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Pumpkin 12 Jun, Sylvia Allan (Australia - arid climate)
Hi David Before all the rain I had harvested about 60 varieties of pumpkin, all the types that get pumpkins on them about12 weeks I lost all the types that16-20 weeks. 2ndly. When you want to grow pumpkins true to variety, You have to hand pollinate You have to keep a well developed Female & also a male flower of the same variety closed by clip or a twisty tie, and get up early after sunrise & if the male flower pollen is soft And fluffy it is time, you Pic the male flower strip the petals away, open the female flower up & brush the pollen over the Females ovary, then close the female flower up again & tag it like Trombone X trombone 1-1-13. for other people reading this message The Female always has a baby pumpkin underneath the flower. And you close the male as well because bees & insects can contaminate the pollen with other varieties. Hope this answers your question. Sylvia.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 11 Jun, Ally Millington (Australia - temperate climate)
Growing Broad Beans for the first time - we had a storm during the week and some of the stems/leaves got damaged so I pruned them off and tied them up... will they be ok?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 11 Jun, Ally Millington (Australia - temperate climate)
Can Silverbeet grow successfully in pots?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 10 Feb, Simon (Australia - temperate climate)
We plant it in pots and have had success so far. Ours are the small ones that keep giving us leaves. Not the large mature plants you can buy.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 10 Jun, Peter hallam (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. I have just purchased a kilo of JA at our local Supermarket. If I plant each tuba now (June 2013) without any shoots on them, when could I expect a crop for eating? Is the supermarket the best place to buy JA for propagating?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 13 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
JA's are the toughest of tough tubers. Wait until winter is finished and plant SIX of your tubers. They will grow through spring and summer, flower in late summer (with a wimpy type sunflower (will look wimpy compared to the sunflower you get seeds from). Where I am, in May the flowers finish, the stems die, and the earth heaves up, and one sunny Sunday arvo you dig up about five fold the tubers you planted. PLUS, you don't get them all......... without doing anything at all, for the next 15 years, you have JA's........ Good Luck...... PS Mine came from a supermarket, and I started with a dozen in 2 square meters, I have finally got them down to ONE SQUARE METRE and that's enough for us !! In Coff's you will way surpass me "hands off" endeavours of 15 years................. enjoy !
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Pumpkin 10 Jun, Sylvia Allan (Australia - arid climate)
No I haven't been able to get any more Windsor Black seeds I only had a couple of seeds that were given to me, I planted them on the side of a very small hill in Heavy soil they grew and branched every where were getting male flowers And the female flowers were forming, but 10 days of solid rain the patch was absolutely saturated the rest of our property was flooded I thought they would be alright but thr female buds went yellow & dropped off. I prayed & begged for the vines not to die but 90% did.I was shattered. one vine in the row above it The McLeay Mongrel survived Another Victorian Pumpkin, was so sick I just forgot it, went down the Hill the other day the grass was 2 & 1/2 feet high and I trod on something in the grass and nearly fell over looked and found one McLeay Mongrel Pumpkin I have collected the seed from what has to be the weirdest Pumpkin ever, But probably the nicest eating Pumpkin ever, I would say it is probably the rarest as well. The McLeay Mongrel Is a very dry pumpkin with superb flavor much like Iron Bark sweeter & nuttier, I have looked at it it is more than likely a Triamble Iron Bark cross Maybe some Qld. Blue. I am offering 4 seeds up for Auction on eBay I do not have many seeds, so thought if I put a good reserve in them only the very serious growers would buy them. Be Warned it is not a pretty pumpkin but needs some serious pumpkin growers to keep it from extinction, it is a heavy solid pumpkin, looks like an Alien lava Rock. visit eBay Pumpkins just to see it. Regards. Sylvia.
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Pumpkin 13 Jun, hz (Australia - temperate climate)
WOW Sylvia I am impressed! I have given up on pumpkin, only having a suburban back yard, lack of space, but I can drive to the country in autumn and early winter and get farmers produce - and we eat a lot, all year round ! It's a fabulous vegetable. I really, really hope your varieties can find some seed-saver people to grow them on for you Sylvia - keep us posted. Perhaps you could contact Diggers Seeds , or New Gippsland Seed Farm, (google them) and see if they are interested in helping you continue these varieties. Good luck.
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Rhubarb 08 Jun, Pamela (Australia - temperate climate)
Our new rhubarb plants have been growing well, BUT now some of the leaves are starting to yellow. What should we do to rectify this?. They are in soil with organic loam and horse manure mixture.
