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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Jan, ben black (Australia - tropical climate): i have recently planted my crop of sweet corn here in bundaberg it was planted about 6 weeks ago and already stand about 7 to 8 feat tall and have 3 to 4 cobs per plant i dont know why but they do would like to know why
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 17 Aug, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate): my sweet corn last year had a mixture of 1-3 cobs per plant. its normal having more than 1 cob per plant but i found that they did not produce as much as one cob per plant and snaped of the smaller ones so as to get a better havest. I found that it had to do with how close they were together. my veriety worked best with 16 stalks per meatre square. bit late and i hope your havest went well. As for the reason, just like when you grow pumpcin you can have several friuts on a vine or one the plant puts its energy equally in to however many friuts there are. when there is only one it gets much bigger than when there are multipual pumpcins however you get more pumpcins if you let them grow multipual ones per vine. some verietys just natraly have more or less friuts per vine and you as the gardener get to chose how many the plant grows or how big they can get.
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Asparagus 23 Jan, Susan (USA - Zone 12b climate): I actually live in Costa Rica, but it's not on your list. I'm at 1000 meters, distinct dry season Jan thru May, no rain at all with temps around 28-30 degrees. I need to move my 3-4 yr old crowns - can I do it anytime or would it be best to let them dry out a little to aid dormancy then move them once the rains start end of May. THANKS FOR THE HELP!
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 22 Jan, Chris Czarnik (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When is the best time to plant Witloof and, Chicory in Brisbane. Thank you
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 22 Jan, (Australia - arid climate): On lineThe Italian Gardener
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Tomato 22 Jan, Martin (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Start with an application of fresh Human Urine. 1 part to 9 parts Water diluted. Do not use within approx 3 weeks of harvest for best results. It will also increase your yield 25-40% You can also try lady beetles, ladybirds. And Also try powdered Dimatacious Earth, DE
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Potato 21 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate): growing i old tyres I have found to be excellent in small areas. Just add a tyre and soil as the shoot comes through and add soil. To dig all you do is kick the tyres over, take your harvest and save the soil and tyres for your next crop. Yummy spuds the easy way. Peter
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Garlic 21 Jan, barry (Australia - tropical climate): Hi i am in Palm cove and planted argentine garlic last march, and only now i have one sprouting what variety is suitable forcairns climate
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 21 Jan, Barb (Australia - tropical climate): How do I get my choko vine to flower?
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Rhubarb 20 Jan, Michael Du PONT (Australia - temperate climate): I have several Rhubard plants, we went away at Christmas, we have automatic retic which comes on every two days. As you will be aware, Christmas saw WA peak at 6 days at +40, on our return I found that all my Rhubard (Stalks & Leaves) were dead and lifeless (Horizontal) What should I do ? Are the crowns still OK or should I dig up and start again?
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Rhubarb 21 Jan, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Mine died off - completely black - in the last drought period here, then grew back in time to be knocked off again by the recent heat. I think yours have a good chance of surviving if they've been established a while.
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Tomato 20 Jan, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): Is there a natural spray to use on the tomato's for the treatment of aphids. I found white eggs on the under side of a leaf
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Tomato 14 Jul, Gary (Australia - temperate climate): Steve you'll probably find those eggs are from the white butterfly get some old CD's and tie them to tree branckes or overhead frames and just let them dangle so any breeze can make them move and spin around and also do a visual inspection for green catapillers on the underside of leaves etc. Also try makeing old roll your own cigerette spray it is in the book page74 Organic Pest Control by Jackie French.
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Strawberry Plants 20 Jan, Maria Simmons (Australia - temperate climate): I planted 6 strawberry plants in a hanging strawberry planter on 30/12/2012. When can I expect to see flowers and fruit? Plants are in full sun and I water every night.
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Radish 20 Jan, Rose (Australia - temperate climate): Another comment said if tops are great but poor roots you should lay off the fertilizer. They specifically noted nitrogen.
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Pumpkin 19 Jan, Judy (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We have too many male flowers on our vines , how do you tell the difference between male & female seeds before planting. Is this possible?
