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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 19 Dec, Roy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
chris, I know this is a long time since your question but something I read a long time ago which works for me and that is to find plants that aren't affected by worms or other insects i.e chillies and either open it up and rub it on or crush, soak and spray. Give it a go
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 30 Mar, Rae (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Perth WA and have a jalepeno chilli plant which has been producing abundantly for the past few months. According to people who like chillis' (not me!) they are 'particularly flavoursome'. Over the past few weeks we have noticed small holes appearing in some of the chillis' and inside the pod there appears to be a fungus. Would you be able to suggest a way of treating this problem, please?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 28 Apr, Dawn (Australia - temperate climate)
I have had the same prob (and i love to eat my chillis) i find if i leave them to begin to turn red they get attacked by a mite that bores a hole and it does look like fungus but if u leave long enough small worm like creatures grow .. I believe the " fungus " is actually eggs .... I pick mine while still green and they have been clean inside and fine to eat .. Hope this helps ..dawn. ( perth wa)
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Horseradish 30 Mar, Julie James (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Beerwah Queensland and would like to grow horesradish but can not seem to buy can you advise us where is it sold. Rgds
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Horseradish 12 Apr, (Australia - temperate climate)
Try the Digger's Club online - I bought my plant from them.
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Brussels sprouts 29 Mar, Margo Pten (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
This is my first attempt at growing Brussel Sprouts in Tasmania East Coast, do I need to do anything special as they are looking nice and leafy, but cannot see any actual sprouts yet.
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Brussels sprouts 23 Jan, Gerri (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Margo I had the same problem earlier this year and ended up eating my sprouts as spring greens. A friend who farms in UK told me they need a nitrogen-rich soil so although mine were in a commercial compost mix (Bunnings moo poo) I think that may have been the problem.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Mar, Rosa (Australia - temperate climate)
Some of my eggplants have started off purple but are now starting to turn yellow. Can someone tell me what is causing this and are they still ok to eat? Thanks
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 28 Mar, Joan Pittas (Australia - temperate climate)
We are growing yams in out communal garden and they are sendiing out shoots about 2metres long. They are in raised beds,and the foliage is spreading all over the place. Should we cut the extra long shoots off?
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Carrot 28 Mar, northy (Australia - tropical climate)
could you recommend a variety of carrot that grow best in far north queensland.
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Pumpkin 27 Mar, Anne (Australia - temperate climate)
PLease can you tell me why our pumpkin vines had know flowers consequently no fruit. suspect the soil not rich enough for them.
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Pumpkin 20 Apr, S Young (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Some pumpkins have male and female flowers...too much of one or the other or no pollination can cause flowers to die and no fruit. I also found with some of mine that a few really hot days and direct sun in the afternoon (west) that they cannot cope.
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Pumpkin 29 Mar, Forest Hill (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Anne - how long is the vine? Sometimes pumpkins put all their energy into growing and not into flowers. Try nipping off the terminal buds (ends) of each vine so they stop growing and they will put out flowers, although I suspect its too late in the season to do that now. the other thing to do it hceck if you have too much nitrogen (manure), which generates leafy growth. Try spreading some potassium (banana skins) around the base.
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Cucumber 27 Mar, neil sheppard (Australia - temperate climate)
Does anyone know where I can buy Diva cucumber seeds, preferably in Australia.
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Rhubarb 26 Mar, erin tAYLOR (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
where can i buy a plant, i live in condamine queensland
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Horseradish 26 Mar, Lori (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I just plant a piece of horseradish root that I've bought at the market?
