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Thyme (also Common thyme) 23 Nov, Sudeep (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi I d like to ask some thing about thyme so Where can I buy thyme seed? How much per kilo gram thyme seeds ? After harvesting how much I get a kilo when I sell thyme?
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Thyme (also Common thyme) 10 Mar, Oliver (Australia - temperate climate)
Any large nursery that readily stocks herbs, will sell thyme seed. As for how much per kilogram, well that depends. Proper Nursery's will sell them around 10- 20 dollars, for good healthy seeds. But for the best seeds money can buy, you seriously could look at 100 dollars for a kilo bag.
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Asparagus 23 Nov, Delia (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm still confused about planting out: I've dug the trenches and planted the seedlings ( each having a feathery top and miniature spears) but do I now mound the well composted soil over the top of same or do I wait until they have grown some? If the latter, for how long? I'm not trying for the blanched (or white asparagus) .. just the green. Many thanks!
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Asparagus 02 Dec, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Delia, I am a first time grower of A, have bought crowns this year, and seedling last year. And also planted seeds this year too. I guess you would treat it like any seedling, cover the roots up towhere the green freathery top starts, and leave any mini spears out in the air too. I read that one should not harvest any spears for at least a year from crowns or 2 years from seeds, so let any spars that you may have go and change into the fern this year. I believe it has something to do with strength going into the crown for next year, then you can cut some but not all..... good luck, I think A is something of a future investment, for patient people..... Jen Tasmania
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Asparagus 07 Dec, Delia (Australia - temperate climate)
Thank you Jen: your suggestions are most welcome and these suggestions are exactly what I did. I have a half dozen tiny spears popping through and, while not wishing my life away, I can barely wait the two years required. I also understand that a lightly wooded Chardonnay is the perfect wine match with asparagus. Thanks for sharing, Delia
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Asparagus 03 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Delia, sorry not to have responded sooner, forgot to check.... looks like we both are looking forward to our first home grown crop of Asparagus next year and your suggestion about the wooded Chardonnay is also a very good tip. Happy gardening now that it may get a little cooler, at least here in Tasmania. Jen
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 23 Nov, Stephy (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted my coriander in Oct and it has grown quite nicely. But I noticed some of the stems of the plant are quite thick with thin leaves at the very top. But the whole plant seems to be quite healthy and green..1st time trying to grow coriander. Is it normal for it do this???
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 24 Nov, Brenda (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Stephy, This is normal. The corainder is bolting to seed with the hotter weather. It grows well in warm weather but tends to bolt easily. If you want a continual harvest of coriander you need to plant seeds/seedlings regularly so you have the fat leaves available to eat from your up and coming plants. If you leave it you will see heads of little white/purple flowers forming. Bees love them. After the flowers the seeds form - small round ones that go from green to brown. You can leave the seeds fall to the ground and new plants will come up in good time, or you can capture the seeds on a dry day, store in an envelope somewhere cool and dry, and sow them for next years crop. Coriander is easy to grow either way.
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Cucumber 22 Nov, Jan Stepanian (Australia - temperate climate)
Can someone please tell me what fertiliser or organic matter is best for growing Lebanese cucumbers.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 22 Nov, Pearl (Australia - temperate climate)
I love coriander but have no clue on how to extract the seeds! Mine are flowering now and are turning from pink to pinkish brown. Do I have to wait until the flowers are dried out before trimming them off, or can I trim now and dry it out on a bench somewhere? Then do I just shake the dried flowers for the seeds? I buy coriander seedlings from Bunnings all the time to replant, but prefer to grow from my own seeds. Thank you.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 11 Mar, Crusty (Australia - temperate climate)
Wait - the seeds will come. The green seeds are good to cook with. Just leave them on the plant and they will dry and you can use them for planting or cooking.
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 21 Nov, (Australia - tropical climate)
On the weekend I picked up some edible Taro at the Willow's Markets in Townsville
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Asparagus 21 Nov, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi there, I have purchased and planted out 5 A crowns, but only 4 have produced A shoots, one has not produced anything? Any ideas? Jen
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 21 Nov, Shirley (Australia - tropical climate)
I bought a cape gooseberry plant which keeps growing & growing but hasn't had any fruit. I've had it for 3 or 4 months.
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Marrow 21 Nov, Brian West (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Where in Australia can I buy marrow seeds please.
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Marrow 18 Mar, Leonard (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello Brian West, seeds can be bought from Horsley Park (Sydney suburb). I was told to plant inaug/Sept and ready in Feb.
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Marrow 21 Dec, Granny Peg (Australia - temperate climate)
Marrows are over grown zucchini's. Let Zucchinis grow and you will have marrows. Good lck
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Leeks 20 Nov, Terry Parker (Australia - temperate climate)
Having had a hard rubbish collection recently, I obtained some vacuum cleaner hose and cut into 15-20cm lengths to blanch the leeks. They can even be split and retain rigidity around the leeks.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 19 Nov, Nat (Australia - temperate climate)
My capsicums are tiny, haven't grown much at all, but the leaves are all turning inward/curling up.... HELP!!!
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
try appling wuxal you can buy it at all good nerserys
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Nov, Carmel (Australia - temperate climate)
Do I need to plant new plants each,or are the plants perennial
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 13 Apr, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Carmel, Yes, the plants are perennial.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 01 Dec, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)
Apparantly they are an annual in the temperate climates but mine has been growing fine for around 2 years now and still fruiting.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 30 Dec, Lumpie (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Adelaide. My Cape Gooseberry is now about 7yo and I cut it back to a stump each year. This year it has grown to over 3mts tall and have had to prune it at 5mts spread so as to get cars into shed. It is prolific bearer, although this year have suffered from fruit drop.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 Dec, Laura (Australia - temperate climate)
My Cape Gooseberry bush is dropping its fruit before the berries turn golden, the lanterns are dry and light brown, so they look right but they aren't. What do I need to do?
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 17 Nov, Dana (Australia - arid climate)
Hi, I bought warrigal spinach seed from Green Harvest, Maleny, Qld., and they took over a raised bed. Due to the high Oxalic acid, I am wondering can this be fed to sheep as a supplement to their diet of grass.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 16 Nov, sandra (Australia - temperate climate)
I have capsicums in my garden, they are very healthy looking, but the fruit is small - maybe 4-5cm and start to ripen. the skin is very thin and full of seeds. what am I doing wrong?
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Cucumber 16 Nov, Robbie Miller (Australia - temperate climate)
Plants are flowering heavily,fruits form then when they are about 2 to 3 cms in length they die off,what could be the cause of this? cheersRobbie.
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Cucumber 19 Nov, Greggy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Infertile flowers can cause this - are there bees around?
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Brussels sprouts 15 Nov, Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate)
Managed to get the kids to eat them.. halved..steamed ..then added to balsalmic vinegar, olive oil and a dash of rock salt and pepper.. like a warm brussel sprout salad...
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