to protect them from frost. Growing my first crop atm and have found potatoes as big as a 50c piece after a month and a half. Don't let the nitrogen get too high or the energy will go to the leaves instead of the potatoes.
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Potato 22 Jun, Ann Birchall (Australia - temperate climate)
How do I grow new potatoes as grown in England? Which is the best sort for this?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 20 Jun, Kerry Hart (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We would like to know how to keep/store our excess chilli's if you can assist us Regards Kerry
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 07 Jul, Kate (Australia - temperate climate)
Chillis freeze really well and I use them direct from frozen - just chop and cook!
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Tomato 19 Jun, Dean (Australia - temperate climate)
I have two tomato plants growing in Emerald QLD. One is a determinate plant with tomato's similar shape to a roma and the other is on a stake(nice round tomato's), they come up by themselves. They both have good big green tomato's on them but will not ripen. Can anyone suggest why they are not ripening?
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Tomato 05 Aug, jess (Australia - temperate climate)
try giving them more shade and water them 2-3 times a day :-)
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Broccoli 18 Jun, abbie (Australia - temperate climate)
put some netting over so no bugs can get through
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 18 Jun, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)
Planted snow peas live in dandynong area but after 2+ monts still small at 1 foot is this normal just a beginner help
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Potato 18 Jun, john (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a bed of potatoes 20cm deep x40cm apart. have hilled them up as suggested some are beginning to flower . They were very healthy looking plants however they are now falling over and some appear to be withering. Is it too late to hill them further and would this help
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Potato 26 Jun, Paddy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am having the same problem and think it may be due to the amount of rain we've had lately. I dug around one and the development of the tuber seems to be ok. Let me know how your crop progresses.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 17 Jun, john studte (Australia - temperate climate)
YES!! I still have plenty of tubers available. [email protected]
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 17 Jun, sarah (Australia - temperate climate)
What soil is preferable for SilverBeet to grown in? Clay, Sandy, Loam? ect.. :)
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 01 Jul, fred (Australia - temperate climate)
your best soil is sandy loam water often
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Cauliflower 16 Jun, Heather (Australia - temperate climate)
Are you able to offer any advice about my cauliflower plants please - I have lots of huge leaves but no cauliflowers forming. I'm wondering if I did anything wrong many thanks
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Cauliflower 11 Jul, Brian (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like an excess of Nitrogen. They should still form eventually
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Cauliflower 27 Jun, Charlie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have the same problem can you advice me.
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Brussels sprouts 16 Jun, keith (Australia - temperate climate)
My brussels sprout Plants are growing very tall , at least 4 foot high and very healthy plants, the Sprout are starting to appear and approx. 2 inches round, but they are all very hollow and all leaves ,No Hearts
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Carrot 15 Jun, Susie (Australia - temperate climate)
How do I know my carrots are ready to harvest
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Carrot 26 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
Just dig down gentle around one and have a look :-) you will work it out
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Rosemary 15 Jun, john hanson (Australia - temperate climate)
I want to plant rosemary or another fast growing plant in a plater box approx 700mm long by 300mm x 300mm is this sufficient
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Sage (also Common Sage) 13 Jun, Dianne (Australia - tropical climate)
I got a sage seedling from the growers market in north Perth it's doing very well actually
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 13 Jun, Frank Mc Elroy (Australia - temperate climate)
My capsicum prodused banana in the first instance, now have both on the same bushes, is there any reason for this.
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Pumpkin 12 Jun, Sylvia Allan (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Daniel, Importing & exporting, carries high risks of the spread of germs diseases, complicated paper work stringent rules & regulations, expensive import & export license & also the cost to import or export & really scary penalties, like Jail & thousands of dollars in fines, for violation of any rules that are not carried out, nobody wants to go there. So I guess you have to research your own country to see what is available, I know many US nurseries do grow Australian Pumpkins. Good luck with your quest. Sylvia
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Pumpkin 12 Jun, Narayan (Australia - temperate climate)
hi all, i have pumpkins growing in my front yard in sydney. Vandals have destroyed my apical shoots so my plants can t keep extending. On the other hand the leaves at the base of the stem are slowly dying off. Do you know if they will start sending out axillary shoots like other plants do?
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 12 Jun, Alan wu (Australia - tropical climate)
To stop the melon from rotting on the ground, lift the melon place 2 bricks on the ground under the melon , rest a piece of arc mesh on the bricks ( about 12 inch square, place a little dry grass on the arc mesh and lower the melon on to the dry grass. This will allow the air to keep the melon dry.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 12 Jun, Alan Wu (Australia - tropical climate)
What type of fertiliser do I need to help the rockmelon plant produce flowers
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 23 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
seasol does well to help produce flowers and healthy roots
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Kale (also Borecole) 12 Jun, Barb (Australia - temperate climate)
Bendigo Health Foods has kale seeds, seedlings and a variety of bunches for sale.
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