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Horseradish 07 Apr, granny peg (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Lori. from my experience with horseradish you certainly can grow H. from a root cutting. Beware horseradish can become invasive so plant in a large pot and bury in the garden. this should contain the roots. I am having trouble removing horseradish from a large garden bed. every time the bed is dug a piece breaks off and away goes the h.radish again!!! good luck.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Mar, JamieG (Australia - temperate climate)
Space plants: 100 - 150 cm apart ! Surely that is a mistake. 50cm would be more than adequate. Plant them 1.5m apart and they would get downright lonely.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 17 Apr, CelesteL (Australia - temperate climate)
Agree space seems excessive. My thrive about 50 to 70cm apart
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Potato 25 Mar, al (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Albury NSW when is the best time to plant spuds
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Pumpkin 25 Mar, Laurie Thompson (Australia - temperate climate)
Windsor Black Pumpkin . Sylvia Allen did you have any luck with the Windsor Black Pumpkin for I want some seeds . This is a heritage pumpkin and was the Pumpkin emblem of Victoria . Herronswood ( Diggers also want this pumpkin seed . Did Karen have any success Laurie
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Pumpkin 29 Mar, Sylvia Allan (Australia - arid climate)
Dear Laurie, I had a really good vine and it was flowering male flowers first the female flowers were just forming, then came the rain 8 inches in a week our whole property was flooded & all my pumpkins rotted though I had harvested 50 varieties. Windsor black among other varieties that take 120 days, I lost, I was devastated because I didn't have anymore seed.Sorry Any one out there who can supply me some seed I would be ever so grateful, & pay well of course. Sylvia Allan.
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Pumpkin 25 Mar, JoeW (Australia - temperate climate)
I think the 'Pumpkin on vine' in the picture has detached from the vine. Also I would like to know where to get some Windsor Black pumpkin seeds Thanks
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Pumpkin 27 Mar, Liz (Australia - temperate climate)
The pumpkin is still attached to the vine. It was in Chris's garden at the time. The mark you can see is the flower end.
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Potato 25 Mar, Steve H (Australia - temperate climate)
I'd never grow spuds in the ground. It's too hard to dig them up without damaging them. Instead why don't you try this. Grab a plastic rubbish bin and put some holes in the bottom for drainage Put 3 inches of straw in the bottom covered by a bit of mushroom compost or soil for a bed. Add your seed potatoes or eyes and cover with 3 inches of straw and 2 inches of soil. Liberally sprinkle with a good quality fetiliser. Keep this blend damp. When the potato plants show through, cover again with the same mix of straw, fertiliser and soil. Repeat until the bin is full and then allow the plants to mature as they grow out the top. When ready for harvest simply tip out your lovely clean spuds
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 25 Mar, Joe (Australia - tropical climate)
Comment. I am in Nth. Qld. and since New Year 2013 have produced 3 crops of Pak Choy. 2 dozen at a time. I am going to give a link for people to understand some asian vegetables and names. I find that Thai seeds germinate in about half the amount of time as Australian seed. e.g. yard long beans 2 and three quarter days. My wife and I also have two types of gingers growing. Ginger is underestimated in the Australian diet. However I have a 25% shade cloth above my garden to mist the rain and help prevent mid-day heat. Asian vegetables names from the SMH will give you the site, as no links allowed here. my seeds come in through customs, and my son is married to a Thai girl. I have the greatest respect for the Thai vegetable diet.
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Potato 25 Mar, Gary (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Peter,,just a note from comments above, it is not advised to grow potatoes in tyres because of heavy metal leaching.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 24 Mar, Patti (Australia - temperate climate)
My Cape Goosberry bushes are approx 2mtrs tall, but no fruit. Am I supposed to trim them back in autumn for new growth in spring or do I just leave them and they will fruit sometime??? Pse help.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 24 Mar, Mehmet Kolgu (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Never understand the words " Avoid growing with potatoes" means how far I can plant my potatoes from the silverbeet / Please advise me..
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 05 Apr, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
potatoes change/add chemicals to the soil and attract root disease as this plant is in the same family as beetroot it is advisable to keep it away from potatoes. this only goes soil deep in bed next to the potatoes would be fine but not so close in the soil that the roots would have a chance to cross.
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