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Rosemary 05 Mar, maddss (Australia - temperate climate)
Does rosemary grow in Autmn
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 04 Mar, Maxwell (Australia - temperate climate)
Does sulphate of iron help to darken the colour of the leaves of silver beet, as well as give it a nutritional value.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 04 Mar, Mark (Australia - temperate climate)
you could try a garlic oil recipe for a bottle sprayer. I have tried making it before and always works well, although I usually make two mistakes. First, I never make enough, second I always forget to strain it properly and my sprayer gets clogged up.
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Lettuce 04 Mar, Sheryl (Australia - temperate climate)
Has anyone had success growing Celtuce in South Australia? If so do you have any tips as there doesn't seem to be much information around. Sheryl
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 03 Mar, Ryan (Australia - tropical climate)
I'm growing Trinidad scorpion Butch T and Moruga. seeing they are the worlds record holder for hottest Chillies Well why not give them ago. My first crop have now got fruit and I have a few friends who love hot food so when they found out I had some of the worlds hottest chillies they could not wait to try them. I warned them that they were hotter then anything they have ever tried in their life but this did not stop one mate who thought how bad could it be I said if you are going to eat one you have to eat and swollow the whole thing not just nibble on it. So he popped it in his mouth and begain to chew he wanted to show how tough he was so he kept chewing I could see the pain in his eyes he then tried to swollow it but choked on the hottness he tried milk and icecream but it was just to hot and ended having to go to hospital for a check up. no real harm done but for a good 45 minutes he wished he was dead. I've scraped the seeds out of one and eatten it and I love hot food but I was in so so much pain. In north QLD chillies grow all year round except when it floods and your chillies are a few feet under water that seems to kill them off.
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 03 Mar, tim efkarpidis (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
where do i buy burdock seeds in ACT and can we buy fresh in the markets ???I have never show it in any shop ?
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Cucumber 02 Mar, Carol (Australia - temperate climate)
My cucumbers are HUGE and yellow, I'm almost convinced that they are something entirley different. They have been planted too close together as I only have a small space, which I'm geussing may be the yellow, but I cant understand the why they are so big.
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Cucumber 27 Mar, Jade (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
you are leaving them grow too long - don't let them get huge, pick them first
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 02 Mar, Conrad (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi - My artichokes are now between 2 and 3m high and not yet flowering. The neighbour who gave me the seed tubers believes that they should be picked before they flower, not after (he's approaching 90 and been growing them for decades). Any comments welcome. Thanks
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 26 Apr, DARREN (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello was interested to know if you picked them and what your yield was my first plant gave me 2kgs from 1 littlte tuber not bad I thought.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 10 Mar, Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate)
The tubers tend to set better after they flower .. maybe do a test by harvesting some now to try..then the others later after the foilage dies off. In a way they will be a bit like new potatoes if harvested now.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 02 Mar, Karen (Australia - temperate climate)
Collard Greens is not an expression used in Australia. Thanks Sri for listing what they include: broccoli, brussel sprouts etc
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 27 Nov, Jesse (Australia - arid climate)
Sorry Karen, whoever told you that collard greens are broccoli and Brussel sprouts or even similar, had no idea what they are talking about. You will actually find that collard greens are similar to kale. A leafy green vegetable grown similar to a lettuce or cabbage.
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Potato 02 Mar, Rachel (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi. I live in Sydney in a frost free area. Can I plant potatoes now and, if so, what would be good varieties? Thanks :-)
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Potato 04 Mar, Kevin (Australia - temperate climate)
Rachael , Have you checked that you can get your seed potato's ,because they are not available where I am in Qld!!
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Potato 19 Mar, Kevin (Australia - temperate climate)
Rachel, seed potatoes are now available from Green Harvest Maleny web site order online.
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Onion 01 Mar, darrell (Australia - temperate climate)
where could i buy onion sets in australia?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 01 Mar, Doreen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When is the best time to grow Broad beans in Melbourne & what are their needs fertilizer wise for best results please?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 21 Mar, Glenn (Australia - temperate climate)
Ive only just planted mine last week,I'm in melb too.I use mushroom mulch,they really then don't need alot of maintenance.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 23 Mar, Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate)
Only thing I do is water them and put some support for them as the wind usually play havoc on them
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 28 Feb, Liz (USA - Zone 10b climate)
My plants are getting spots on its leaves g Does anyone know why?
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Pumpkin 28 Feb, denise edwards (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
you'll see the vines dry and the stalks on the pumpkins shrivel also. leave the stalk on the pumpkin, for storing and to prevent rotting. put somewhere cool
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Ginger 28 Feb, Jess (Australia - temperate climate)
Is 'old ginger'the bit of ginger left in the soil the longest or do i dig up some 'young ginger' and wait for it to mature?
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Pumpkin 26 Feb, Gail (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted pumpkin December and although it has gone mad and looks very healthy, it has not produced a single flower. Is it a soil issue or am I doing something else wrong?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 25 Feb, Justine (Australia - temperate climate)
Would someone please advise if I should cut the top out of my corn? It is over 6 feet tall and I am worried the growth is going in height and not into the cobs? I live in Tassie and have had a hot summer for us this year. I have mulched in sugar cane and the corn has thrived from this...
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 18 Apr, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)
Don't cut the tops off. That's the male part of the plant and drops pollen usually before the female silks on the same plant are ready. Most of the growth in corn occurs before the male part springs out and cutting it off doesn't help.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 25 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate)
Really good advice for daughter's school project!!!! :)
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 25 Feb, Douglas Duckmanton (Australia - temperate climate)
has anybody grown NZ yams in NorthEast Vic,and if so where may i get some tubers
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Watermelon 24 Feb, yildiz (Australia - arid climate)
I get all my seeds from what i eat at the shop.eg.watermellon,rockmellon etc...
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Cucumber 22 Feb, Sheree (Australia - temperate climate)
I am a learner gardner growing Lebanese Cucumbers for the first time. We have had lots of rain and some of the leaves are getting yellow marks on them. Is that a fungus or mould if so how do I get rid of it?
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