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Leeks 03 Sep, Maurice (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I used to have the same problem, apparently many types of leeks don't do so well in warmer areas. I now grow perennial leeks and they perform far better. I got mine from mudflower blogspot
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Rhubarb 15 Dec, maureen colledge (Australia - temperate climate)
something is eating the leaves so only the veins remain i have put down snailbait signs of a few of them but nothing to compare with the amount of damage done to a large area of plants
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Rhubarb 02 Feb, Ernie (Australia - temperate climate)
Maureen, I've also come across this problem and discovered the culprits are possums - they love emerging leaf growth and if left unattended they can kill off the roots.
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Rhubarb 20 Dec, Bert (Australia - temperate climate)
Maureen there are small flies like aphids everywhere in my garden taking the goodness out of plants as you describe. I used the appropriate spray and got them out
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Beetroot (also Beets) 14 Dec, Davin (Australia - temperate climate)
Dont throw the leaves away! there are heaps of recipe's online that can utilise them! its like throwing away mushroom stems and only eating the top! they are all edible and have their own nutritional benefits!
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Beetroot (also Beets) 10 Jan, Ferran (Australia - temperate climate)
Did you know that they are closely related to chard? however they were selectively bread and now are two different types of plants.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 12 Dec, Reinout (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi Piero, I brought some witlof seeds from holland two years back. Don't mind sharing. I'm in Wesdene, JHB.
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Leeks 10 Dec, taryn (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
my leks seem to have gone to flower before reaching a good width. are they still eatable?
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Leeks 23 Dec, Sue (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Once the leek flowers there will be a woody stem going right down to the root which makes it largely inedible. You can eat from around the flower stem but it's not the best.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 10 Dec, joyngire2MCLEOD HOLDINGS (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how do you tell male to female flowers. is it hard to grow rockmelon in subtropical areas
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 20 Dec, Bert (Australia - temperate climate)
Rock melon as in other such plants like pumpkin can be identified by the swelling at the base. The male will have a (dont want to be rude) pistle I think it is called, protruding in the flower. With the female you can already see the fruit, just needs the male to get going.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Dec, Grace (Australia - temperate climate)
I have 3 plants about 10cm high 2 of them have yellowing leaves that are curled, I have Blood & boned, Is there anything you can recommend to help them please ?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 10 Jan, Ferran (Australia - temperate climate)
i think that this is a disease that i have noted on some plants at some garden shops my chilli have it but are still fruiting with more chilli than can be eaten. with out seeing your plants ii couldn't tell if that is what it was. look up capsicum diseases on images and you may be able to find something to do about them.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 09 Dec, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When do you know they ate ready for harvesting
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 21 Dec, granny peg (Australia - temperate climate)
ready to eat when the flowers die down is autumn. keep plants contained in their own bed. will rapidly spread and take over your garden! enjoy
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 09 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I use the red petals to make a drink it is just lovely. Pour hot water over. Leave overnight ,strain, then add sugar to taste,three cloves optional Devine in hot weather Bottle and store in refrigerator
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 08 Dec, Graham (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Remove 3-lined beetles by hand, also under the leaves look for small yellow eggs and black lavae. I have also painted the underside of affected leaves with Neem in the hope that any grubs or eggs missed will not survive. Appears to be working well. Don't use Neem in middle of the day.
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Potato 07 Dec, Zoe (Australia - temperate climate)
My potato plants flowered then carried on growing, do I need to cut back watering so they die off or let them carry on growing? They were planted mid July. Cheers!
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 07 Dec, Debbie (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Brisbane Qld, if that qualifies as temperate. I don't have zucchinni seeds and was hoping that I could grow one from one. Can I cut the end of one, like you would a carrot and put it in water get it to sprout, and then plant that? Curious as trying to be self sustainable from what I have in the fridge, don't have money to buy seeds. If that is the only way then it will have to wait :)
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 29 Aug, Daisy (Australia - temperate climate)
I dont think so too. I bought seeds on ebay, it is pretty cheap -- $1 per pack for at least 15 seeds. I am growing capsicum from capsicum that i bought in supermarket. The rule should apply to zucchini too, but the thing is zucchini that we can easily find in the market are young fruits which means they dont have have mature seeds. The seeds i kept from capsicum are only totally matured ones.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 19 Sep, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
You are right Daisy - the fruit must be mature to collect viable seed. When I want seed I generally buy it at Crazy Clark's for $1.60 a pack and Debbie, you can grow carrot from a piece of one because it is a root crop (same as growing potatoes ) but fruiting crops grow from the seeds within the fruit .
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 20 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
I don't think so - best way would be to dry the seeds and plant one of them but not sure as to germination rate - there should be info on the web as to how to save seeds from zuchinni - they have to be dry I am sure but not sure how long to save them or what part of the veg would be best.
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Tomato 07 Dec, Irene (Australia - arid climate)
Hi everyone, I have had massive sucess in growing tomatoes in big pots (beauitiful flavour) but in a round garden I have they arent doing so good lots of fruit but by the time they ripen blossom end rot gets them! & I have also round big white grubs in round one of the platnt which I threw out! Any ideas on how 2 prevent blossom end rot?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 07 Dec, Bevan (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I'm having the same problem. Could someone please help?
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Cucumber 06 Dec, Renee (Australia - temperate climate)
We are producing cucumbers but the skin is yellow and inside they are soft and mushy?? Thought they might be zucchinis but inside has seeds and the skin is prickly?? What am i doing wrong?
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Garlic 06 Dec, cheryl good (Australia - temperate climate)
plated garlic in april dug up in 2nd week in nov,have noticed with the large bulbs weighing approx .3kg.to .5kg have not formed when i clean them up has anyone with any suggestions what i am doing wrong, thankyou.
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Garlic 17 Feb, DARREN (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi I was wondering what type of garlic you planted and where you got it from not all garlic is suited for growing in all areas.Some like cooler areas whereas in brisbane I grow a garlic siuted for my area.I feel this may have been your problem.Try green harvest they have a few variety wich may work better for you.
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Garlic 06 Dec, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Cheryl. Usually if the garlic is not formed into cloves, it's because the garlic has been dug too early. I usually dig mine once a couple of the leaves have gone yellow, and are clearly dying, but the middle few leaves are still green. The timing is different every year because of rain, dryness etc. This year i planted in March, but had to dig early because some were going mouldy. You just can't tell. Could that have been it.? But you can just eat it as normal. It's the good thhing about garlic, you can eat it no matter what it looks like.
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Potato 06 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
thats good, dig a bit and see the size of potato might be too early still.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 06 Dec, lucy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i am sorry, look for poo, bit hard now, round balls its catapillers grubs, plants will not regrow.
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