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Rhubarb 12 May, peter (Australia - temperate climate): can I divide and replant rhubarb in May
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 12 May, Leilani Garland (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My cape gooseberry bush has lots of developing fruit but leaves are drooping. help!
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Beetroot (also Beets) 12 May, Anne (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I put the "lid" of a beetroot in some water and the leaves sprouted, so I dipped it in rooting powder and put the lot in a pot. Now the leaves are continuing to grow. What's happening under the soil? Are little beets going to grow? How do I make them grow? Do I separate out the clumps of leaf and replant each in a pot or in the garden? Advice please! Thank you
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Beetroot (also Beets) 08 Jun, Ben (Australia - temperate climate): You won't get beets like that but you will eventually get some seeds. As long as the betroot was not hybrid you can then plant the seeds.
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 12 May, Josh (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I am growing parsley for the first time and I have a flat-leaf variety in a planter box with 2 basil plants, which is very happy. I have another flat-leaf plant that is now in a planter box with 2 curly-leaf parsley plants, and all 3 have a white discoloration or scorched areas toward the edge of the leaves. I have done some research and can only assume I'm watering them too much. Does anyone have advice on how to bring them back? I'm now only watering twice per week. Any advice would be great.
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 13 May, (Australia - temperate climate): they like moist soil but not soggy
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 18 May, Josh (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Do you know if the discolored or scorched leaves can still be eaten? Cheers.
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Carrot 11 May, Neville (Australia - temperate climate): Hi could you advise me on preferred ph for carrots
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Carrot 06 Jun, mike how (Australia - cool/mountain climate): 6.0--------6.5 lime or dolomite will gat your ph up
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 11 May, Mike Croshaw (Australia - temperate climate): Do snow peas require potash?
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Pumpkin 09 May, Diane (Australia - temperate climate): When is the best time to plant pumpkins from seed on the south east coast of NSW
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Pumpkin 11 May, Justine (Australia - temperate climate): Its harvest time for pumpkins here Diane... you will have to wait till spring to get your pumpkin seeds growing
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Pumpkin 11 May, Barb (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Diane, I'm in the Shoalhaven and I plant mine Sept/Oct. We' have a bumper crop each year. I think once the frosts have finished in your area and the days are warming a bit is fine. Cover them compost and mulch to give them a bit of warmth to start with.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 09 May, mary irvin (Australia - temperate climate): when the vine is finished fruiting do we cut the vine bach
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 29 Nov, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate): Depends, if it is cool and the plant seems to be dormant, and it is going into winter, the leaves are getting old and dying, in other words, the vines are dying, yes, strip them back, the plant will go into dormancy for the winter, but only cut back carefully to the stump, or failing that about 5cm from the ground.
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Garlic 07 May, lizzy (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi. Last year we planted organic garlic that sprouted very well. When the sprouts died off we harvested the same clove we planted! No bulb had formed in any of them. It had been pretty rainy. Have planted in a pot this time. Was it something I did or just the rain? I'm in the Northern Rivers.
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Garlic 13 May, Garry&Denise (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Lizzy,we also live on the Nth Rivers..I have been growing the same Garlic for many years and find that if i prep beds with cow poo & Blood and bone with a little garden lime.You may get the same great results we get,failing that get some new bulbs and try them...Cheers
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 06 May, Margaret (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Jerusalem artichokes can be baked, steamed or boiled and are nice served with a melted butter sauce. If you don't dig them up until the stems have died , you will have less problems with flatulence
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 06 May, Di (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have one plant that is dying off, one just finished flowering - both from last year's crop. I'll be digging tomorrow, yippee. I have always had them roasted or boiled. Love them but yes, flatulence is a problem.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 14 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hello Di I was wondering how much yield you got from your plants I am also a sub tropical grower and considering it was the first time I grew them very happy with my results still picking them and next year will grow 10 times the amount cheers
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French tarragon 06 May, John (Australia - tropical climate): Further to my prior comment, I have discovered my Tarragon is "Mexican" or "Texas" tarragon. Without a doubt a great herb for flavoring all types of food.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 06 May, joyce inglis (Australia - sub-tropical climate): just wondering when to set Rosella plants at Rockhampton in queensland regards joyce
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 31 Jan, Ian Watts (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We found that around September was about the best time.
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Angelica 05 May, Margie (Australia - temperate climate): There's a wonderful herb lady who does the farmers' markets around Melbourne. I purchased some Angelica seedlings from her at Kallista market yesterday; she had well over 100 different types of herbs for sale, many that I'd never seen nor even heard of!! Full of garden wisdom too :)
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 03 May, Craig (Australia - temperate climate): I'm in Geelong and I plant them in March/April. For support, I plant in a block to assist with support; then I stake around the block and wrap the string around the perimeter of the stakes. They are very easy to grow and with minimal maintenance and fertiliser needs(seasol every 3 weeks). Pick out the flowering tips to direct the growing energy into the bean pods. My favourite variety is Aquadulce, which I find produces a hefty crop of beans.
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Potato 03 May, stan bevan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): this is May 2013 is it too late to plant seeds of marigolds into a plot freshly prepared with morning sun
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French tarragon 02 May, John (Australia - tropical climate): The Tarragon that I have is long stemmed with a bright yellow/orange flower. The flower has only three petals with a bunched centre. Is this Russian tarragon or French?
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 02 May, April (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have heard fennel is a vegetable that doesnt do well as a companion to anything else but i see above there are a few has anyone had some luck with this? Also i want to plant out now but was hoping that the timing of them being ready be after mid august...should i hold off a bit?
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Horseradish 02 May, Nichole (Australia - temperate climate): I bought my Horseradish roots from Burrendong Gardens via eBid.net.au
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 02 May, Deb Hyde (Australia - temperate climate): We started growing them in large raised area because my partner swears by them for his rheumatoid arthritis. Eats 1 raw every day!
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