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Rhubarb 13 Jun, Gene (Australia - temperate climate)
Mine do the same thing this time of the year. I've had them for about four years now and they start to look very sad when the cold weather comes. When it warms up (September) you will start to see some more positive activity. Don't forget they are very hungry plants, so plenty of fertilizer every couple of weeks in spring time will help.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 07 Jun, Jade Webb (Australia - temperate climate)
I heard that horse manure kills chilli plants. Is it true?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 06 Jun, Anna (Australia - temperate climate)
I have bean seedlings which have been germinated and have 2-4 leaves on each. They are currently inside (a living fundraiser plant). It is time to plant them, but I have just realized it is not the right season. Is there any way to grow them in Melbourne, Victoria this time of year??
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 06 Jun, joe gillriasoukas (Australia - temperate climate)
can parsley be grown indoor? and when do we trim it.
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Celeriac 06 Jun, Pam Brockley (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I live in the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne, was wondering where I could buy celeriac seeds or seedlings and If it would grow well in our area
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Celeriac 22 Aug, Nat (Australia - temperate climate)
Try presti nursery on Ftg rd
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Celeriac 17 Sep, Sonja (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Pam, I got my seeds from Diggers Australia. I tried last year, but did not get a bulbous root. Better luck this year.
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Celeriac 13 Jul, Maria (Australia - temperate climate)
You can buy them in Bunnings.
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Brussels sprouts 06 Jun, Ronald (Australia - temperate climate)
The last time I planted Sprouts they never grew any bigger than my little finger nail.Then a friend said to cut the leaves off, so as to let the goodness go to the sprout and not the leaves. I have planted them again this year, is that correct or not ??
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 05 Jun, Meg (Australia - temperate climate)
I've had the same problem, I added extra compost to the bed the following season and planted both zucchinis and squash and found my zucchini went dark green and were great but now my squash won't go yellow!!!! Lack of sun light maybe?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
My climbing beans' leaves are starting to yellow, dry and drop. At this time of the year the reticulation has been turn off but we've had a bit of rain and I'm still watering daily (when it hasn't rained ) and feeding fortnightly with Seasol. The beans are cropping so well and I want them to continue. Am I watering too much? The ground seems just moist.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 05 Jun, GRAHAME (Australia - tropical climate)
ROSELLA BUSH HAS GRUB IN STEM AND PLANT FALLS OVER . WHITISH GRUB LIKE SMALL WITCHITE GRUB
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Artichokes (Globe) 05 Jun, stella hebden (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted a number of globe artichokes last year, they died down over summer, but are now (early June) looking really healthy. My question is: I have one that is quite different to the others, - they were all the same last year, this one has softer, less spiky leaves, and has a flower forming at the beginning of winter, whereas the regular ones haven't, and I wouldn't expect them to. I have searched images, and it looks like one of the 'improved hybrid' varieties. So... what may have happened? How do I know if it is edible? TIA!!
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 05 Jun, Cori (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
You can purchase Burdock seeds from ebay. I just received some today, hope that helps some of you.
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Pumpkin 03 Jun, Daniel Bentley (USA - Zone 4b climate)
Do you have any whole fresh pumpkins available to ship to the United States? If not do you know where I can get some? Thank You
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Garlic 02 Jun, Darren (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You mentioned using the shoots,but how does that effect the bulb?
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Garlic 02 Jun, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello there, can anyone tell me if I can use cloves from garlic that has been sitting inside my fridge to plant them? Im new to this but would like to start growing my own garlic as I eat it a lot, thanks heaps!
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Garlic 05 Jun, Matty T (Australia - temperate climate)
Buy some Australian grown garlic as it won't have been treated. Put in the fridge for a week. Separate the cloves and plant out, but you'd better do it soon. Make sure you put some compost and NPK fertiliser on them. Add some nitrogen fertiliser in the spring. They are ready for harvest when the stalk goes a bit soft and droops at ground level. Enjoy your fresh garlic!
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Strawberry Plants 31 May, Rachel (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi there. I have just come across your posting re: strawberry runners. If you still have some I would love to buy from you. Let me know :)
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 30 May, SUE AURET (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Please can you advise where one can buy the shallot bulbs to grow?
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 04 Aug, anita (Australia - temperate climate)
I bought my shallots and other plants, herbs online and can truly recommend how quickly the plants arrived and how well packed they are, :)
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