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Garlic 24 Mar, Christine (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I would be interested in some of the pearls of life. How do I contact you? And of course how much? Planting location is Laidley. Is this suitable? (retyped by Liz)
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 24 Mar, Brenda (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a crop of Ockra now starting to harvest and notice the leaves are all drooping and very sticky would like to know if I can prevent this.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 24 Mar, kemal (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
once it stops fruiting do I pull out the plant or do i keep it growing for next Year??
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 01 Sep, indy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I just saw your comment today s you've probably made your decision! However, given your climate and that eggplants are perennials in semi-tropical areas, you should get a few years of fruit if you look after your plants
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 18 Mar, Mary H.R. (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello! I'm growing eggplants in Western Australia. I live in the Hills above Perth - but it has been an extraordinarily hot dry summer. I've watered my aubergines most days since January. But the plants are quite small - less than 1/2 a metre. We have had round fruit about tennis ball size. I have some good horse poo from a neighbour, and some compost I made myself in one of those black plastic compost boxes. It's pretty good stuff! Any advice would be most welcome. Mary
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 23 Mar, marija (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)
molim vas za savijet, može li rosella uspijeti se uzgojiti i europi, croatia? hvala (I ask you for advice, you may be able to grow Rosella and europe, croatia? thanks)
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 23 Mar, Sharonpkr (Australia - temperate climate)
I have been growing chillies each year for over a decade now - I have planted my chillies within 20cm of my brick wall and they have been producing abundantly now for 4 years. Each November I simply cut off any dead wood and cut down to a node and the tree comes back to life and produces chillies much earlier than new chilli plants do. I have jalapeño's, long red and yellow banana. I fertilise with dynamic lifter and blood and bone
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Rhubarb 23 Mar, bob wright (Australia - temperate climate)
when is the time for me to put manure on my plant
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Rhubarb 28 Apr, heather clark (Australia - temperate climate)
I was told to use a nitrogen rich fertilizer every six weeks
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 23 Mar, Soldier (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it okay if I just leave my Pak Choi outside for winter (there are minimal amounts of frost here) or do I have to do some frost protection?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 21 Mar, David @ Port Sorell, Tasmania. (Australia - temperate climate)
When is the fruit fully ripe,at the moment the outer casing is dry/brown but the berry in some cases is yellow with a blend of green.
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Leeks 18 Mar, Gayle (Australia - temperate climate)
What is meant by blanching the stems while the leek is growing.
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Leeks 22 Dec, Norma (Australia - temperate climate)
Blanching is hilling up around the stems with lucerne hay or something similar (news paper) which keep the stems light coloured and tender
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Leeks 20 Mar, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Blanching means that the bottom of the stems end up white and edible, instead of going green and tough.
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Leeks 20 Mar, Kevin (Australia - temperate climate)
Gayle, it is the method of protecting the lower part of the stem from the sun . This results in a more tender stem when eaten! Different methods can be used suggest you google Stem Blanching and read our Brisbane Annette MacFarland article.
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Horseradish 18 Mar, Gail Sainsbury (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am also interested also in how to grow it and how to obtain it.
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Horseradish 23 Mar, Sharon (Australia - temperate climate)
Gail I purchased a plant at flowerpower a few years ago and planted it in the ground and left it alone until about may- I then pulled it out and cut the root into small pieces about 5cm each and put it back into the ground. It grew and the plant has large green leaves - you can begin to use it in the second year. I pull one out - grate what I need and put it back into the ground. I am sure you will be able to buy it on eBay as well.
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Celery 17 Mar, Emily (Australia - temperate climate)
I need help on how to grow corn, everytime i plant seeds they always seem to shoot up then die a few days later. What am i doing wrong ?
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Celery 17 Nov, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)
I have more luck starting them off in seed trays then transplant when 10cms high.
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Turnip 16 Mar, james dunn (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
looking for superlative swede or turnip can you help? thanks james dunn
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Pumpkin 15 Mar, LilChicken (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Linda. I grew some last year and harvested when the fruit had turned yellow all over. Also, the skin should be hard enough that if you press your fingernail against it, there is no mark on the fruit. Kept in a cool place, they can keep for quite a few months after harvesting. Enjoy!
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Rosemary 15 Mar, Sue griffith (Australia - temperate climate)
My rosemary bush is 15 years old. I use it for cooking. It ihas very woody stems. It is quite large. Can I prune it and will it shoot from cut stem?
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Rosemary 01 May, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)
rosemary will handle very harsh treatment and still grow strong I prune mine off regularly with a chainsaw to 1/3rd of their size or less every couple of years and trim them up in between with the same method. I chopped one down to virtually nothing 3 years ago it is now about 4 ft around in every direction, and it was not much more than a stump. pruning them hard gets rid of the dead wood and makes them more bushy so you get more of the tender shoots that are good for cooking.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 15 Mar, bob (Australia - temperate climate)
is the plant poisness please anser
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 05 Nov, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
No
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 17 Mar, Annie (Australia - temperate climate)
No! It is delicious- especially with Asian style food.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 16 Mar, damien (Australia - arid climate)
No, it is a herb that is delicious in stir friesand Thai curries
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 15 Mar, Wendy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Dee ... how often should the molasses spray be used to deter them. Thanks
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 14 Mar, Valerie Minniss (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Just had my wilting rosella plants diagnosed by the nursery where I bought them. They said it was typical of too much rain/water - so grow them high and don't mulch during heavy rainy periods like - A nematode or two on roots but not enough to kill a plant starting to flower like mine - suggested to water with a weak solution of condies crystals and interplant with marigolds to discourage nematodes. Bought 4 new plants to try again now that the big wet seems gone.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 14 Mar, Thomas Houseman (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I notice a lot of vegies have "Avoid planting with" advice. Can I ask why and what are the side effects of doing so? Thanks.
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