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Pumpkin 21 Jan, Rache; (Australia - temperate climate): Plants are monecious but with unisexual flowers ie. have both male & female flowers on the same plant. Generally male flowers are produced first on the vine with the female flowers coming later. A common problem that arises is too few female flowers - sometimes you just have to be patient, they'll come - or sometimes a nutrient imbalance - too much or too little.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 19 Jan, Keryn (Australia - temperate climate): I planted rockmelon plants approx 9 weeks ago. They have grown well, and plenty of flowers, but no fruit. Not many bees this year, so what do I do to "pollinate" the flowers?
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Rhubarb 17 Jan, Jim Kay (Australia - temperate climate): How much water do the plants need ? should they be kept damp or allowed to dry out ? I'm not having much success
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 17 Jan, wendy (Australia - temperate climate): Greek-Australian Salad! Feta cheese, diced, lots of chopped tomatoes, olives, and (instead od cucumbers, they don't grow for me) lightly cooked cubes of choko - olive oil & lemon dressing!
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 16 Jan, Shani (Australia - tropical climate): I have had this same issue Stan. I thought it might have been a rat, because I found a best of baby rats in my compost around Christmas 2011 and had seen an adult rat. The rats have since been eliminated. But it is still an ongoing issue. I have found a small burrow in my yard, and believe I have a small resident marsupial living here. I have wrapped alfoil around the base of my capsicum bush (its about 1mt in height), and my resident friend hasnt touched it since. Hope this helps!
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 16 Jan, Hans (Australia - temperate climate): For all of you who may be concernded about undesirable side effects from eating Jerusalem artichokes: Try sprinkling a pinch or two of Asa Foetida powder into the appropriate cooking utensil just before completing the cooking. The Indian vegetarians have used Asa Foetida for centuries, to combat and eliminate flatulence caused by bean and other vegetarian dishes. It could work with the Artichokes too.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 25 Feb, Jacqueline (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Where do we acquire Asa Foetida from please?
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Tomato 16 Jan, Sally (Australia - arid climate): I have tomato plants in they were flowering but then the flowers seemed to be falling off. I have them mulched and keep the water up to them. It is in the high 40s here at the moment and I have shade over them. I also have apple cucumbers in they are flowering prolifically but no fruit. 5 Capsicum plants only one with fruit and one chilly no flowers they are growing well can you please tell me what to do with them all.
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Tomato 14 Jul, Gary (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Sally have a look at magnesium deficiency on you tube also look into epsom salts on youtube. Hope this helps
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Tomato 17 Feb, Charles L (Australia - temperate climate): Yes, we've had some terribly hot weather here in Perth and a lot of my veggies quit producing....or died....no matter how much water they got. Some are recovering...starting to get cucumbers and tomatoes again - although a few of each didn't make it...half the beans died...the rest showed no signs of recovering, as in blooming, so ripped them out and starting all over....the other veggies look to be on the mend...Once the air temperature hits that blast furnace heat....not much you can do....they survive or they don't
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Mint (also Garden mint) 16 Jan, Justine (Australia - temperate climate): A few weeks after planting my mint I have noticed that something has been eating the leaves. A lot of the leaves have sharp cuts into the leaves. I'm thinking a bird might be eating them? We have lots of rosellas and we have pigeons in the area.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 24 Mar, Col (Australia - temperate climate): Bright green caterpillars. Put some white butchers paper under the plants and look for black poo
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Mint (also Garden mint) 06 Apr, Julie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I live in South Australia and my mint has been eaten by a bright green caterpillar, have also noticed the black poo on some leaves, how do I get rid of future caterpillars is there something natural I can do to stop them coming back. Please help as my mint was thriving last week but now is full of holes and the leaves have been stripped bare. :-(
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Jan, Patrick (Australia - cool/mountain climate): What should be done with laterals on the main stalk? Will I leave them on to allow additional corn to grow on them or does leaving them on the main stalk deprive the main stalk from food?
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